We are looking for a compassionate, motivated, and proactive Staff Nurse to join our specialist Bladder and Bowel Service. This is an exciting opportunity to develop expertise in continence care while making a significant difference to the quality of life of adults living with bladder and bowel dysfunction.
The Bladder and Bowel Community Nurse plays a key role in delivering specialist continence care to adults across community settings. Working as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team, the postholder provides holistic assessment, intervention, and management for individuals experiencing bladder and bowel dysfunction. The role involves delivering person-centred care plans, offering clinical expertise to patients, carers, and other health professionals, and promoting continence health through education and preventative strategies.
The nurse will work autonomously in clinics, patients' homes, and care environments, ensuring high‑quality, evidence‑based practice is embedded within all aspects of care. The postholder will contribute to service development, undertake clinical audits, and support ongoing improvements in patient experience and outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and compassionate nurse to develop specialist skills and make a significant difference to the quality of life of people living with continence conditions.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities
* Undertake holistic bladder and bowel assessments, including history taking and physical assessment within scope of practice, and use of specialist continence tools.
* Develop, implement, and review personalised care plans for adults with bladder and bowel dysfunction.
* Provide evidence‑based interventions such as bladder retraining, pelvic floor advice, bowel management programmes, catheter care, and promotion of conservative treatments.
* Support patients with complex continence needs, including indwelling catheters, intermittent catheterisation, and neurogenic bladder or bowel conditions.
* Deliver community visits in patients' homes, care homes, and other settings.
* Triage clinical referrals, prioritise caseloads, and manage urgent continence issues safely and effectively.
Education & Support
* Offer specialist advice, teaching, and emotional support to patients, families, and carers.
* Provide training and guidance to other health and social care staff on best practice in continence care.
* Promote continence awareness, healthy bladder and bowel habits, and preventative strategies.
Service & Quality
* Maintain accurate, timely documentation in line with NMC standards and organisational policies.
* Participate in clinical audits, service evaluations, and quality improvement initiatives.
* Contribute to the development of local continence pathways and support implementation of new evidence‑based practice.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven, and creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. We want to recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds and ensure that staff with a disability, including physical disability, long‑term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, receive reasonable adjustments to carry out their role.
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