Children's Community Continence Nurse

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The closing date is 03 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the North Derbyshire Children's Community Continence Service 30 hours a week. We are a small friendly team which is the lead provider for the Countywide Continence Service who supports children and young people aged 4-19 years in the community to achieve their continence potential.

We are looking for a Children's Community Continence Nurse to support and make a difference to children and young people's incontinence needs. The successful candidate will have a passion for continence and enjoys working in the community with children and young people and their families. An important element of the role is to independently undertake continence clinics across the whole of North Derbyshire.

Applicants need to possess excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and work independently and as part of a team.

Full training and supervision from Specialist Nurses will be provided although a background in continence would be advantageous.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full qualifications, skills and experience required for this post.

The main emphasis of this role is to provide specialist clinical practice within a defined clinical area/caseload. This will involve working independently with support/guidance from a multi-disciplinary (MDT) as required.

Duties will include, for example, provision of specialist knowledge and key experience in the care and management of children and young people with continence care needs, and working collaboratively with all agencies to promote health, education and well-being of children with continence care needs.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on a green field site on the edge of the Peak District National Park. Chesterfield is home to the famous Crooked Spire Church and is close to Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham, which offering numerous choices for recreational activities and lifestyles. We are the only acute hospital in North Derbyshire and serve a population of around 400,000 people, with a workforce of around 5000 staff and is rated "Good" by the CQC.

We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.

If you are looking to develop your career and you are an enthusiastic, motivated compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and our service users with respect and seeks to provide a high-quality service then we would love to hear from you.

Please see the job description and person specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required for this opportunity.

• NMC registered Nurse
• Willingness to participate in any identified training to develop skills included extended role activities
• Teaching and Assessing qualification
• Registered Children's Trained Nurse
• Post registration course in the management of bowel and bladder dysfunction in paediatrics or equivalent

• Experience of working within a Multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of managing clinical caseload
• Evidence of experience in working with Children and Families
• Community post registration experience
• Minimum 1 years post registration experience

• Experience of working with Children and young people with continence needs
• Ability to relate to, communicate with and engage with children and young people
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to function autonomously and as a team member
• Ability to use own initiative, prioritise and make decisions
• Understanding awareness of confidentiality and its application to practice
• Sound IT skills, good record keeping
• Evidence of continuing Professional Development
• Clinical assessment and treatment planning skills relevant to children
• Knowledge of health and safety policy and guidance
• Experience of working with System One

• Excellent team player
• Adaptable and highly Motivated
• Ability to reflect on self and practice

• Demonstrates Proud to CARE (Compassion, Achievement, Relationships, Environment)

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.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata, per annum