Bladder and Bowel Nurse

We are pleased to be able to offer a permanent job opportunity within the Bladder and Bowel Team. We are therefore looking for Adult Nurses with an interest in improving bladder and bowel care to join the team. The post holder will be based in the Bladder and Bowel Service, a small, friendly specialist team who are based at Bensham Hospital and cover the whole of the Gateshead area. The team workMonday - Friday between the hours of 8am and 5pm. The aim of this Band 5 post is to improve patient outcomes by providing continence assessments and treatment following NICE guidelines. The post involves working alongside the specialist nursing team and may include: Undertaking continence assessments and giving evidence-based advice to treat bladder and bowel problems in patient homes (including residential care), face to face clinics and via telephone consultations. Reviewing requests from residential homes and making decisions upon the most appropriate continence products to provide.

• Delivering training in care homes for care staff, including general continence care and continence assessments.
• Undertaking TWOCs and supporting patients discharged from hospital with catheters in situ with a view to TWOC.
• Case review of complex catheter patients, aiming to reduce issues such as recurrent blockage etc.
Main duties of the job Work as part of the Bladder and Bowel team to deliver the best outcomes for patients and their families. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care. Deliver hands on clinical care to patients registered with a Gateshead GP. To motivate and support the team approach to delivering new innovative models of care for patients across pathways and across providers as defined by the business unit. Ensure systems and processes are in place to maintain patient safety
• To ensure the development and maintenance of a learning environment within the multi-disciplinary team that is appropriate for the development needs of all members.
• To facilitate an environment where health promotion and informed patient choice is encouraged and developed to its maximum potential, within the available resources.
• To contribute to the evaluation of clinical practice within the area of community nursing by monitoring standards of care and ensuring that nursing practice is audited and research based and supports the clinical governance framework.
• Works in partnership and an integrated approach to quality issues so that every member of the team contributes and is aware of their responsibility in this area.
• To facilitate and ensure a safe, efficient, and effective pathway for patients using the service.
To contribute and participate in teaching packages for new staff members and students.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead. Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients. We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region. Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement. We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks. The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.