Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist continence service
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 376-PHN-0308-1
- Employer
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Opal centre
- Town
- Balby, Doncaster
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Continence Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
The Continence Staff Nurse is a qualified nurse with an active registration with the NMC. In addition will have experience in catheter care, continence health promotion, continence needs, assessment and training to other professionals and agencies in the area.
The Continence Staff Nurse will also liaise between primary and secondary care settings as well as other agencies in the management of treatments of catheter care in the community and in a clinical setting.
The Continence Staff Nurse will be involved in the day to day delivery of the Specialist Continence Service
Main duties of the job
Post holders must be able to demonstrate competence and confidence in a wide range of relevant clinical skills and knowledge, relevant to continence, urology and bowel health. Ability to demonstrate understanding of case management is an advantage. The successful candidate will either be a qualified mentor or be willing to undertake mentorship training in the very near future.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Evidence of continued of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship
- Knowledge and skills relating to continence
- Evidence of continued professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience around delivering assessment, care and treatment within adult care services
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Bladder scanning
- Experience of Trial without catheters
- Experience of Bowel management
- Experience in Community and clinic settings
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Community skills
- Communication and IT
- Recent evidence of competence skills in caring for people with physical health needs
- Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care
- Ability to work single handily without direct supervision and to organise own workload, and delegate appropriately.
- Effective written and oral communication skills, including the processing of complex and sensitive information.
- Ability to communicate with patients and carers with empathy and reassurance and convey appropriate information where there could be barriers to understanding.
- Basic word processing and internet skills.
- Good personal organisational skills, including effective planning and organisation of self and patient care.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Ability to keep accurate and legible notes.
- Ability to proactively assess and manage risk, both clinical and environmental, following escalation procedures and seeking support appropriately
- Demonstrates the ability to deal effectively with conflict.
Desirable criteria
- Indwelling catheters, bowel care Bladder scanning
- Flexible approach to problem solving Effective communication skills both orally and written
- Assessment and implement treatment plans Judgements and analytics involving a range of facts and situation where different assessment of patients are needed – finding the problems to solve the problems that may occur
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Dynamic and forward thinking Patient focused/ commitment to high quality services.
- Commitment to anti oppressive practice and challenging social exclusion and health inequalities.
- Commitment to multi disciplinary working.
- Positive, ‘can do’ outlook
- Access to transport and the ability to travel within the geographical work area.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the requirements of the service
- Ability to participate in moving and handling activities and breakaway or restraint techniques
Knowlegdge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge around continence care
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of catheter care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Donna Atkinson
- Job title
- Clinical team lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812672927
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