Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY:              An Adult Bladder and Bowel Clinical Nurse specialises in caring for patients with bladder or bowel issues. They provide a comprehensive service to those identified with a bladder or bowel problem.

The Bladder and Bowel Clinical Nurse will be required to assess and reassess the bladder and bowel needs of patients. They would be involved in helping patients manage bladder and bowel issues, including, but not limited to, advice to improve continence issues, identification of an appropriate containment products for patients with continence issues, bladder scanning, urinalysis and advice on skin care products. They will be involved in clinical practice, health promotion, and teaching.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Bladder and Bowel Specialist Service

Management activity

Organises delegated workload in conjunction Bladder and Bowel Clinical Nurse Specialist. Provide data and evidence of activity as requested.

Audit and research activity

1. Ensure nursing activity is evidence based.
2. Co-operate in audit and research activity.
3. Keep up to date with research trends and findings within sphere of practice.

Clinical activity

1. Assesses, develops and implements bladder and bowel health promotion and management with supportive advice for patients and carers.
2. Uses skills for assessing and interpreting bladder and bowel issues and other conditions and takes appropriate action.
3. Be competent in interpreting the combined results from urinalysis, portable bladder ultrasound and bladder charts (frequency and volume diaries) seeking advice from colleagues as appropriate.
4. Communicates very sensitive condition related information to patients and relatives with empathy and reassurance.
5. Maintain accurate electronic records according to trust policy, using Systm 1.
6. Work remotely using a laptop computer (Tablet) with remote connection to the server.
7. Recommends treatments and management strategies as per policy and NICE guidelines.
8. In the course of clinical work, provides appropriate help to patients who require physical assistance, if required.
9. May involve exposure to body fluids.
10. Provides emotional care for patients within your sphere of work.

Delivers clinical nursing care:

1. In line with Nelft policies, procedures and health and safety directives.
2. In line with National Service Frameworks (NSF’s) and/or Department of Health Guidelines and/or National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).
3. Within a legal and ethical framework seeking consent, always in line with policy.
4. Within a multidisciplinary framework.
5. Within agreed MDT and Trust approved protocols.
6. Within a holistic framework.

Educational activity

1. Be competent to teach small groups or individuals, without supervision.
2. Provides data to update training records.
3. Provides informal teaching on a one-to-one basis.

Self development, maintaining and developing competence

1. Ensures a Personal Development Plan and mandatory training are completed as required.
2. Ensures agreed training is completed to support role.
3. Maintains evidence of continual professional development and fulfil the PREP requirements from the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
4. Receives clinical supervision regularly.
5. Interacts regularly within other members of the Bladder and Bowel Service.
6. Be accountable for own professional actions.
7. Acknowledges limitations in skills and knowledge and refer as appropriate.

Standards.

 The Trust aims to maintain the goodwill of its staff, the users of its services and other organisations with whom it works.  To ensure that this objective is met, it is expected that all employees carry out their duties in a courteous, sympathetic manner and by the standard of their own appearance and behaviour act as an ambassador for the Trust.

 The Trust is committed to modernisation and patient and public involvement and employees are expected to support these programmes.

 Each member of staff has a responsibility for Health & Safety. If you notice a health & safety problem which you are unable to correct, you must immediately notify the appropriate person.

 Staff must familiarise themselves with the Trusts’ Policies and Procedures. 

OTHER

There may be a requirement to undertake other duties as reasonably required to support the organisation, which may include work at other organisation managed locations. This may also include work outside of the postholder’s normal sphere of activities, including functions not detailed within this job description or working within another location or environment.  However, the postholder will not be required to undertake any function for which he or she is not trained or qualified to perform.  Normal health & safety procedures would continue to apply and accountability remains with NELFT.

 This job description is not intended to be exhaustive but indicates the main functions of the post as presently constituted. Periodic reviews should be carried out to ensure that the job description reflects the job being performed and to incorporate any changes. It is hoped that agreement can be reached with regards to any reasonable changes. If this is not possible, NELFT reserves the right to make changes to the job description after consultation with the postholder.

This Job Description is not intended to be either exhaustive or exclusive and will be subject to periodic review at least on an annual basis at the performance development review.

The Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy that all employees must observe.

 The NHS is a “No Smoking” organisation.

Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Job Description
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.