• Are you a first level registered nurse? • Are you an autonomous practitioner, spealislising in bladder and bowel care management? If so, then we have the perfect job for you! To work as an autonomous practitioner within the Bladder and Bowel team, working in partnership with community nursing. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of individual patients and the local population with bladder and bowel dysfunction. To line manage the Bladder and Bowel team with support from the appropriate clinical nurse manager, including responsibility for practice development and clinical governance. The community nursing service provides nursing care over a 24-hour period, 365 days/year so may require occasional training and supervision outside of office hours depending upon the service needs. So what else? • This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder. • We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development. • We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support. • You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team. Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can 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 which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us. The small print • Informal visits can be arranged on request. • We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme. • MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients. At this time, MCH cannot fund or support any further nurses who require the OSCE training. Please do not apply if you require this training. The community Bladder and Bowel nurse advisor has the following key elements in their role: • An advisor for patients, residents and staff within the locality / MCH, including: Darland House, Wisdom Hospice & Harmony House with regard to bladder and bowel care. • A professional responsibility in promoting a positive image of bladder and bowel • Responsible for providing continence assessments, treatment and advice in the patient’s own home, residential homes and clinics to enable effective care of patients with bladder and bowel dysfunction, liaising with other health and social care professionals when necessary. • As an autonomous practitioner provide specialised care by initiating, interpreting and acting upon information from holistic assessment, bladder and bowel diaries, symptom profiles, portable ultrasound, digital rectal examination, vaginal examination and urinalysis in the assessment of complex • Provide an educational role for patients, carers and other health and social care professionals concerning continence • Offer a range of interventions to include health promotion and prevention This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident