Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

Summary:

The post holder acts as a Urology/Continence Nursing Services Specialist providing specialist support and advice on all aspects of bladder and bowel care.

Main duties of the job

This role will provide excellent clinical expertise, care and support within a National Spinal Injuries Centre

About us

Location: National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury

Contract: Permanent, working Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours

Job responsibilities

NSIC Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel Responsibilities:

• Provide specialist support for patients with neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction.
• Support patients with spinal cord injury and complex neurological conditions requiring specialist bladder and bowel management
• Provide advice regarding bladder emptying, bowel management programmes, continence strategies and complication prevention
• Support the development of neurogenic bladder and bowel pathways across healthcare settings

Urodynamics Responsibilities:

• Support the delivery of urodynamics services where required
• Prepare patients for urodynamic investigations and provide education regarding procedures and follow-up care
• Support clinical assessment, documentation and follow-up associated with urodynamic investigations within professional scope of practice

Caseload and Referral Management:

• Manage an allocated caseload of patients requiring bladder, bowel and continence support
• Triage referrals according to clinical need and agreed service pathways
• Monitor patient outcomes and ensure timely follow-up and escalation where necessary

Expand Education Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver formal education programmes relating to bladder, bowel, continence and catheter management
• Provide training to NHS staff, community teams, care agencies, patients and carers
• Identify learning needs and support competency development across healthcare teams

Safeguarding and Governance:

• Ensure safeguarding principles are embedded within all clinical practice
• Participate in incident reporting, investigation and organisational learning activities
• Support complaint reviews and service improvement initiatives
• Promote infection prevention and control standards in all clinical settings

Audit and Quality Improvement:

• Participate in clinical audit, service evaluation and quality improvement programmes
• Use patient outcome and activity data to support service development
• Contribute to the development and review of clinical policies, pathways and patient information resources

Wider Stakeholder Responsibilities:

• Develop effective working relationships with consultants, commissioners, community providers and multidisciplinary teams
• Promote continuity of care across acute, community and specialist services
• Represent Hollister Clinical Services positively with internal and external stakeholders

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Nurse RGN (essential)
• Recognised Continence Care / Urology Qualification (desirable)
• Evidence of recent post registration training and development (desirable)

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 3 years nursing experience
• Demonstratable Urology clinical experience