An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated senior nurse to join our specialist Pelvic Floor and Functional Bowel Disorders Service. You will play a key role in assessing, diagnosing and managing patients with functional bowel disorders, delivering expert, patient-centred care that improves outcomes and quality of life.

Working alongside the colorectal specialist team and a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, you will provide evidence-based bowel and pelvic floor rehabilitation within a supportive multidisciplinary environment. The role offers a high degree of autonomous practice, undertaking advanced clinical assessment, decision-making and conservative management within agreed protocols.

You will provide leadership within specialist clinics and contribute to service development, quality improvement, governance and pathway redesign. As an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, you will work collaboratively to ensure high-quality, seamless care for patients with complex pelvic floor and bowel conditions.

The service receives referrals from Colorectal Surgery and Gastroenterology and works closely with Dietetics, IBD, Gynaecology, Urology, Community Continence Services and other specialist pelvic health teams. This is an excellent opportunity to develop advanced specialist expertise, help shape future services and make a meaningful difference to patients living with pelvic floor and functional bowel disorders.

• As a Colorectal Advanced Nurse, you will be an autonomous specialist practitioner within our Pelvic Floor and Functional Bowel Disorders Service, delivering expert assessment, treatment and ongoing management for patients with complex functional bowel conditions. Working within the boundaries of your expertise, you will manage a specialist caseload and provide evidence-based, patient-centred care that supports improved outcomes and quality of life.
• You will work closely with an experienced Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and as an integral member of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, delivering coordinated care across the pelvic floor pathway. The role requires highly developed communication skills to support complex clinical decision-making, patient education, treatment planning and long-term self-management.
• In addition to your clinical responsibilities, you will contribute to service development, audit, quality improvement and clinical governance activities, helping to shape and enhance the future delivery of pelvic floor and functional bowel services. You will also play an important role in educating and supporting colleagues, patients and carers, sharing specialist knowledge and promoting best practice across the wider healthcare system.
• Based within our Colorectal Department, this is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive and forward-thinking team committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate and innovative care across the colorectal pathway.

Qualifications

Knowledge