Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual tojoin the community catheter care team in Warrington as a specialist Band 5 catheternurse.
The post holder will work in the catheter care team to deliver carealong agreed clinical pathways both supporting early discharges and preventinghospital admission.
The role will include providing specialised, highly skilled care topatients requiring all aspects of urinary catheterisation care.
They also work with the team leaders delivering support, advice andtraining to community nurses, in secondary care and to GPs.
The core services hours are 8am-6pm
Main duties of the job
Managementof difficult indwelling urinary/supra-pubic & intermittent catheters withinthe community
Rapidresponse element to role involves a 2-hour response
Teachingof intermittent catheters to patients in clinic and within own home
Managementof (TWOC) service Trial without catheter of Service
Liaisingwith urology department on a regular basis
Use ofEntonox gas for difficult catheters
Clinic& community work involved
To support thetraining /skills and competencies of other community nurses with difficultcatheterisations.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver ourNHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health andpromote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they werecreated in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was importantto them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P - Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs andpromote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E - Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O - Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationshipsbased on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P - Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the rightskills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L - Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities andshow great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E - Efficient -We use our resources wisely to providesustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PrincipleResponsibilities
Toprovide a comprehensive nursing service to patients within the community withcomplex urinary catheter issues. May berequired to work independently in the absence of senior nurse accessingsupport from another team leader when appropriate.
Undertakesthe assessment, planning and evaluation of patients catheter care needs
Undertake Holistic TWOCassessments (Trial without catheter)
oTeaching ISC(intermittent self-catheterisation) to patients
oUndertake bladderscanning
oManaging a caseload ofpatients requiring intermittent self-catheterisation
oPhlebotomy
Liaisewith urologists, urology specialist nurses
Person Specification
Skills & Attributes
Essential
1. Range of extended clinical skills
2. & demonstrate clinical knowledge, within the community setting.
3. Able to communicate unpleasant/sensitive information to patients, relatives, and carers.
4. Able to assess, plan, implement
5. & evaluate packages of care.
6. Able to demonstrate organisational and management skills
7. Able to develop effective interpersonal skills/relationships across the health & social care setting.
8. Proven teaching & assessing skills
9. Ability to teach
10. Verbal & written skills
11. Good time management
Desirable
12. Community experience desirable
Relationships
Essential
13. If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
Qualifications
Essential
14. First level Nurse registered with the NMC
15. Current licence to practice (or willingness to undertake return to practice)
Desirable
16. Diploma or equivalent (120 credits at level 2)
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
17. Committed to developing the service.
18. The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
19. The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs.
Sponsorship
Essential
20. Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Experience
Essential
21. Experience of Male & Supra pubic catheterisation
22. Experience of Venepuncture
23. Experience of ANTT (Aseptic non-touch technique)
Desirable
24. Community experience
25. Palliative care experience
26. Bladder scan assessment