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Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join our specialist nursing team within the Bladder & Bowel Specialist Service in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic clinician who is passionate about patients with continence issues. With health promotion being at the forefront of care delivery we are a service which aims to achieve a positive difference to patients' suffering from bladder and bowel dysfunction.
As a Clinical practitioner you will have proven organisational, management and computer skills as well as being able to work collaboratively with other members of the Bladder & Bowel Specialist team in delivering a holistic high quality of care. You will be supporting patients, carers, family members by assessing and developing individual plans of care, providing teaching and initiating management strategies. This would include pelvic floor exercise plans, bladder and bowel retraining, and bladder scanning and bowel irrigation, reviewing of plans and liaising with other multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams. The role also supports the prescribing of continence appliances for patients.
As a clinical role model, you will be responsible in assisting with delivering bladder & bowel-based training to our community teams and other stakeholders.
You will be supported by use of local and national guidelines relating to continence care and evidence based practice.
You will be required to work across various sites within ABUHB.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Main duties are linked to the four pillars :
Provide a specialist service underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience for adults with a bladder or bowel dysfunction. Responsible for dealing with highly sensitive and confidential information that may be contentious and could lead to conflict.
Education
Assist in the provision of continence education and training for hospital staff, primary care staff, and wider communities including Residential and Nursing Home care staff, pre and post registration students and others involved with the delivery of health and social care.
Identify own personal development needs and maintain continuing professional development.
Research ( Including Clinical Audit)
Identify clinical audit opportunities and the clinical audit department to monitor the effectiveness and standard of clinical service interventions within the continence service.
To actively participate in monitoring of standards and audit of clinical practice which is research based and supports National frameworks.
Leadership And Management
Working automatously, have the ability to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and be able to use own initiative.
To have a degree of flexibility regarding hours of work, as required to meet the needs of the bladder & bowel service demands
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Registered Nurse NMC Registration
Desirable criteria
Teaching qualification. Knowledge of urological nursing.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
BSc Nursing
Diploma level specialist training, experience, short courses or equivalent knowledge and experience
Registered Nurse NMC Registration
A keen interest or experience within the remit of continence nursing.
Sound knowledge of continence promotion and treatment.
Desirable criteria
V100 or V150 Nurse Prescribing Qualification
Experience working within a primary health care team (PHCT)
Teaching qualification. Knowledge of urological nursing.
Counselling skills.
Certificate in Urodynamics