Community Adult Nurse Bladder and Bowel: Sponsorship Available

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing
service with the Community Directorate.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registered
nurse to join the adult bladder and bowel service.

The base for this post will be Innovation House, Bishop
Auckland. This is a Countywide Community post so locality work will be required
according to service need. This role
involves a mixture of working within clinics, home visits, care homes and
office environment, providing face to face as well as telephone assessments /
reviews.

The post will allow you to work in a specialist service and
develop specialist skills / knowledge and expertise in bladder and bowel
dysfunction. This is an exciting
opportunity to become part of an innovative and forward-thinking community
based team. You will make a valuable contribution to the way local bladder and
bowel services are organised and delivered in order to provide high-quality,
cost-effective services to people living in County Durham and Darlington.

The role is
supportive of family friendly hours working predominantly Monday to Friday (day
hours, eg: 08:30-16:30.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have a passion for delivering
high quality care to people with bladder and bowel dysfunction. You will be
dynamic and caring with excellent communication skills as patient education and
support is an important component of the job.

Prior experience in
bladder and bowel dysfunction and the promotion of continence is desirable,
however, this is an opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and skills.
Your professional development will be supported by a mentor and regular
clinical supervision.

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

  • Clinical community experience
  • Bladder and bowel assessment / treatment experience
  • Experience of audit / research

Statutory Registration

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (adult) on part 1 of the NMC register
  • Valid UK NMC PIN

Desirable

  • First degree
  • Community prescribing or willing to work towards

Qualifications

Desirable

  • Bladder & Bowel dysfunction experience or willing to work towards
  • Teaching / mentorship qualification or willing to work towards

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of issues in bladder and bowel care
  • IT skills

Desirable

  • Knowledge of budgetary control

Special Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to travel independently across the County to fulfil requirements of the post
  • Ability to work flexibly in differing environments to meet the needs of the service
  • Driving posts must have valid Full UK driving licence

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.