Children's Continence Nurse Advisor
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,392.00 to £42,618.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35392.00 - £42618.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bedford, MK42 7PN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9448-24-0247 |
Summary
To provide individualised evidence based clinical assessment, review, and advice (in keeping with NICE guidance and local guidelines), offering treatment options and aged appropriate care to optimise continence for children and young people with/without Special Educational Needs and Disability. To undertake holistic assessment in relation to continence, including requesting information such as bladder and bowel diaries from families and carers. Support toileting workshops, devise and supply individualised toileting advice and care plans. To give clinical advice and support to parents, carers, and education staff to help them understand childhood continence conditions to support their child/young person with advised treatments (such as managing disimpaction regimens and referring back to the prescriber if needed) Be responsible for ensuring timely continence assessment and completion of reports / information requests to support Child in Need / Child Protection meetings and Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) procedures. To facilitate / participate in the programme of education to support with the promotion of early identification, treatment, and management of childhood continence issues. To give clinical advice and support to parents, carers and education staff to help them understand childhood continence conditions to support their child/young person.