Assistant Practitioner (AP) - Paediatric Community Bladder & Bowel

at  Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CCICP Community Bladder and Bowel Service is an ever changing , busy nurse led service . The assistant practitioner will support the Specialist Nursing to deliver the highest standard of care for patients with bladder and bowel conditions or dysfunction .
If you are a professional who is compassionate , hardworking and has a keen interest in bladder and bowel conditions this is the role for you!
A proficient health care professional, who is able to, assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence- based care, carrying out a wide range of clinical skills in relation to Paediatric Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction. The Assistant Practitioner will support the Specialist Nurses to deliver holistic patient centred care to achieve optimum continence.
To deliver training formally and informally within the specialist field of Paediatric Continence Care Management to other CCICP professionals, residential and nursing home partners, and social care companies. To act as a role model ensuring practice is the most up to date and delivered in a professional manner at all times.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children’s health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

PROFESSIONAL

Perform comprehensive assessments of an identified caseload of patients. Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery. Adhere to policies, procedures and clinical guidelines, according to changing health care needs which are agreed for the job role/place of
Collect, collate and report information. Maintain accurate patient records by recording and storing all relevant clinical information ensuring it is securely held, accurate, and legible and can be retrieved promptly when required.
Maintain accurate patient records and ensure all relevant information is documented in the patient’s medical and nursing records on EMIS system.
Prepare the clinical environment for safe practice by ensuring that the appropriate level of cleanliness is maintained, relevant materials, and any equipment needed for carrying out clinical procedures is available and ready for use. Cleaning of, clearing away and restoring equipment/environment after use.
Contribute to the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources by ensuring that all equipment, stock and supplies are available in the quantity required, and by identifying problems with resources within the team, including offering suggestions and solutions.
Promote effective communication and relationships, maintaining confidentiality of information by:
Involving parents in the planning and delivery of care.
Supporting relatives, professionals, sensitively communicating all information and referring queries to the Specialist Nurses when required.
Support and implement product review assessments.
Ensure patients and their families are given appropriate verbal and written information regarding plans of care.
To undertake home visits as indicated by patient’s needs and /or when contact in clinics is limited or inappropriate in order to build relationships and provide continuity of their care plan.
Promote, monitor and maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Attend Occupational Health for Health surveillance/vaccination following accidents and for monitoring as laid down by Trust policy.
Co-operate with and attend training provided for Health & Safety purposes.
Recognising and responding appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.
Identify personal learning needs and take steps to pursue personal development plan.
Ensure the promotion of safety, wellbeing and interests of patients, staff and visitors to the clinical areas.
Enable patient choice and involvement and initiate appropriate action.
Provide clinical advice and support to healthcare professionals within and across organisational boundaries.
Support and participate in nurse/practitioner – led clinics, and Multidisciplinary team meetings.
To assist and support Specialist Nurses with school based clinics for Children with Bladder & Bowel Dysfunction and liaise with Special School nurses regarding complex patients.
This job description is an outline of the role and function. It is not intended to describe all specific tasks.
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