Clinical Nurse Specialist - Paediatric Continence
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
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Job summary
Norfolk Community Health and Care, Children's services are looking for an innovative, motivated and creative nurse to join the children's continence service who has a desire to learn new skills. The service promotes continence and manages incontinence of children and young people up to the age of 19 years, working as part of the wider multidisciplinary team to advise, support, treat and signpost children, young people and their families in the management of continence. The service is supported by pathways and NICE guidance in its delivery. Nurses applying for this post will be supported with their personal development to obtain an in-depth knowledge of children's continence, by attendance at local, regional and national training events in order to enhance skills.
As a nurse within the continence service you will be expected to have experience with children's safeguarding and a willingness to develop in your leadership. After completion of relevant subject matter training, be expected to undertake a range of continence assessments and provide techniques, and information on particular continence issues, while seeking support from colleagues and the wider health care community.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with leadership experience, who can demonstrate creativity and innovation in their practice to ensure quality nursing support for the promotion of continence and management of incontinence for children aged up to 19 years in Norfolk.
Main duties of the job
- The Specialist Paediatric continence nurse will usea person-centred approach, to develop, implement and evaluate continence management care plans in partnership with the child / young person, their families and carers whilst working in close co-operation with other clinical staff and disciplines.
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To provide support, leadership and training to less experienced registered staff, non-registered staff and student nurses ensuring compliance to NMC standards to support learning and assessment in practice
- Contribute to the safeguarding of children and young people.
- To work with the integrated team to develop evidence- based practice by utilising research and auditing clinical effectiveness for the children with bladder and / or bowel dysfunction in the community
- To identify and deliver on health education, develop and facilitate health promotion activities for individual children and their families/carers which minimise ill health and help attain optimum health potential
About us
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
We are looking to recruit a band 6 children's nurse to be based in either Norwich or King's Lynn with a view to work across bases within Norfolk.
Date posted
27 September 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
839-3828329-AH-D
Job locations
Norwich Community Hospital
Bowthorpe Road
Norwich
NR2 3TU
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Norwich Community Hospital
Bowthorpe Road
Norwich
NR2 3TU
Employer's website
https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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