# Associate Nurse/Assistant Practitioner Bladder and Bowel Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-nurseassistant-practitioner-bladder-and-bowel-team/695761ef-c2c1-44a6-8ab7-83dae04848d6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-nurseassistant-practitioner-bladder-and-bowel-team/695761ef-c2c1-44a6-8ab7-83dae04848d6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Grimsby - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 29 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-18T12:21:43.512Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Scunthorpe/Northern_Lincolnshire_Goole_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community/Community-v8088800 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8088800?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nlg.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate looking for a new challenge ? would you like the opportunity to work in the Community Services within NLaG?  We have an opportunity for enthusiastic Band 4 Assistant Practitioner's or Nursing Associates to work within the Community Bladder and Bowel Team across North Lincs. This post will be working within the Bladder and Bowel Team and involve working within clinics, patients home, care homes and training events. You must be flexible, caring, and professional and have the ability to remain calm under pressure. ### Main duties of the job Duties will include unsupervised delegated nursing duties as defined by the specialist nurses in the continence team, and to be an effective member of the continence team, developing and maintaining effective channels of communication with other professionals and agencies. The Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner will be proficient and competent and work within their scope of practice as governed by the NMC Code (2018) and NMC Standards of Proficiency (2018). The Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner will provide holistic and person centred care and support for people in their care. The Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner may be expected to participate in audits and service improvement initiatives.  The Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner will be expected to supervise and support HCAs, Trainee Nursing Associates and Pre-registration nurses. It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills based on NMC (2018) guidelines and development of the Nursing Associate role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below. As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/ In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role. ## Job Details Are you an Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate looking for a new challenge ? would you like the opportunity to work in the Community Services within NLaG? We have an opportunity for enthusiastic Band 4 Assistant Practitioner's or Nursing Associates to work within the Community Bladder and Bowel Team across North Lincs. This post will be working within the Bladder and Bowel Team and involve working within clinics, patients home, care homes and training events. You must be flexible, caring, and professional and have the ability to remain calm under pressure. ## Job Description Duties will include unsupervised delegated nursing duties as defined by the specialist nurses in the continence team, and to be an effective member of the continence team, developing and maintaining effective channels of communication with other professionals and agencies. The Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner will be proficient and competent and work within their scope of practice as governed by the NMC Code (2018) and NMC Standards of Proficiency (2018). The Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner will provide holistic and person centred care and support for people in their care. The Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner may be expected to participate in audits and service improvement initiatives. The Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner will be expected to supervise and support HCAs, Trainee Nursing Associates and Pre-registration nurses. It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills based on NMC (2018) guidelines and development of the Nursing Associate role. ## Responsibilities For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below. As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/ In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role. ## Person Specification ### Occupational Experience **Essential** - At least 2yrs experience in the NHS ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Foundation Degree in health. - Evidence of further study/development **Desirable** - Certificate in Higher Education in Effective Practice in Care or equivalent. - NVQ Level 3 in a healthcare related area - GCSE grades A+ - C in Maths and English or equivalent. - ECDL ### Hold a current driving licence **Essential** - Driving licence ## Documents - [job description (docx, 237.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10388213) - [person specification (docx, 237.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10388214) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.