Job overview

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Specialist Continence team at HDFT.

 We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registered practitioner with specialist continence experience to work as a Band 7 Continence Specialist Practitioner.

This is largely a community post so locality work will be required according to service need. This role involves a mixture of working within clinics, home visits, care homes and  hospital environment.

The post will allow you to work and lead a specialist service and work with adults to develop individualised treatment programmes to promote continence and develop specialist skills / knowledge and expertise in bladder and bowel dysfunction. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an innovative and forward-thinking community-based team, however you will be required to work alongside colleagues within Harrogate Hospital and liaise with wider MDT colleagues. You will make a valuable contribution to the way local bladder and bowel services are organised and delivered to provide high-quality, cost-effective services to people living in the surrounding localities.  

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have a passion for delivering high quality care to people with bladder and bowel dysfunction. You will be dynamic and caring with excellent communication skills as patient education and support is an important component of the job. You will provide bowel, bladder and catheterisation training and act as a source of advice for all specialist related training needs.

Prior experience and an in-depth knowledge of issues in complex bladder and bowel dysfunction is essential as is the promotion of continence care.

Working for our organisation

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East. 

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you! 

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service. 

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application. 
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.  
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.