Continence Specialist Nurse inCambridge Impington inCambridge Impington PUBLISHED 18 DEC 2023
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Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To plan, implement and evaluate individualised specialist patient care programmes based on evidence-based practice and the application of clinical reasoning skills.
- To provide supervision to health care professionals in relation to all aspects of managing incontinence.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work including management of patients in your care.
- To organise the job role effectively with regards to clinical priorities and use of time.
- Act as a patient advocate through the application of critical and professional knowledge and skills.
- The post holder will require a high degree of communication skills in communicating highly sensitive information regarding individuals medical conditions.
- To ensure effective communication with the wider community and Healthcare professionals, to persuade change, influence and improve practice.
- Empathy, reassurance and negotiating skills are required to encourage patient compliance to treatment/management strategies, where there may be significant barriers to understanding in some patient groups e.g. learning disabilities, mental health.
- Provide advice to palliative care services in the management of incontinence as appropriate.
- Ensure personal clinical skills are regularly updated as required by Lead Clinician to a specialist level.
- Participate in research and clinical trials in accordance with Clinical Governance and Trust policy.
- Involvement of the service user, carers and other professional including clinical management plans where required.
*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an exceptional Band 6 Continence Specialist Nurse to join our talented and committed integrated community team covering the Peterborough area.
The post will be 37.5 hours a week and you will be required to travel county wide.
The role includes assessing complex patients in their home or in a nurse led clinic setting, participating in teaching and mentoring of other professionals, engaging in clinical trials and research and have an in-depth knowledge of continence formularies. You will be required to work closely with other stakeholders.
If you are highly motivated, enthusiastic and feel you have Continence expertise we would like to hear from you.
The post holder will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and will be supported by senior colleagues, they will participate in evidence-based audits and research projects.
To provide an advanced standard of clinical assessment evidence-based advice and education to individuals with bladder and bowel problems.
To plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for individuals withbladder and bowel problems.To work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission,supporting early discharge and providing ongoing or shared care for patients withcontinence problems.To provide advice and education to the general public and other healthcareprofessionals.To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with access to advice and support from senior colleagues.
To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects.
To provide advice and education to the public and other healthcare professionals
They will be able to work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and provide ongoing and shared care for patients with continence problems.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To plan, implement and evaluate individualised specialist patient care programmes based on evidence-based practice and the application of clinical reasoning skills.
- To provide supervision to health care professionals in relation to all aspects of managing incontinence.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work including management of patients in your care.
- To organise the job role effectively with regards to clinical priorities and use of time.
- Act as a patient advocate through the application of critical and professional knowledge and skills.
- The post holder will require a high degree of communication skills in communicating highly sensitive information regarding individuals medical conditions.
- To ensure effective communication with the wider community and Healthcare professionals, to persuade change, influence and improve practice.
- Empathy, reassurance and negotiating skills are required to encourage patient compliance to treatment/management strategies, where there may be significant barriers to understanding in some patient groups e.g. learning disabilities, mental health.
- Provide advice to palliative care services in the management of incontinence as appropriate.
- Ensure personal clinical skills are regularly updated as required by Lead Clinician to a specialist level.
- Participate in research and clinical trials in accordance with Clinical Governance and Trust policy.
- Involvement of the service user, carers and other professional including clinical management plans where required.
*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an exceptional Band 6 Continence Specialist Nurse to join our talented and committed integrated community team covering the Peterborough area.
The post will be 37.5 hours a week and you will be required to travel county wide.
The role includes assessing complex patients in their home or in a nurse led clinic setting, participating in teaching and mentoring of other professionals, engaging in clinical trials and research and have an in-depth knowledge of continence formularies. You will be required to work closely with other stakeholders.
If you are highly motivated, enthusiastic and feel you have Continence expertise we would like to hear from you.
The post holder will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and will be supported by senior colleagues, they will participate in evidence-based audits and research projects.
To provide an advanced standard of clinical assessment evidence-based advice and education to individuals with bladder and bowel problems.
To plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for individuals withbladder and bowel problems.To work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission,supporting early discharge and providing ongoing or shared care for patients withcontinence problems.To provide advice and education to the general public and other healthcareprofessionals.To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with access to advice and support from senior colleagues.
To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects.
To provide advice and education to the public and other healthcare professionals
They will be able to work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and provide ongoing and shared care for patients with continence problems.
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