Job summary
- Main area
- Catheter Nurse
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (NA)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Saturday)
- Job ref
- 824-NORTH-7374421-A
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Edgware Community Hospital
- Town
- Edgware
- Salary
- £35,763 - £43,466 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Catheter Nurse
Band 5
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Adult Bladder and Bowel Service based at Edgware Community Hospital working with our amazing team of nurses who work in both clinic and home settings across the London Borough of Barnet. This role is specifically to support patients with catheters.
Candidates must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) and a registered nurse who has had previous experience in the field of catheterisation, be extremely well organised, flexible, approachable, professional and above all compassionate to the needs of both patients and team members within the service and other health professionals.
Essentially you will have a wide range of IT and computer skills, including experience using System One, and feel confident in using bespoke systems with training and a range of other software packages. You will have an excellent range of communication and customer care skills, and will thrive on being part of a team, but also able to work effectively with minimal supervision.
Main duties of the job
To provide robust and credible specialist continence nursing care under the direction of the Clinical Lead.
To provide evidence-based holistic care to patients/carers with promotion of continence needs across The London Borough of Barnet
To work within the Adult Bladder & Bowel Service Specialist Team providing catheter care to include-Trial Without Catheter (TWOC), routine catheter changes, clean intermittent self-catheterisation (CISC), clean intermittent self-dilatation (CISD) , catheter related troubleshooting (SoS) ; assessment , management plans and clinical care of a high standard to patients, for bladder and/or bowel dysfunction, in their own homes ,Residential Care Homes and clinic base
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply (only available to Band 5 roles and above)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details with regards to this position.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Qualification, Diploma or Degree in Nursing
- Current NMC Registration
- Qualifications, Training, and development relevant to the post.
- Evidence of competency within bladder and bowel care (i.e. bladder & bowel distance learning)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Clinical Supervision.
- Teaching or Training Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary or inter disciplinary team
- Experience with catheter care and catheterisation techniques all genders
- Experience of Continence management
- Experience of assessing bladder and bowel dysfunction
- Experience in undertaking audit and standards including using outcome measures
- Caseload management • Experience of running nurse led clinics
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of managing change
- Experiencing of supervising students
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge of current issues of managing complex continence and catheter related care including, changes
- Knowledge of types of outcome measures.
- Ability to form good working relationships at all levels of the organisation and within the team.
- Effective communication and negotiation skills.
- Appreciation of constraints personally and in the workplace.
- Commitment to Continuing Professional Development & Evidence Based Practice.
- Ability to manage and prioritise referrals and caseloads effectively.
- Basic word processing skills.
- Efficient time management skills.
Desirable criteria
- Advanced IT skills such as PowerPoint and Excel use.
- Use of SytmOne electronic patient record system
- Ability to perform investigations including ultrasound bladder scanning, urine testing, uroflowmetry, digital rectal examination and pelvic floor muscle assessment
Key Attributes
Essential criteria
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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
- Bo Yeung
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07534 101940
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