Overview
An opportunity has arisen for a 12-month secondment post for a Lead within Trafford Local Care Organisation Bladder and Bowel Services, to cover maternity leave. The post holder will be a core member of the Adult Nursing management team, working collaboratively to deliver high quality care in Trafford and to develop a locally appropriate integrated approach to delivery of care. The post holder will contribute to the improvement strategy and represent community nursing at forums and groups across the Neighbourhood and Locality/Borough.
Location: Stretford, England, United Kingdom
Responsibilities
* Clinically responsible for the assessment of patients presenting with bladder and bowel needs, development of care plans, and the implementation of the care.
* Provide advice and guidance to the multidisciplinary team and ensure all records and documentation are completed and relevant.
* Lead day-to-day operational management of the Bladder & Bowel team within the locality; ensure teams deliver a safe, high-quality service.
* Provide clinical, operational leadership for the Bladder and Bowel Service.
* Perform comprehensive assessments of patients affected by bladder and/or bowel conditions in line with national and local guidelines, policies and procedures.
* Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and treatment, including urinalysis, bladder and bowel charting, ultrasound bladder scans, pelvic floor and digital rectal examination.
* Act as a resource and provide advanced specialist clinical advice, information and support to Trust staff on the management of continence needs.
* Develop and evaluate policies/guidelines/protocols relevant to continence, bladder and/or bowel.
* Provide a highly visible clinical profile with advisory and direct clinical input into patient care.
* Lead, organise and deliver bladder and bowel education programmes for health care professionals to improve clinical competencies and support clinical teams to deliver a high quality, patient-centred service.
About the Trust
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, with a turnover of over £3bn, and is creating an integrated health and social care system for the patients who rely on its services. We champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue ambitious goals. We’ve created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
How to apply / Informal visits
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Aspinall, Job title: Community Matron, Email: lisa.aspinall@mft.nhs.uk, Telephone: 07977 159098
Suzanne Leonard
Community Matron
suzanne.leonard@mft.nhs.uk
07855973542
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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