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Paediatric Continence Associate Practitioner
| Posting date: | 03 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,530.00 to £29,114.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £26530.00 - £29114.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 February 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL2 2PQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9216-25-0186 |
Summary
Undertake the on-going assessment of children requiring continence products and to identify those who may benefit from toilet training. Organise continence products/supplies and ensure families/carers are trained in their use, ensuring appropriate continent products are provided. To assist with the management of a caseload of children with continence needs, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their individual programme of care, take advice from clinical lead when required. Liaise with Paediatricians and other multi-disciplinary/agency staff. Devise, implement and monitor toilet training programmes working with parents, settings and the wider MDT as appropriate. Undertake visits to children and their families at home or other appropriate settings to undertake continence training and provide on-going support and advice, feeding back to referrer as required. Identify child/parent learning needs and modify approach accordingly, develop strategies and tools for learning. Undertake assessments of developmental skills around toilet training providing advice to parents / professionals re suitability to commence a programme. Accepting referrals from Consultants and Specialist nurses undertake Urotherapy clinics providing assessment and devising treatment plans appropriate to the individual. Lead on the biofeedback service, undertaking a clinic for children requiring biofeedback as referred by the paediatric urologist. Liaising back with the Paediatrician and / or Lead nurse as appropriate. Performing and accurately recording height, weight and urinary investigations Chaperone Professional as required. Undertake follow up clinic on selected paediatric continence patients alongside Nurse led clinic. Perform urinary bladder and flow studies, recording findings and reporting to Paediatric Continence Nurse/Paediatrician. In conjunction with Paediatric Continence Nurse contribute to the maintenance of high standards of care by developing evidence based protocols and guidelines and ensure they are introduced into all care settings, including homes, schools and other community settings. Assist in problem solving to prevent continence/health deterioration and reduce hospital admissions. Update specialist continence knowledge to ensure that your area of speciality is evidence based and in line with NICE/Trust guidelines. Provide health education/promotion in a sensitive and tactful manner. Within continence role attend clinics, seminars and relevant knowledge updates. Report any untoward incidents in accordance with Trust Policy. Work alongside nursing/medical students on placement ensuring appropriate education provided to meet their competencies. For further details please see the attached JD & PS