Job summary
12-month Fixed Term/Secondment Contract
Possible opportunity for a permanent position when fixed term/secondment ends.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Community Nursing Service for a Paediatric Nurse Band 5 or Band 6 to join the Continence Team to work alongside our Bladder and Bowel Paediatric Band 6 Nurse to develop and learn this complex specialism while supporting the team.
We are a integrated service providing specialist bladder and bowel assessments and treatment to children and young adults. We provide care closer to home, empowering independence and shared decisions, working alongside a variety of specialist services. Providing more proactive, effective personalized care for patients many of whom have very complex needs.
As an organization we encourage our staff to recognize their own value and that of others and will actively support you with continuing development.
We take pride in our healthy, inclusive and compassionate culture. We focus on valuing and respecting all staff, making sure everyone feels they have a voice and influence.
We have a flexible approach to working and offer a variety of working opportunities that can be considered to fit around your family and lifestyle and the needs of the Community Nursing Services.
Main duties of the job
You will work collaboratively with the Adult continence Specialist Team to provide advice and support through assessment, investigation, treatment and management of children and young people with bladder and bowel problems.We are committed to your training and professional development, offering unique training opportunities and other relevant post graduate courses, working towards advanced clinical practice.
Interested then please get in touch, you will be joining a great team in a great place. This is a opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge on a subject which impacts on so many children and their families and our work really makes a positive difference to their lives.
For more information or to arrange an informal discussion to learn more about our opportunities and the service we provide please contact Rebecca Wardle Matron on 07584 204964 or Annette Mills Clinical Lead on 07826 941975.
About us
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
Job description
Job responsibilities
To lead and develop a high-quality Childrens/ Paediatric Continence service in line with National guidelines to improve the health and well-being of Children & Young People living with on-going bladder & bowelcontinence issues. These include daytime incontinence, frequency and urgency, nocturnal enuresis, chronic constipation and/or faecal soiling.The post holder will provide assessment, investigation, treatment, and management of children and young people with bladder and bowel problems. Treatment with medication, alarms and further investigations will be undertaken if required. The Post holder will work closely with children and young people their parents/carers and Health and Social Care partners. Acting as the patients advocate in providing on-going advice and support and as a resource for all health and social care professionals.
Please see full Job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To lead and develop a high-quality Childrens/ Paediatric Continence service in line with National guidelines to improve the health and well-being of Children & Young People living with on-going bladder & bowelcontinence issues. These include daytime incontinence, frequency and urgency, nocturnal enuresis, chronic constipation and/or faecal soiling.The post holder will provide assessment, investigation, treatment, and management of children and young people with bladder and bowel problems. Treatment with medication, alarms and further investigations will be undertaken if required. The Post holder will work closely with children and young people their parents/carers and Health and Social Care partners. Acting as the patients advocate in providing on-going advice and support and as a resource for all health and social care professionals.
Please see full Job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse with Children's Nursing Qualification/Training
- Paediatric Urology/Community experience
- Teaching and mentoring qualification and experience of teaching professionals, colleagues and patients/carers
- Evidence of on-going professional development
Desirable
- Non-medical Nurse Prescriber
- Specialist education related to assessment, treatment and management of bladder and bowel dysfunction.
Experience
Essential
- Some experience of continence assessment and treatments
- Some experience of continence management options including application of absorbent pad products
- Significant experience of infection prevention and control
- Significant experience of infection prevention and control
- Some experience of mentoring
- Significant experience of decision Making
- Some experience of leadership skills and knowledge
- Significant skills for planning and organisation own caseload and supporting non-registered colleagues
- Significant skills of working collaboratively
- Significant skill of working proactively
- Significant evidence of excellent team working ? Some experience of managing a patient caseload
- Some experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment
Desirable
- Experience of leading audit
- Experience of writing patient information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse with Children's Nursing Qualification/Training
- Paediatric Urology/Community experience
- Teaching and mentoring qualification and experience of teaching professionals, colleagues and patients/carers
- Evidence of on-going professional development
Desirable
- Non-medical Nurse Prescriber
- Specialist education related to assessment, treatment and management of bladder and bowel dysfunction.
Experience
Essential
- Some experience of continence assessment and treatments
- Some experience of continence management options including application of absorbent pad products
- Significant experience of infection prevention and control
- Significant experience of infection prevention and control
- Some experience of mentoring
- Significant experience of decision Making
- Some experience of leadership skills and knowledge
- Significant skills for planning and organisation own caseload and supporting non-registered colleagues
- Significant skills of working collaboratively
- Significant skill of working proactively
- Significant evidence of excellent team working ? Some experience of managing a patient caseload
- Some experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment
Desirable
- Experience of leading audit
- Experience of writing patient 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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
