Continence Specialist Lead - Southall, United Kingdom - West London NHS Trust

West London NHS Trust

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Southall, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Do you aspire to make a positive contribution to Continence nursing in the community?

Do you want a rewarding job with great career potential?

Do you want to be part of developing community services in Ealing?

The post holder will be actively involved in the development, implementation, provision, monitoring and evaluation of the bladder and bowel service in conjunction with the Community Matron, Continence Advisors and administration team.

You will be expected to work autonomously to provide evidence based, comprehensive, advanced assessment / reassessments and treatments for patients in their own homes, residential care settings, day centres and nursing homes, in addition to clinic base settings.

You will be responsible for developing and updating evidence based care pathways.

The post holder will be responsible for teaching carers and/or families how to manage treatment, management or containment programmes along with identifying staff training needs and support with training.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives.

We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We're rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

Covid-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for this role, unless an exemption applies.

The successful applicant may have contact with vulnerable service users and we will therefore seek proof of being fully vaccinated during the recruitment process.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide skilled continence care to patients in a variety of community settings: patients' own home, health centres, care homes, all community settings.
Possess a good working knowledge of catheter care.
Complete comprehensive bladder and bowel assessments, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
Monitor, record, act upon and report any changes in patients' conditions.
To complete DATIX and ensure follow up for any patient identified with a pressure sore not currently being seen by the DN service, making appropriate referrals to TVN/ DN Team
To effect change in practice to the care of patients with continence needs, using research. Evidence and Best Practice.
To support multidisciplinary teams, and allied services facilitating provision of an effective bladder and bowel service.
To provide bladder and bowel reassessments to a range of patients with identified needs.
Ensure documentation is accurate and up to date and written in line with the ICO policy and the Nursing and Midwifery Council's recommendation.
Demonstrate an inquiring approach towards continence care.
Work with patients, carers and families to enable them to develop selfcare skills with respect to continence management.
To act as a resource for ICO colleagues, which may include preparing for and participating in training programmes.
Ensure patient's views are taken into account in the decision making process regarding their care.
Educate patients, relatives and carers where appropriate (this may involve group training), encouraging self care.
Initiate and follow up referrals where appropriate to relevant clinicians and or social services.