Job overview

We are excited to share an exciting opportunity in out Bladder and Bowel Service as a Specialist Nurse. If you’re passionate about patient care and rehabilitation and would like to make a difference to someone’s life each day, we would love to hear from you!

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and use your specialist skills within our Bladder and Bowel Service in clinic settings and visiting patients in their homes. You will be involved in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care programmes for individuals teaching and supporting both staff and carers.

It is also an ideal opportunity for someone who is looking to develop specialist skills and transition from a Band 5 position into Band 6. With a supportive six-month programme, we can help you acquire the skills and competencies required.

We currently have opportunities across Brighton and Hove as well as in the High weald Lewes and Havens area.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for conducting clinics, managing a caseload of patients with bladder and bowel dysfunction, and carrying out domiciliary visits. This will include assessing and supporting patients to optimise their quality of life living with a bladder and/or bowel condition, carrying out holistic continence assessments, and advising on self-management programmes and management options.

We also provide ongoing education programmes and support to other healthcare professionals/workers and promote excellence in continence nursing care.

You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence due to the geographic area covered by the team.

Working for our organisation

At SCFT, we develop and nurture our staff recognising they are our greatest asset. We give clear career pathways, support wellbeing, recognise and value diversity and provide the leadership, skills and knowledge needed to deliver the best care for our patients now and in the future. Other reasons to work with us include:

  • Positive 2021 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly
  • Rated ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ features by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
  • Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
  • A great variety of working environments, in the community, in patients’ homes and in our community hospitals
  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • Real Living Wage Employer, with great rates of pay
  • Supportive flexible working patterns such as part time, flexi time, annualised hours etc.
  • Supportive team environments
  • Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
  • Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
  • Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
  • Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

    • Detailed job description and main responsibilities
    As a registered nurse the post holder is required to adhere to NMC standards and
    guidelines of practice, education and conduct. The post holder is a member of the
    Bladder & Bowel Service and responsibilities will include assessment, planning,
    implementation and evaluation of care programmes for individuals without direct
    supervision. The post holder will regularly deputise for the Bladder & Bowel Specialist
    Nurse Team Leader. The post holder will be expected to teach and support programmes
    of care to qualified/unqualified staff and formal/ informal carers.

    Please do also refer to the attached documents for full description of the role or contact the service for an informal chat with our team.

    Person specification

    Experience
    Essential criteria

  • registered nurse with post reg qualification in continence
  • relevant degree/ post grad
  • teaching qualification at level 3

    • Desirable criteria

  • Evidence of CPD

    • Experience
    Essential criteria

  • 2 years post reg
  • relevant clinical experience

    • Desirable criteria

  • community Experience

    • Knowledge
    Essential criteria

  • evidence of ability to monitor and maintain standards of care
  • compotnnet computer skills
  • ability to plan education programmes
  • ability to assess compotecy
  • ability to understand and promote the role of the nurse specilist
  • ability to relate theory into practice

    • skills
    Essential criteria

  • ability to organise workload
  • data clinical knowledge
  • committment to CPD
  • Knowledge of clincial Governance

    • other
    Essential criteria

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    • This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

    Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please ensure that you check your emails, including your junk folder, on a regular basis. References will be requested electronically as well; please ensure you provide correct contact details for referees.

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