Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust • southend on sea SS2 5TE
About this role
The Adult Bladder and Bowel health care assistant (HCA) will work as a member of the Adult Bladder and Bowel Specialist Service to provide a high quality and effective service to patients referred into the service for the management of bladder and bowel issues.
The post holder will be proficient, knowledgeable and competent. They will continue to develop in their role through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies, to be determined by the needs of the patients, the service and the team.
Re-assess patients in receipt of products from the Trust as delegated by nurses.
Provide support for patients and carers.
Be competent in undertaking urinalysis, and obtaining urine specimens.
Assist/advise in the completion of bladder charts (frequency and volume diaries)
Record personally generated patient interactions and interventions and update them as agreed and instructed.
Recommend products as agreed
To deal as appropriate with unpleasant conditions such as exposure to body fluids.
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
- Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
- Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
- If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
- Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
- Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
- £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
- Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
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Job share
Applications for job shares are welcomed.
To undertake through each patient’s individual care plan, those duties delegated by the Team Leader and Case Manager, which the Health Care Assistant has been trained and is competent and confident to perform.
These tasks include
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Ø Re-assess patients in receipt of products from the Trust as delegated by Continence Nurses.
Ø Provide support for patients and carers.
Ø Be competent in undertaking urinalysis, and obtaining urine specimens.
Ø Assist/advise in the completion of bladder charts (frequency and volume diaries)
Ø Communicates very sensitive condition related information to patients and relatives with empathy and reassurance.
Ø Record personally generated patient interactions and interventions and update them as agreed and instructed.
Ø Recommend products as agreed,
Ø To deal as appropriate with unpleasant conditions such as exposure to body fluids.
Ø Undertake drainage of residual urine (female patients), ( once competency is achieved)
Ø Provide emotional care for patients within your specialist sphere of work.
Ø In the course of your clinical work provide appropriate help to patients who require physical assistance.
Ø Organises own workload in conjunction with team and Trust requirements.
Ø Use a computer tablet remotely for all patient records.
Ø Record data and evidence of activity as requested via Systm One
Ø Provide teaching informally on a one to one basis ie to patients/carers
Ø Interpret the combined results from urinalysis, portable bladder ultrasound and bladder charts (frequency and volume diaries), seeking advice from colleagues as appropriate.
Full training and competencies will be provided to ensure that the post holder has the appropriate skills to undertake these duties.
To ensure that staff contribute to the information required to support the Care Quality Commission inspection visits, and that staff are aware of the standards and are able to provide accurate information to inspectors.
Develop and maintain good working relationships with patients, carers, social care and other health care professionals to support multidisciplinary working.
Maintain effective communication with the multidisciplinary team.
Empower/enable patients and carers to maximise potential for self-care.
This advert closes on Friday 29 May 2026