# Bladder and Bowel Health Service Registered Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bladder-and-bowel-health-service-registered-nurse/10a08a5c-a128-4877-a8ef-b6e13d1dcf42 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bladder-and-bowel-health-service-registered-nurse/10a08a5c-a128-4877-a8ef-b6e13d1dcf42.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust - **Town:** Norwich - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-08T23:02:06.007Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/East_England_Community_Health_Care_NHS_Trust/Registered_Nurse_Bladder_Bowel_Health_Service/Registered_Nurse_Bladder_Bowel_Health_Service-v8133299 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8133299?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Bladder and Bowel Health Service delivers high-quality, patient-centred care across Norfolk. Working independently within patients’ homes, care homes, clinics, and community settings, the post holder assesses, manages, and supports individuals with bladder and bowel health needs, promoting continence, independence, dignity, and quality of life. The role involves undertaking comprehensive assessments, developing and reviewing care plans, providing treatment and product recommendations, and delivering specialist education and support to patients, carers, care home staff, and multidisciplinary colleagues. The post holder works collaboratively within an integrated healthcare team, contributing to service development, clinical governance, audit, and evidence-based practice while maintaining professional standards in line with the NMC Code. In addition, the nurse provides supervision and support to Band 3 and 4 staff, students, and learners, ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care. The role requires excellent communication, clinical assessment, organisational, and leadership skills, alongside a commitment to continuous professional development and delivering community-based healthcare services in a dynamic and evolving environment. ### Main duties of the job - To participate as a member of the Bladder and Bowel Health  Team and be accountable for ensuring that standards outlined in the Norfolk wide strategy for continence are maintained. To provide a high standard of care to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community and in clinics, by promoting continence, managing incontinence, and promoting their independence and respecting their privacy and that of their families. Please see the job description for a more thorough list of duties. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Work as a member of the integrated Bladder and Bowel Health Service, in conjunction with other professionals, to promote a holistic model of care in line with national best practice. - Promotion of continence, first level surveillance and assessment of vulnerable adults. - To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users. Please see the job description for a more thorough list of duties. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Professional appearance - Be able to kneel, bend and stoop and work in cramped environments - Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg - Manoeuvre patients using handling aids. - Be reliable - Must have a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle. - Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language. **Desirable** - Manoeuvre patients using handling aids. ### Experience **Essential** - Good observational and reporting skills - Good interpersonal skills - Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data / patient records - Work flexibly to accommodate patient / service needs - Demonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills ### Communication **Essential** - Tact & diplomacy - Empathy & sensitivity - Ability to use own initiative ### Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma or 1st level degree - RN Qualification - Current NMC registration - ENB 998 / mentorship preparation or equivalent **Desirable** - Independent / supplementary prescribing qualification - ENB 978 or demonstration of relevant experience ### Personal and People Development **Essential** - Ability to manage stressful situations - A team player ### Skills, Abilities and Knowledge **Essential** - Evidence of a higher level of skills and knowledge of practice - Good communication skills. - Good interpersonal skill. - A team player. - Highly motivated. - Able to provide high standards of care. - Tact & diplomacy - Empathy & sensitivity - Ability to use own initiative - Good observational & reporting skills. - Ability to manage stressful situations - Leadership skills. - Able to work independently. ### Personal Attributes / Behaviours **Essential** - Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people / vulnerable adults ## Documents - [dbs guidance (pdf, 131.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2219) - [nchc behaviours (pdf, 4.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2218) - [privacy notice (pdf, 30.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2215) - [application guidelines (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2216) - [bladder and bowel health service rn - jd (pdf, 768.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10431330) ## 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.