Paediatric Continence Nurse Specialist – Community Impact in Chelmsford

We are looking for a Paediatric Community Bladder and Bowel Nurse Specialist (PCBBNS). They will be a member of the Paediatric Community Integrated Nursing Team providing specialised and skilled nursing care for children with continence conditions in the community. The PCBBNS will be required to work closely with the Modern Matron and the Service Manager to ensure there is a consistent model of paediatric continence provision with continuous training and development maintained to facilitate a high quality level service provision in the community.

The successful candidate will develop and promote effective working relationships with both the Acute and Community sectors to enhance and increase the delivery of patient care within the community via the prevention and reduction of hospital attendance and accident and emergency attendance.

The Paediatric Community Bladder and Bowel Nurse Specialist (PCBBNS) will provide evidenced based nursing care and support to children and young people and their families with continence needs and/or bladder or bowel dysfunction. The PCBBNS will manage a caseload of children across Mid, South East and South West Essex who require specialist continence nursing care in the community.

The PCBBNS will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision and will be required to teach other registered and non-registered nursing staff, educational professionals, parents/families/carers.

• To provide professional advice and support to the colleagues, Matron and Service Manager accordingly.
• To facilitate clinical audit and actively participate in the development of clinical governance relevant to the Paediatric Continence nursing service.
• To facilitate innovation and service development within the paediatric continence service.
• To collaborate and interact with other Modern Matrons, Clinical Leads, Specialist Nurses and Service Managers from other localities to ensure evidence-based practice is delivered across Essex.
• Facilitate the placements of students and their training and education programmes as part of the rotation through integrated targeted services.

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

• Vision: Transforming Lives
• Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion
• Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks. We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of the main responsibilities of this role. Thank you for taking the time to apply for a role within Provide.

• Experience in Bladder and Bowel
• 2 years experience in Bladder and Bowel
• 2 years Previous experience at band 6

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.

Operational lead for children and young people.