Job Description

The Paediatric Bladder & Bowel Service is looking to recruit 2 band 6 nurses, each at 30 hours per week.



The service accepts referrals for children and young people who are suffering symptoms of constipation, daytime wetting and nighttime wetting. We also support children with additional needs to achieve continence by providing toilet training support.



We are a very busy service and engage with a wide range of professionals to ensure that we can support the children of Manchester holistically.



This is an exciting time to be joining our service as we are in the process of transitioning to a team of non-medical prescribers. This aims to provide a more streamlined service for patients by immediate start of medicinal treatment. We are developing the service to provide the best evidence based care available & we look forward to introducing our new team members to our vision.



If you do not have your non-medical prescribing, you will be required to undertake this as part of your role when a place becomes available. You will be supported to achieve this.

PLEASE NOTE:

Applicants must hold a full UK driving license and have daily access to a car.



The post holder will work closely with the Team Leader and the Paediatric Bladder & Bowel Service, Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability Teams, patients, families, carers and integrated teams to provide high quality evidenced based specialist bladder and bowel nursing care, advice and support.



The service provides support in clinics, schools and patient's homes. We attend meetings with wider professionals groups and support other professionals to understand and support the families.



The post holder will provide specialist knowledge and skills, demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, treatment and management of this client group. The post holder will improve standards of bladder and bowel care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice and teaching/supporting professional colleagues. The post holder will be responsible for managing a caseload of children with additional needs who require toilet training support.



The post holder will provide supervision and support of the band 4 staff including safeguarding support, caseload reviews and occasional joint visits where required.



You will be based at Longsight Health Centre and your role will cover the North, South and Central Manchester.



MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over 3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.



Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.



We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.



We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.



At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.



Diversity Matters



MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .



We're looking forward to hearing from you!