Band 5 Community Continence Nurse for Children and Young People

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

Does wee and poo float your boat? If so, you may be the person we are looking for to help develop and expand our Tier 2 Community Children's Specialist Continence Service working across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable registered nurse with experience in managing children's continence and with excellent communication and team working skills.

Main duties of the job

To assess, plan, implement and review continence treatment programmes and products for children and young people in a variety of community settings at Tier 2 level.
To provide continence advice and management to parents, carers and those who work with children and young people with continence issues, through clinical practice, teaching, research and development, as part of an integrated team.
To be responsible for continuing the on-going development of high standards of clinical practice and expertise within the service contributing to implementation of specific changes to practice and service protocols and making a professional contribution to the work of a multi-disciplinary team

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

12 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-24-0561

Job locations

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Loughborough Hospital

Hospital Way

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 5JY

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in continence management and care

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Level 1
Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months
Hold/be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification or have a planned start date for this

Desirable

Six months post registration
Demonstrates a strong interest in providing patient centre nursing care and patient education
Previous experience in continence management and care
Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrates initiative and potential ability to work without direct supervision, problem solve and prioritise own work
Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for this for use in the community

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in continence management and care

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Level 1
Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months
Hold/be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification or have a planned start date for this

Desirable

Six months post registration
Demonstrates a strong interest in providing patient centre nursing care and patient education
Previous experience in continence management and care
Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrates initiative and potential ability to work without direct supervision, problem solve and prioritise own work
Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for this for use in the community

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.