Community Continence Nurse in Wakefield

The post holder will be responsible for the planning and delivery of patient care within Adult Community Services Community Continence Service. The post holder is responsible for maintaining and delivering high standards of care. These services will be provided in accordance with the Trust's declared values and principles ensuring the delivery of quality, patient centred care.

Main duties:

• Contribute to the development, review, and implementation of departmental and Trust-wide policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines.
• Maintain a professional appearance in line with the Professional Appearance Policy and Dress Code.
• Demonstrate and uphold the Trust's values and behaviours acting in a manner that reflects the responsibilities of the role and maintains public confidence.
• Foster professional and respectful working relationships with colleagues, while promoting and upholding principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion in all interactions.
• Ensure the privacy, dignity, and equality of all patients is upheld and respected at all times.

Essential person specification requirements:

• 1st Degree or willingness to work towards.
• RGN Level 1.
• Evidence of clinical update.
• Relevant post registration qualification.
• NMC Professional Registration.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Understanding the implications of early discharge and admission avoidance considering inter disciplinary needs and implications for patients needing Intermediate care.
• Teaching and educational skills, facilitating learning of others.
• Willing and able to work alone.
• Willing to expand personal skills and develop within the role.
• Required to travel to various sites across the district.
• Access to use of own vehicle.
• A full UK driving licence.
• Available to work a variety of shifts, including weekends, unsocial hours and bank holidays.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients' homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Our benefits:

• Access to the NHS pension plan.
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service.
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services.
• Extensive benefits and support, including onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme, home electronics scheme, cycle to work scheme, car lease salary sacrifice scheme, working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport.
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies.
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality.
• Career progression, training and support.
• Skilled worker sponsorship.

You can find out more about skilled worker and health and care visas on the Trust careers site. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Mid Yorkshire is an anti-racist organisation and an Equal Opportunities employer.