We are excited to share an exciting Band 5 opportunity in our Bladder and Bowel Service as a Specialist Nurse. If you're passionate about patient care and rehabilitation and would like to make a difference to someone's life each day, we would love to hear from you! This role will enable you to be supported to complete a wide range of trainings and competencies to develop your skills and knowledge within a Specialist Service.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and use your specialist skills within our Bladder and Bowel Service in clinic settings and visiting patients in their homes. You will be involved in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care programmes for individuals teaching and supporting both staff and carers.
We would welcome applications from individuals due to complete their Registered Nurse Training as well as nurse colleagues looking to enhance their skills in the Specialist Sector.
This position will be supporting the service across the East Locality, consisting of Brighton & Hove, High Weald, Lewes and Havens.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for conducting clinics, managing a caseload of patients with bladder and bowel dysfunction, and carrying out domiciliary visits. This will include assessing and supporting patients to optimise their quality of life living with a bladder and/or bowel condition, carrying out holistic continence assessments, and advising on self-management programmes and management options.
We also provide ongoing education programmes and support to other healthcare professionals/workers and promote excellence in continence nursing care.
You will need to be able to drive with a full UK licence due to the geographic area covered by the team.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
* Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
* Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
* Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
* Excellent training and development opportunities
* Research opportunities
* Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
* Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
* Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
* Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
* Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
* Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a registered nurse, the post holder is required to adhere to NMC standards and guidelines of practice, education and conduct. The post holder is a member of the Bladder & Bowel Service and responsibilities will include assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care programmes for individuals without direct supervision. The post holder will regularly deputise for the Bladder & Bowel Specialist Nurse Team Leader. The post holder will be expected to teach and support programmes of care to qualified/unqualified staff and formal/informal carers.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Registered nurse with post reg qualification in continence
* Relevant degree/post grad
* Teaching qualification at level 3
Desirable
* Evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential
* 2 years post reg
* Relevant clinical experience
Desirable
* Community experience
Knowledge
Essential
* Evidence of ability to monitor and maintain standards of care
* Competent computer skills
* Ability to plan education programmes
* Ability to assess competency
* Ability to understand and promote the role of the nurse specialist
* Ability to relate theory into practice
Skills
Essential
* Ability to organise workload
* Data clinical knowledge
* Commitment to CPD
* Knowledge of clinical governance
Other
Essential
* Car Driver
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Brighton/Newhaven
BN9 9HH
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