Reporting to the Clinical Nurse Lead your duties include bladder & bowel continence assessment and urology or stoma appliance reviews. You will provide advice on appropriate care routines and products, working within a number of NHS trusts or Spinal units. While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.Primarily Southern based role with the main function of developing business in Spinal Injury Units and Neurological key accounts.Area to cover - London Greater AreaKey responsibilities:To be an integral part of the Select support home delivery serviceInitiates treatments or interventions as agreed by referring NHS TrustFollow-up and carry out continence referrals where appropriate Maintains hands on clinical practiceEstablishes, develops and maintains relationships with local bladder & bowel nurse specialists in designated regionWorks in partnership with local sales representatives to support Select service provision in hospital & communityWorks alongside SCI key account ManagerWork alongside Select customer service team and Customer Operations Manager to develop and enhance customer service provision To follow the guidelines set out for a band 6 bladder/bowel nurseProvides specialist continence support in SCI, MS, Urology & GynaecologyTo teach formally & informally within clinical area to Wellspect HealthCare staff or Trust staff as required To drive the role forward in an imaginative and innovative fashionTo work alongside the sales team in order to develop strong business relationships in these key accounts/units and maximise the awareness of Wellspect HealthCare and its products.To develop & be accountable for a helpline for patients discharged into community from these key accounts.To work in partnership with Associations & Charities to position Wellspect HealthCare as the leading company for products & support for all patients performing Intermittent Catheterisation and TAI.RequirementsNHS Specialist Nurse Band 6NMC registeredMinimum 2 years Urology Nursing experience within the field of Urology or continence, or able to demonstrate evidence of equivalent knowledge and understandingSpecialist knowledge of working within SCI and MS disease areasKnowledge of RCN/NICE guidelines & Essence of Care Benchmarks, MASCIP Bowel Management guidelines, NHS plan and experience of auditingAbility to teach patients, colleagues and NHS staff both formally and informallyAdhere to NMC/RCN guidelines for professional practice and Wellspect HealthCare internal policies.Excellent communication skills both written and verbalAble to challenge and inspire othersEffective decision maker and problem solving abilityAbility to relate well to patients and relatives and other members of the teamsAbility to plan own workload and manage time effectivelyAbility to use own initiativeGood working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Word and ExcelAs part of our team, you'll experience the spirit of an international and innovative market leader in the dental industry. Besides an attractive remuneration package, you will also be eligible for a variety of employee benefits, such as:26 days' annual leave plus option to buy up to 5 more, an attractive company pension scheme and a flexible benefit scheme (including health insurance, dental cover, medical cash plan).We attach great importance to your development: a comprehensive induction, further training opportunities and access to LinkedIn Learning are available to you. Take advantage of personal and professional development opportunities through our worldwide mentoring and coaching program. In addition, we offer an extensive, global employee assistance program that provides a wide range of benefits as well as retirement benefits.
Job Title
Continence Nurse Specialist