Job summary
An exciting opportunity to work as an Early Years Bladder & Bowel Assistant Practitioner to support the Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist within the nurse led Bladder and Bowel Service, Aneurin Beavan University Health Board. To assist the Senior Nurse and Bladder & Bowel Team leader to maintain and develop a quality paediatric continence service.
Main duties of the job
To work under the indirect supervision of the Paediatric Bladder & Bowel CNS to provide clinical and educational support and advice to health professionals, families and children with the aim of promoting continence and managing incontinence.
All employees of the Health Board are required to demonstrate and embed the Values and Behaviour Statements in order for them to become an integral part of the post holder's working life and to embed the principles into the culture of the organisation.
The ability to travel throughout the UK, Wales and all five boroughs of the ABUHB is an essential component of this role.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
To provide training and education to promote first line Healthy Bladders and Bowels advice, and deliver training to early yearssettings regarding the on-going support given to children who have not achieved continence. They will provide pro-active early interventionadvice for the achievement of continence and toilet training for children who have had a delay in this developmental milestone. The post holder,in accordance with the pathway, will support individual children referred by the named Paediatric Continence Team by implementing a structuredtoileting programme within the home. Where toilet training has not been achieved in Early Years Education Settings, staff advice and supportwill be provided, along with attendance at relevant meetings to support the achievement of continence. Development of training presentationsand supporting resources will be required. The objectives will be to provide early years support to prevent the difficulties that children canexperience with toileting, including: Idiopathic Constipation, Day and Night Time Wetting and toilet training difficulties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
To provide training and education to promote first line Healthy Bladders and Bowels advice, and deliver training to early yearssettings regarding the on-going support given to children who have not achieved continence. They will provide pro-active early interventionadvice for the achievement of continence and toilet training for children who have had a delay in this developmental milestone. The post holder,in accordance with the pathway, will support individual children referred by the named Paediatric Continence Team by implementing a structuredtoileting programme within the home. Where toilet training has not been achieved in Early Years Education Settings, staff advice and supportwill be provided, along with attendance at relevant meetings to support the achievement of continence. Development of training presentationsand supporting resources will be required. The objectives will be to provide early years support to prevent the difficulties that children canexperience with toileting, including: Idiopathic Constipation, Day and Night Time Wetting and toilet training difficulties.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ/QCF Level 4 or equivalent level of knowledge Or NVQ/QCF Level 3 PLUS Additional training to Diploma level or equivalent or Equivalent through short courses and experience and equivalent competencies achieved and evidenced through accredited courses.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in health visiting, school nursing, children's social care or education
Desirable
- Experience in Paediatrics or Bladder & Bowel Nurse Service
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- A high level of interpersonal and communication skills
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel within geographical area.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ/QCF Level 4 or equivalent level of knowledge Or NVQ/QCF Level 3 PLUS Additional training to Diploma level or equivalent or Equivalent through short courses and experience and equivalent competencies achieved and evidenced through accredited courses.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in health visiting, school nursing, children's social care or education
Desirable
- Experience in Paediatrics or Bladder & Bowel Nurse Service
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- A high level of interpersonal and communication skills
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel within geographical area.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
