Specialist Children's Bladder and Bowel Nurse

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job description

Specialist Children's Bladder and Bowel Nurse

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Investment in a Coventry and Warwickshire wide Children's Bladder and Bowel Service has created exciting new opportunities for highly motivated paediatric Bladder and Bowel Nurses. They will join the Coventry team as part of the CYP Community Nursing Service and will take a key role in the delivery of a wide range of services for bladder and bowel dysfunction for CYP across Coventry and Warwickshire.

We are delighted to offer this dynamic role which permits you to develop excellent working relationships with the wider nursing, education, and public health services in the delivery of tremendous continence care across our diverse population.

You will be responsible for supporting parents, carers, education, local authority and other health professionals to meet the needs of the child/young person. You will be given specialist training in continence treatment, bladder scanning, medication according to NICE guidelines and other strategies used for children with incontinence.

We are looking for someone with significant experience working with CYP in a variety of settings. Experience in paediatric continence is expected with support to develop the more specialist knowledge and skills. Experience working in special schools or public health nursing would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job

1. To participate in the development of strategy for promoting and managing Continence across Coventry and Warwickshire.
2. To provide advice and training on the promotion of continence for individual patients, staff, and representatives of other statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations, as required.
3. To be responsible for assessing the needs of individuals in the community, clinics, and school settings, who are experiencing bladder and or bowel dysfunction.
4. To plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care including liaising with statutory social and voluntary agencies and to provide specialist advice to patients, families, carers, and professionals.
5. To co-ordinate care and supervise the team alongside fellow colleagues always ensuring staff and patient safety.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

You will be joining a friendly and committed service who prides itself in delivering high quality, compassionate care. We can offer the support of the senior managerial team and clinical leads and clinical nurse specialists. You will be supported with ongoing training and clinical supervision.

Benefits include:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and personal specification for a detailed outline.

Consideration will be given to candidates who would like to work part time. Please discuss this option in the supporting information on your application.

We would welcome you to contact the service to discuss this exciting new opportunity.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience working with CYP with continence needs
• Significant experience in children's nursing in a variety of settings
• Knowledge and skills in specialist continence management
• Experience working in special schools or in a public health nursing role

Other

• Car owner/driver, or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job - and be prepared to be insured for business use. (It is unlikely that public transport will meet this requirement). If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.

Qualifications

• Registered Children's Nurse who holds effective registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Registered adult or LD nurse with significant children's experience

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.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust