Contact information
Wendy Elliott Lead colorectal/ stoma clinical nurse specialist
Contact Number- 01924 542277
Email - wendy.elliott2@nhs.net
About the role
The post will be a 12 month secondment 28.88 hours per week
The post holder will organise and manage a caseload for a defined group of patients / service users, providing specialist nursing support, advice and education and care to that specific group. They will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards within the defined service group.
Main duties
* Undertake nurse-led colorectal follow-up clinics as outlined in the Stratified Risk Guidelines. The aim of these guidelines is to ensure all patients following a colorectal cancer resection are enlisted into an appropriate risk stratified surveillance pathway.
* Will have continuous delegated responsibility for a defined caseload of patients and will provide an effective and high quality patient-focused service that is sensitive to the needs of users and providers.
* Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, including Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA), plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
* Organise, prioritise and evaluates workload based on accepted referral criteria in line with operational protocols.
* Will provide clinical and social psychological support to their patient group using advanced communication skills, education and health promotion to enable them to reach an optimum level of independence of health.
* To provide specialist advice, supervision and support to their defined caseload and peers.
* attend and participate in the Multi disciplinary meeting
* Review patients post surgery on the wards
* Telephone follow up of patients
* Joint consultations with colorectal consultants
Essential person specification requirements
* Registered Nurse
* Post registration qualification in relevant subject
* Evidence of continued development
* Recognised teaching qualification
* Post registration experience in a relevant area
* Multi-professional working
* Autonomous working
* Insight into the role
* Awareness of own limitations
* It literate
* Teaching assessment and presentation skills
* excellent communication skills
* Able to travel across sites
* Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
* ability to motivate self and others
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
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Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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