Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse

Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Bladder and Bowel Service. We are seeking a motivated individual who wishes to join us. If you are committed to improving continence outcomes for patients, then this post is your chance to work in a dynamic team and make a real difference to our patients.

Main Duties of the Job
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

• To provide an advanced standard of clinical assessment evidence-based advice and education to individuals with bladder and bowel problems.
• To plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for individuals with bladder and bowel problems.
• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and providing ongoing or shared care for patients with continence problems.
• To provide advice and education to the general public and other HealthCare professionals.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with access to advice and support from senior colleagues.
• To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects.

About Us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives. Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development. To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities. All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period. Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process . For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at

Job Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

1. To plan, implement and evaluate individualised specialist patient care programmes based on evidence-based practice and the application of clinical reasoning skills.
2. To provide supervision to health care professionals in relation to all aspects of managing incontinence.
3. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work including management of patients in your care.
4. To organise the job role effectively with regards to clinical priorities and use of time.
5. Act as a patient advocate through the application of critical and professional knowledge and skills.
6. The post holder will require a high degree of communication skills in communicating highly sensitive information regarding individuals medical conditions
7. To ensure effective communication with the wider community and Healthcare professionals, to persuade change, influence and improve practice
8. Empathy, reassurance and negotiating skills are required to encourage patient compliance to treatment/management strategies, where there may be significant barriers to understanding in some patient groups e.g. learning disabilities, mental health.
9. Provide advice to palliative care services in the management of incontinence as appropriate.
10. Ensure personal clinical skills are regularly updated as required by Lead Clinician to a specialist level.
11. Participate in research and clinical trials in accordance with Clinical Governance and Trust policy.
12. Involvement of the service user, carers and other professional including clinical management plans where required.

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Registered nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Willing to undertake BSc Nursing
• Willing to undertake Continence Modules

Experience
Essential

• Level of experience of tissue viability/Continence within the present job
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of participating to audit
• Development of clinical guidelines

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Excellent verbal skills with awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
• Ability to use tact, diplomacy, persuasion in implementing change
• Good record keeping skills
• Can demonstrate leadership skills and initiative
• Ability to deal with those with life limiting conditions
• Motivated to work collaboratively and enthusiastically as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to remain calm and work effectively in pressure situations

Desirable

• Standard keyboard skills and competent with various IT packages, Word, Outlook, Excel

Other
Essential

• Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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).

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a DBS check.