Community Continence & Urology Nurse

Job overview

To work as a member of the Continence & Urology Team to provide high quality, evidence-based, holistic nursing care to patients within a clinic, care home or community setting.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care needs using a person centred approach.

This is a well established team who provide Specialist Continence Assessment and treatments for Children and Adults across the whole of the West Cheshire Footprint.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out continence assessments, implement and evaluate treatment programmes to patients in the community and care home settings.
• Professionally responsible and accountable for own caseload.
• Participate in nurse led continence clinics,
• Perform clinical skills relating to the post.
• Education and training to carers.
• Responsible for maintaining notes and ensuring appropriate storage of confidential records and record keeping.
• Work with external agencies to raise profile of continence promotion.
• To communicate effectively with relatives, clients, agencies and the multi-disciplinary team.s
• To act as the clients advocate at all times.
• To encourage good relationships with other statutory and voluntary services involving collaborative working.
• To have good communication within the continence team.
• Responsible for managing and prioritising own caseload.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.