Pelvic Floor Specialist Nurse Chertsey

The Colorectal service at Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality specialist services for a variety of Pelvic Floor Conditions. We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join our close-knit and dynamic Colorectal team in this exciting pelvic floor clinical setting. We are looking for an individual with pelvic floor experience who can work autonomously as a clinical expert, manage a caseload of patients within the specialty and demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge in pelvic floor conditions.

We believe our staff are our most valuable asset and their dedication and work ethic have moulded the colorectal team into what it is today. We have a diverse skilled workforce and we are committed to their wellbeing and development. Supporting and developing staff in their workplace are essential to your success.

The post offers a brilliant opportunity for a dynamic nurse to work within defined protocols to apply advanced practitioner skills to undertake clinical examination on surgical patients to analyse symptoms, interpret and report findings to the clinical team. The post holder will also undertake a wide range of advanced clinical interventions including organising investigations, outpatient consultation, Independent Nurse Prescribing and interpretation of test results.

Main duties of the job

• Contribute to an expert specialist service, management of pelvic floor problems and Sacral Nerve Neuromodulation, which positively impacts on the experience of patients and carers by providing high standards of clinical practice and care.
• To plan patient treatment and advise Consultants, Nurse and Physiotherapists of care modalities.
• In collaboration with other members of the team and other key staff, the post holder will contribute to the day to day management of the service, providing specialist advice and support to service users.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond. Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

It is essential that you are a good communicator, have extensive colorectal nursing experience, work well within a multidisciplinary team environment and have the ability to challenge practice to ensure delivery of a safe and efficient service. The successful candidate must be able to evidence a track record of change management in a challenging and complex environment. Quality improvement and achievement of identified key performance indicators are paramount. You will need to hold a valid NMC Registration.

Person Specification

• Attitude, Behaviour and Values Essential
• Always puts patients first.
• Willing and able to take personal responsibility.
• Demonstrates passion for excellence.
• Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives.
• Supports learning and development of self and others.
• Qualifications Essential
• Registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Nursing Degree.
• Experience Essential
• Performing anorectal physiology and endoanal ultrasound testing and producing a report.
• Experience of running nurse-led conservative management clinics for functional bowel disorder patients eg biofeedback.
• Experience of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation.
• Experience in the supervision of junior staff/others.
• Previous NHS experience.
• Desirable
• Experience of working in a Pelvic Floor Department.
• Experience in Pelvic Floor Assessment.
• Experience in biofeedback.
• Experience in sacral nerve neuromodulation.
• Knowledge Essential
• NHS Constitution.
• Trust vision, values and strategic objectives.
• 5 years post registration experience including a minimum of 1 year's recent experience within the speciality.
• Knowledge of functional gastrointestinal disorders.
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment.
• Desirable
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Skills Essential
• You have knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights as appropriate to your role.
• You are able to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role.
• Patient facing roles - be able to understand an individual's communication, physical & emotional needs; recognise their needs and preferences.
• Able to provide a customer focused service.
• You are able to demonstrate leadership and motivate staff members.
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.