Bladder & Bowel Nurse

Bladder & Bowel Nurse – Community Clinics (West Yorkshire)

Band 7 / Band 8 Equivalent | Weekend Clinics (with potential mid-week work)

Your Medical Services (YMS) is currently recruiting experienced Bladder & Bowel Nurses to support the Community Urology and Colorectal Service (CUCS) for a large community Trust in West Yorkshire.

This is an excellent opportunity to deliver high-quality, specialist continence care within a community setting, supporting patients on complex bladder and bowel pathways and helping reduce waiting times across the service.

The Role

You will deliver nurse-led bladder and bowel clinics across community venues in Leeds, undertaking both new patient assessments and follow-up reviews in line with established CUCS pathways.

The role focuses on adult patients with complex bladder and/or bowel dysfunction and offers a high degree of clinical autonomy within a well-defined service model.

Key Responsibilities

* Undertake comprehensive bladder and bowel assessments for adult patients

* Deliver follow-up reviews and ongoing treatment plans

* Perform physical examinations, including digital rectal examinations (and vaginal examinations where clinically appropriate)

* Carry out and interpret bladder scans

* Deliver pelvic floor therapy, bladder retraining and lifestyle advice

* Provide and support biofeedback therapy (with or without EMG machines)

* Contribute to positive clinical outcomes, timely discharges and appropriate onward referrals

* Complete high-quality clinical documentation, including discharge letters on System One

Essential Experience & Competencies

* Registered Nurse with Band 7 or Band 8-level experience in Bladder & Bowel / Continence Services

* Proven experience running nurse-led bladder and bowel clinics, including new assessments and follow-ups

* Competent in:

* Bladder scanning

* Digital rectal examinations

* Delivering biofeedback therapy (machine-based or non-machine)

* Fully up to date with mandatory training and e-learning, with evidence available

* Able to work autonomously while adhering to Trust pathways, policies and governance

Clinic Templates & Pay

New Patient Assessments

* Minimum of 6 patients per day (75-minute appointments)

 * £540 per day

* Potential to increase to 8 patients per day on a 60-minute template (£720 per day), once familiar with the service

Follow-Up Appointments

* Minimum of 10 patients per day in 45-minute slots

 * £540 per day

Working Pattern

* Weekend clinics initially

* Potential to accommodate additional mid-week sessions

* We are currently gathering availability from 14th February onwards to support rota planning