Job summary*This job is 0.2 WTE 7.5 hours as part of a job share*We invite current members of the Childrens Bladder and Bowel Team to apply to support the current lead in their role of leading service delivery, quality improvement and safety. While this will be a dimension of the role due to the current business needs, the core role is to work in in conjunction with the current postholder to effectively manage the service and deliver it in a manner compliant with NICE guidelines.
This role is conducted as a clinical and non-clinical hybrid role. Core elements of the role include:
- To assess patients, to develop, plan, implement and monitor care. To provide highly specialist advice. Maintains appropriate records.
- Lead specialist nurses in paediatric bladder and bowel service with managerial responsibility for the service and the employees within the service.
- Provides specialist education and training to other staff, students and/or patients/clients Undertakes research and leads clinical audits in own specialist area.
Main duties of the jobCore dimensions and expectations of the individual, to execute themselves in their own practice whilst ensuring other do so include:
- Take a lead role in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of caseload of patients/clients.
- Undertake a detailed physical and nursing examination, formulates a diagnosis, initiates investigations and/or treatments and makes onward referrals as appropriate to role.
- Act as an individually accountable practitioner.
- Maintains records as autonomous practitioner.
- Maintain and support high levels of skills around assessing and managing risk.
- Accepts the responsibility for decisions made and actions taken; exemplifying learning from mistakes.
- Line manage registered nurses and play specialists within the service
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We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
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DetailsDate posted: 01 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Job share
Reference number: C9439-2627-RP-N250
Job locations: Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6HX, United Kingdom; Bishop Auckland General Hospital, Cockton Hill Road, BISHOP AUCKLAND, County Durham, DL14 6AD, United Kingdom; University Hospital Of North Durham, North Road, DURHAM, DH1 5TW, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesManagement and Leadership- Identifying need for change, leading and managing change, including service development
- Developing case for change
- Negotiation and influencing skills
- Networking
- Team development
- Acts as a role model providing mentorship and/or clinical supervision to other staff/learners supporting them in applying theory to practice
Clinical Responsibilities- Decision making/clinical judgment and problem solving
- Explores complex issues and makes complex decisions encouraging the effective participation of everyone involved
- Clinical governance
- Equality and diversity
- Ethical decision-making
- Assessment, diagnosis, referral, discharge
- Assessing and managing risk
- Non-medical prescribing in line with legislation, following training
- Developing confidence
- Developing therapeutic interventions to improve service user outcomes
- Higher level communication skills
- Service user/public involvement
- Promoting and influencing others to incorporate values-based care into practice
- Public health, epidemiology, health education and promotion
- Development of advanced psycho-motor skills
Educational Responsibilities- Principles of teaching and learning
- Supporting others to develop knowledge and skills
- Promotion of learning/creation of learning environment
- Service user/carer teaching and information giving
- Developing service user/carer education materials
- Acts as a resource for improving health
- Teaching, mentorship and coaching
Research- Ability to access research/use information systems
- Critical appraisal/evaluation skills
- Involvement in research
- Involvement in audit and service evaluation
- Ability to implement research findings into practice including use of and development of policies/protocols and guidelines
- Study Day/Conference presentations
Person SpecificationSpecial RequirementsEssential- UK Driving licence
- Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require
QualificationsEssential- Evidence of continued professional development and specialist training
Desirable- Paediatric Clinical Assessment
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Statutory RegistrationEssential- Registered Nurse (Child) on part 1 of the NMC register
- Valid UK NMC PIN
ExperienceEssential- Significant experience of specialist paediatric bladder and bowel nursing.
- Experience of leading and managing a specialist nursing service
Special Skills & KnowledgeEssential- Ability to assess and interpret specialist patient/client conditions and take appropriate actions.
- Assess needs and develop and implement specialist nursing care programmes and/or specialised health and education programmes for patient/clients, carers and relatives.
- Ability to communicate and provide specialist advice to patients/clients, carers, relatives and other professionals demonstrating empathy and reassurance.
- Demonstrable knowledge of integrating research and evidenced based practice, into clinical work.
- Good leadership and team working skills including individual appraisals and team development.
- Service development skills evidenced in developing guidelines, SOPS and leading governance processes within a service to demonstrate ongoing service development.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and teaching skills across a variety of media and to a broad range of professional and public groups
- Organisational skills including management of off duty, clinic management and team jobplans using a variety of software.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.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).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer name: County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6HX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Lead Bladder and Bowel Nurse Specialist, Jo Carr, jo.carr2@nhs.net
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