Community Adult Nurse Bladder and Bowel
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 09/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse to join a developing adult bladder and bowel service within the Community Directorate. The role involves working in clinics, home visits, care homes, and office environments, providing face-to-face and telephone assessments. You will develop specialist skills and knowledge in bladder and bowel dysfunction, contributing to high-quality, cost-effective services. The post offers family-friendly hours, predominantly Monday to Friday.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (adult) on part 1 of the NMC register
- Valid UK NMC PIN
- First degree
- Community prescribing or willing to work towards
- Bladder & Bowel dysfunction experience or willing to work towards
- Teaching / mentorship qualification or willing to work towards
- Special Skills & Knowledge
- Knowledge of issues in bladder and bowel care
- IT skills
- Knowledge of budgetary control
- Special Requirements
- 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
- Clinical community experience
- Bladder and bowel assessment / treatment experience
- Experience of audit / research
- Statutory Registration
- Registered Nurse (adult) on part 1 of the NMC register
- Valid UK NMC PIN
- First degree
- Community prescribing or willing to work towards
- Bladder & Bowel dysfunction experience or willing to work towards
- Teaching / mentorship qualification or willing to work towards
- Special Skills & Knowledge
- Knowledge of issues in bladder and bowel care
- IT skills
- Knowledge of budgetary control
- Special Requirements
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Clinical community experience
- Bladder and bowel assessment / treatment experience
- Experience of audit / research
- Statutory Registration
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Community Adult Nurse Bladder and Bowel
The closing date is 09 October 2026
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 bla
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