This full-time post sits in the Continence Promotion Service at the Central London Community Health Trust, covering Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. The work centres on specialist continence assessment, treatment and advice for patients and carers, with education delivered to community nursing, residential and primary care teams. It suits an experienced community nurse who wants to build specialist continence skills, with a tailored induction and development support. Current NMC registration and a nursing diploma or degree are essential.
What the job involves
- Provide specialist continence nursing care, advice and support to patients and carers across Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster
- Deliver holistic, evidence-based care that supports continence, independence and quality of life
- Work with community nursing services and other health and care professionals to coordinate patient care
- Contribute to planning and delivering education for internal and external partners, including district nursing, residential and nursing home teams and primary care
- Give specialist advice and support to community nursing colleagues
- Work independently within professional competence and as part of the multidisciplinary team
- Support the service lead in delivering an effective service within budget
- Help meet agreed contractual and commissioner requirements
- Work to Trust policies, procedures and NMC professional standards
What’s required
Qualifications
- Diploma or degree in nursing
- Postgraduate qualification or study in continence management, held or in progress
- Qualifications, training and development relevant to the post
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration
Experience
- Extensive experience as a Band 5 in a continence service
- Teaching or presenting to colleagues and carers
- Working in multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary teams
- Continence management and running community continence clinics
- Working with older people
- Establishing or developing audit and standards, including outcome measures
Skills & knowledge
- Performing uroflowmetry
- Performing male and female catheterisation, including suprapubic and CISC
- Knowledge of community care legislation, NICE and NSF guidelines and national guidelines
- Understanding of clinical governance principles
- Sound knowledge of complex continence care: theory, assessment, treatment and evaluation
Nice to have
- Clinical supervision training
- Teaching or training qualification
- Multi-agency working experience
- Supervising staff or students
- Community and inpatient setting experience
- Promoting or marketing a service
- Managing change
- Advanced IT skills, such as PowerPoint and Excel
What’s offered
- Competitive employment package
- Tailored induction
- Continuing professional development opportunities
- NHS terms and conditions
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
