Job summary
- Main area
- Bladder & Bowel
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Full or part time)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 812-25-TL-CNS-3
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Park Drive Health Centre
- Town
- Baldock
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per anum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Bladder & Bowel to deliver a Trial without Catheter (TWOC) project to improve standards of community catheter care within East and North Hertfordshire
Main duties of the job
o To communicate information to carers, colleagues and other health/social care professionals, information that is complex, highly sensitive and emotive, overcoming difficulties in cases where barriers to understanding exist.
o To be able to educate, motivate and persuade others through advanced communication & presentation skills
o To support and participate in the supervision, training and development of pre and post registration student nurses and new members of staff in line with professional requirements, advise junior colleagues and provide specialist / highly specialist advice to other practitioners
o To line manage specific staff within the team including carrying our appraisals and 1:1 reviews.
Working for our organisation
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more details
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
Person specification
Adult Nursing BSc
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in generalist or specialist nursing role
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving license
- Access to a car to use with business insurance
- To be computer and IT literate
- Be able to priorities task and respond appropriately to changing requirements
Desirable criteria
- Experience in bladder and bowel dysfunction, urology or gynaecology and catheter care
- Function well within a team
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Be adept at problem solving
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Tracey Rowan
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01462492502
- Additional information
Kelly Riley - [email protected]
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