Staff Nurse - Children's Bowel and Bladder Service

+ Manage a defined case load of complex children showing an ability to prioritise care
+ Responsible for effective documentation of acts and omissions in all relevant records including patient care records
+ Provide nurse led bowel and bladder clinics using clinical skills
+ Promote the achievement of the child's maximum potential through the development, implementation and evaluation of an individual programme of care.
+ Referring to other professionals/agencies for further assessment/advice/ information as necessary.
+ To provide feedback, guidance, advice and training to parents/family members / carers, members of the multidisciplinary team. Ensuring that this is done in a way to support cultural and linguistic needs of the individuals.
+ Develop and maintain competence in agreed clinical skills in designated area.
+ Work effectively with the multidisciplinary team to achieve desired outcomes that promote optimum health and well being.
+ Effectively communicate and disseminate information to the multi-disciplinary team.
+ Ensure privacy, dignity and individual patient needs are met
+ Participate in revalidation in line with national and professional requirement
+ Be open and honest when a mistake is made and provide reflection to demonstrate learning.

Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated band 5 Staff Nurse who will be happy to work in an evolving Children's Bowel and Bladder Service. You will assess, plan, implement & evaluate evidence based patient care with the Children's Bowel and Bladder Service.
The role requires excellent communication skills as you will be undertaking assessments and developing plans for the children/carers.
You will need to work collaboratively with other professionals.
You will be joining an enthusiastic and motivated Integrated Children's Nursing and Therapy team who are friendly and approachable. We are focused and staff development is high on our agenda. As part of our team we want to develop all staff to the highest standard.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle in to your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding.