# Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bladder-and-bowel-specialist-nurse/51f34a98-7b40-449b-b233-05dbb139a5e4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bladder-and-bowel-specialist-nurse/51f34a98-7b40-449b-b233-05dbb139a5e4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cambridge - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-16T08:22:03.413Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/Cambridgeshire_Peterborough_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Bladder_Bowel_Service/Bladder_Bowel_Service-v8069972 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8069972?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Bladder and Bowel Service. We are seeking a motivated individual who wishes to join us. If you are committed to improving continence outcomes for patients, then this post is your chance to work in a dynamic team and make a real difference to our patients. ### Main duties of the job Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. - To provide an advanced standard of clinical assessment  evidence-based advice and education to individuals with bladder and bowel problems. - To plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for individuals with bladder and bowel problems. - To work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and providing ongoing or shared care for patients with continence problems. - To provide advice and education to the general public and other HealthCare professionals. - To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with access to advice and support from senior colleagues. - To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities - To plan, implement and evaluate individualised specialist patient care programmes based on evidence-based practice and the application of clinical reasoning skills. - To provide supervision to health care professionals in relation to all aspects of managing incontinence. - To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work including management of patients in your care. - To organise the job role effectively with regards to clinical priorities and use of time. - Act as a patient advocate through the application of critical and professional knowledge and skills. - The post holder will require a high degree of communication skills in communicating highly sensitive information regarding individual’s medical conditions - To ensure effective communication with the wider community and Healthcare professionals, to persuade change, influence and improve practice - Empathy, reassurance and negotiating skills are required to encourage patient compliance to treatment/management strategies, where there may be significant barriers to understanding in some patient groups e.g. learning disabilities, mental health. - Provide advice to palliative care services in the management of incontinence as appropriate. - Ensure personal clinical skills are regularly updated as required by Lead Clinician to a specialist level. - Participate in research and clinical trials in accordance with Clinical Governance and Trust policy. - Involvement of the service user, carers and other professional including clinical management plans where required. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential. ### Experience **Essential** - Level of experience of tissue viability/Continence within the present job - Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team **Desirable** - Experience of participating to audit - Development of clinical guidelines ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Excellent verbal skills with awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times - Ability to use tact, diplomacy, persuasion in implementing change - Good record keeping skills - Can demonstrate leadership skills and initiative - Ability to deal with those with life limiting conditions - Motivated to work collaboratively and enthusiastically as a member of a multi-disciplinary team - Ability to remain calm and work effectively in pressure situations **Desirable** - Standard keyboard skills and competent with various IT packages, Word, Outlook, Excel ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Registered nurse - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - Willing to undertake BSc Nursing - Wiling to undertake Continence Modules ## Documents - [cpft values (pdf, 114.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1743) - [cpft benefits (pdf, 74.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2967) - [cpft accommodation (pdf, 713.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2805) - [cpft mindful employers (pdf, 51.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1744) - [employee probation period guidance (pdf, 177.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3046) - [bladder and bowel specialist nurse b6 jdps (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10375085) ## 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.