Job summary

The Community Children and Young People's Bladder and Bowel Service provides assessment, treatment, advice and support to children, young people and their families.

The service offers evidence-based interventions, health promotion, education and guidance to support healthy bladder and bowel habits, improve continence outcomes, and promote independence and wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

Contribute to the provision of a high-quality child health service.Work collaboratively within the team and with primary and community care colleagues to deliver local and national health objectives.Work with the team to undertake workload planning and delegation of work to other team members, taking into account competency levels.Undertake holistic assessments of children / young people and families in line with local and national guidelines.Support the team to develop new ways of working to provide a responsive service to clients.Support and empathise with children and families in time of need.Support the team to develop multi-agency partnerships and joint working to facilitate public health objectives in line with the Trusts objectives.Work within a public health competency framework to address public health priorities and health inequalities.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details

Date posted

12 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-CC8324280

Job locations

Queens Drive Clinic

Liverpool

L4 6XG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work as part of a team to promote and maintain the bladder and bowel health and wellbeing of children and young people.

This will include supporting children and young people with a range of continence needs, additional needs and complex health conditions, delivering clinical care across community settings including clinics, schools and family homes.

Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will work as part of a team to promote and maintain the bladder and bowel health and wellbeing of children and young people. This will include supporting children and young people with a range of continence needs, additional needs and complex health conditions, delivering clinical care across community settings including clinics, schools and family homes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate and on the NMC register

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience of previous work in health care
• Assessing, planning and implementing individualised programmes of care
• Experience in assessing for and ordering community equipment

Desirable

• Working with CYP who have bladder and bowel conditions or symptoms including managing their care

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding local and national influences on health care delivery, including Public Health
• Knowledge of Health Promotion strategies
• Clinical Governance and Risk Management
• Actively involved in professional development

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised complex activities and programmes of care
• Ability to motivate, negotiate with and influence others
• Understanding of skills required for team working
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Ability to travel, for work purposes, within the Mersey Care area

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nursing Associate and on the NMC register Experience Essential Experience of working with children and young people Experience of previous work in health care Assessing, planning and implementing individualised programmes of care Experience in assessing for and ordering community equipment Desirable Working with CYP who have bladder and bowel conditions or symptoms including managing their care Knowledge Essential Understanding local and national influences on health care delivery, including Public Health Knowledge of Health Promotion strategies Clinical Governance and Risk Management Actively involved in professional development Skills Essential Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised complex activities and programmes of care Ability to motivate, negotiate with and influence others Understanding of skills required for team working Excellent Communication Skills Ability to travel, for work purposes, within the Mersey Care area

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queens Drive Clinic

Liverpool

L4 6XG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queens Drive Clinic

Liverpool

L4 6XG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)