Job summary
- Main area
- nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 331-C4610524
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Westmorland General Hospital- Base can be negotiated
- Town
- Kendal
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/05/2024
Employer heading
Specialist Bladder and Bowel Nurse - External
NHS AfC: Band 6
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Are you ready for a challenge? Are you passionate about community nursing and want to further your clinical development?
An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Specialist Nurse role has arise to join the specialist bladder and bowel team in the integrated Community Care group
This post will allow the successful candidate to work as a specialist nurse providing specialist assessment and treatment for people with bladder and bowel problems
Main duties of the job
The UHMB Adult’s Bladder and Bowel (continence) Service is a Level 2 specialist led clinician community service to provide Level 2 specialist assessment diagnosis and treatments for people who have bladder and bowel problems. This included both in a clinic and domiciliary setting.
The service is provided by a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals, who are appropriately registered with post-registration experience and recognised experience and skills.
Health education and promotion is fundamental within the role and delivery of training to other registered health professional to enhance their knowledge of bladder and bowel assessment, diagnosis an treatment.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The service operates Monday to Friday 9am-5pm across the Morecombe Bay and service base can be negotiated
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
- Meeting of person specification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Polly Weston
- Job title
- Team leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07970 679562
- Additional information
Informal discussions welcomed
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