About this role
Job summary
Band 6 CNN Senior Bladder & Bowel Care Nurse
Band 6: £39,959 - £48,117
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced, motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our Community Nursing Network as a Band 6 Senior Bladder & Bowel Care Nurse (37.5 hours per week, full time).
This is an excellent opportunity to take on a specialist role delivering high-quality bladder and bowel care across North and South Kirklees. The role combines both clinic-based work and home visits, supporting patients with a range of continence and bladder and bowel health needs.
As a Band 6 Senior Bladder & Bowel Care Nurse, you will combine specialist clinical knowledge with leadership skills to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care. You will act as a role model, mentor and expert resource, supporting colleagues whilst driving improvements in patient outcomes and service delivery. The role includes a combination of community clinics and home visits across North and South Kirklees, with working hours predominantly between 8am and 5pm.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist assessment, treatment and management for patients with bladder and bowel care needs
- Deliver care through a combination of clinic appointments and domiciliary visits across North and South Kirklees
- Develop and review individualised care plans to promote independence, dignity and quality of life
- Support the assessment and management of catheter care and complex continence needs
- Support service development initiatives and contribute to quality improvement projects
What We're Looking For
- A Registered Nurse with community nursing and/or continence care experience
- Strong clinical knowledge with the ability to manage complex patient needs
- Excellent communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- A passion for delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
This role is not applicable for sponsorship and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.
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For more information please refer to Job Description and Person SpecificationTo discuss the role further please contact CNN Lead, Sarah Taylor [email protected] and Lisa Holdsworth on [email protected].
Please note this position may be subject to DBS check.
Closing date 06/11/2026
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications
About us
Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.
We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.
Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-
- Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
- Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
- Refer a Friend Scheme - If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please refer to the attached person specification document.
Desirable
- Please refer to the attached person specification document.
Experience
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Locala Health and Wellbeing
Address
Fartown Health Centre, Spaines Road, Huddersfield
Huddersfield
HD2 2QA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.locala.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)