Are you a compassionate and motivated Nursing Associate with experience supporting patients with bladder, bowel, or pelvic floor dysfunction? Do you want to improve patients' quality of life through specialist continence care while promoting dignity, independence, and wellbeing?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Nursing Associate to join our friendly Specialist Bladder and Bowel Service across Medway.
Working alongside specialist nurses and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will support adults experiencing bladder and bowel dysfunction in community clinics, care homes, and patients' own homes. You will contribute to the assessment, treatment, education, and ongoing management of patients, delivering person-centred, evidence-based care within your scope of practice.
The role includes supporting continence promotion, reinforcing individualised treatment plans, assisting with catheter care and management, contributing to catheter clinics, and undertaking catheter changes where trained and competent. You will also help promote best practice in catheter care across community services.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and proactive NMC-registered Nursing Associate (or someone with equivalent experience) who has excellent communication skills, enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team, and is committed to developing their knowledge in continence care while helping shape and enhance bladder and bowel services across Medway.
To support the delivery of specialist community assessment, treatment, advice, and care for adults with bladder, bowel, and pelvic floor dysfunction.
To manage a delegated caseload under the supervision of Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurses, delivering care in line with agreed treatment plans and evaluating outcomes within own scope of practice.
To undertake face-to-face and telephone reviews, gather clinical information, monitor progress, and escalate concerns or complex cases appropriately.
To support specialist urinary catheter services, including catheter care, catheter changes (following competency assessment), catheter clinics, and providing advice within own competence.
To contribute to continence assessments and the provision and review of appropriate continence products in line with local and national guidance.
To promote bladder and bowel health through education, lifestyle advice, and self-management support, helping patients maximise independence and quality of life.
To participate in audit, quality improvement, safeguarding, risk management, and infection prevention and control activities.
To prioritise and manage delegated workload, recognise the limits of own competence, and seek guidance when required.
To work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, providing coordinated, person-centred care, while supporting patients, carers, care home staff, and healthcare professionals through education and maintaining accurate electronic patient records.
So what else?
- We offer a comprehensive induction, full support during your probationary period and ongoing training and supervision.
- This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service that is patient and staff focused.
- We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
- We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
- You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
- The postholder we be required to work 5 shifts per week Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays) with Saturday working required routinely 1 in 6 weekends.
- We are honouring the 2018 contract refresh of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service (Agenda for Change) pay award.
- We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and our Scottish Widows group personal pension.
MCH is merging with Kent Community Health Foundation Trust (KCHFT). The proposed transfer date is 30th September 2026 and this role will be subject to TUPE transfer to KCHFT.
Person specification
Criteria
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
- Foundation degree in health and social care OR
- Nursing Associate qualification
Care certificate
Experience
- Previous experience in health or social care setting
- Previous experience working in health in a community setting
- Working in a team
- Able to work under own initiative
- Bladder and bowel care management
Catheter care experience
Special knowledge / expertise
- Standard IT skills including word processing and use of internet
- Knowledge of health and safety and principles of risk assessment.
- Be able to understand and plan a range of delegated clinical duties
- Analytical and judgmental skills
- Pressure area care
- Catheter care
Continence or bladder/bowel Assessments
Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail and presentation
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Motivated to community work
- Open and friendly
- Contributes to the team
Willingness to develop professionally
Practical / intellectual skills
- Standard IT skills.
- Ability to travel to various sites in a timely manner
