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Job summary
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 personcentred 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 highquality, evidencebased 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, 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 evidencebased 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.
About us
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 in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
- Date posted: 26 May 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 304-9013579-1
- Job locations: Solihull Community Nursing, Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4BN, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
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This advert is for Band 5 Community Bladder and Bowel Staff Nurse with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 May 2026.
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