Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse

Permanent-30 Hours

We have an exciting opportunity for a professional, passionate and highly motivated Nurse or physiotherapist to join Dudley Continence service.

We are looking for an experienced Nurse or Physiotherapist who has a passion for bladder and bowel care and specialises in providing effective life changing treatments for those experiencing bladder, bowel and pelvic floor dysfunctions.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining an enthusiastic and forward-thinking continence team of specialist bladder and bowel nurses and pelvic health physiotherapists.

You will undertake community clinics and domiciliary work. You must be able to work autonomously and also in a supervisory role.

An ability to teach carers, clients and staff in bladder and bowel management is essential and excellent communication skills are required.

On-going specialist training and support is a key part of the team's ethos and informal visits to other specialist teams are encouraged to develop staff's specialist skills and to aid service improvement.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of providing safe, caring and effective services because people matter. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as BAME, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake

Person Specification

Communication & Relationship skills

Essential

• Evidence of the ability to work as part of a team
• Able to work on own initiative and run own caseload
• Able to communicate in all forms
• Supervision of nursing and clerical staff in absence of Team Leader

Knowledge & Training

Essential

• Knowledge of the benefits of bladder training and pelvic floor exercise for adults with incontinence
• Shadowing experience of Uro-Gynae or continence clinics

Desirable

• Formal Training completed in: Internal Assessment of pelvic floor muscle (VE)

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• First level Registered General Nurse / degree in Physiotherapy
• Current registration with HCPC (physio) or NMC (nurse)
• Relevant post registration experience working in Pelvic health/ bladder and bowel dysfunction or continence care.
• Evidence of Continence/ pelvic health CPD

Desirable

• Evidence of assessor and supervision training

Experience

Essential

• Community experience OR outpatient clinic experience
• Extensive Band 5 experience in a variety of settings
• Proven ability to develop working relationships with other professionals across Primary and secondary care
• Show an ability to adapt to change.
• Ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
• Competent computer skills
• Evidence of working to and achieving defined objectives
• Must be able to demonstrate appropriate responses to clinical need
• Proven record of professional development

Desirable

• Band 6 experience within the national health service
• Evidence of attendance at or delivery of in-service training

Analytical & Judgement Skills

Essential

• Enthusiastic
• Must be able to commute to meet the demands of the role
• Flexible
• Motivated
• Forward Thinking
• Pro-active

Planning & Organisational Skills

Essential

• Must be able to manage own diary, planning and organisation of training and meetings
• Must have good organisational skills, be able to support junior staff and students, alongside caseload and service demands.

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values

Essential

• Able to provide safe, caring, and effective services
• Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
• Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong, and their contribution is valued

Employer details

Employer name

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brierley Hill Health & Social Care Centre

Venture Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1RU

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