Trainee Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse Practitioner | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Aylesford, ME20 7NJ |
| Company: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6203008/846-5878285-CF-B |
Summary
Do you want to change your career pathway or want to develop and specialise? Are you enthusiastic and adaptable and have a passion for continence care? If the answer is yes, this could be the perfect opening you have been waiting for.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Bladder and Bowel Team as a Trainee Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse. As part of the trainee role you will be expected to undertake training which is relevant to the role to meet a range of competencies. You will also be expected to undertake further academic studies as required for the role. You will be a band 5 whilst training and progress to band 6 once competencies/training have been completed.
The Kent Continence Service (KCS) are a team of Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurses, Pelvic Health Physiotherapists and Assistant Practitioners who work across East and West Kent to deliver one to one support or health education for referred clients with bladder, bowel and pelvic floor dysfunction. We offer a service to clients in East and West Kent.
This role will be based in Aylesford in West Kent. Clinics are run in Aylesford, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks. We undertake virtual appointments and home visits within these localities. We also provide teaching and support to other healthcare professionals and/or family members as required. There may be times when you are expected to travel across East and West Kent. Due to travelling across site, you will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have a car.
We believe that everyone has the right to be continent and where this is not achievable then advice and support is given to help manage this. With years of expertise in the care and treatment of bladder, bowel and pelvic health conditions we are able to offer individualised care and support in line with best practice.
We are an "Outstanding" rated Trust and one of the largest NHS community organisations in the UK. We can give you support to develop your skills, and a real commitment to your personal and continued professional development.
One of our main ambitions is to be a great place to work. Our We care strategy helps us make the biggest breakthroughs in improving your working lives and patient care. Flexible working is just one of the ways we can do this. More than half of our workforce works flexibly in some way. We will consider all kinds of flexible working including; part-time, job sharing, compressed hours, term time only, career breaks or annualised hours.
Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday. Part time would be considered
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
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All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 13th May 2024.
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Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024