Job overview
An exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Stoma Care Clinical Nurse Specialist has arisen at Scunthorpe General Hospital. The position is for 30 hours per week over 4 days with requirement to work flexibly over Monday - Friday period to ensure consistent provision of stoma care service.
We are seeking to recruit a dedicated and enthusiastic individual with recent and relevant experience in stoma care along with at least 3 years colorectal and surgical experience.
You will be required to work independently and therefore need to be confident in your role as a lone worker as well as being able to interact within a wider multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will be an integral part of the colorectal team and will be required to assess, plan, evaluate and deliver all relevant aspects of patient focused care in a caring, compassionate and sensitive manner. They will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the clinical governance process and will need to have excellent communication and organisational skills.
The post offers ideal opportunities for the successful applicant to enhance and expand their experience in stoma care and to make a significant difference to the experience of the patient undergoing such life changing surgery. The pathway involves pre and post operative counselling, support and education to patients and their families/carers.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will -
Directly deliver Stoma care to patients based on current evidence across a variety of settings, e.g. home, OPD and ward in order to provide a flexible service that is responsive to the needs of the client group incorporating patient and family/carers.
Provide support and specialist nursing advice across the Trust to clinical colleagues in complex cases
Support the delivery of high quality stoma care to patients within their clinical field by improving the knowledge and skills of first-line staff through education (both Trust wide and on an individual basis).
Follow the patient’s journey into the community, in Nurse led clinics undertaking regular reviews of patient products to ensure this is correct for the patient.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification document which is attached to this advert.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Level 1 Registered Nurse. nt teaching/ facilitation qualification or experience.
2. Evidence of working towards a Degree or equivalent in a relevant field
3. Evidence of in-depth post registration development in the relevant field eg Foundation Course in Stoma Care, ENB 998 or equivalent teaching / facilitation qualification or experience
4. Current driving licence and own transport
Desirable criteria
5. Completed First Level Degree Degree
6. Communication / counselling qualification
7. Post registration teaching qualification
8. Mentorship course
Knowledge, training and experience
Essential criteria
9. 2 years current experience within the field at Band 6 equivalent or above
10. Experience within acute surgery/colorectal/gastroenterology services
11. Sound knowledge of bowel disease and surgery
12. A track record of practice excellence and innovation
13. Ability to provide and receive highly complex or sensitive information, where developed persuasive, negotiating, training, empathetic or reassurance skills are required
14. Ability to make clinical judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
15. Teaching and presentation skills
16. Effective leadership and assertiveness skills
17. Ability to manage own workload without direct supervision
Desirable criteria
18. Management experience at ward level
19. Leadership course
20. Previous involvement in change management
21. Experience of stoma care with knowledge of appliances and accessories
Communication and interpersonal skills
Essential criteria
22. Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
23. Ability to lead and facilitate developments in practice
24. Teaching ability
25. Able to work independently and as part of a team
26. Able to manage / prioritise own workload/time management
27. In-depth understanding of personal and professional accountability
28. Experience of patient advocacy
Personal
Essential criteria
29. Creative lateral thinker and problem solver
30. Sensitivity based on knowledge
31. Flexible and positive approach to work
32. Enthusiasm and motivation
33. Vision and commitment to development of services
34. Ability to collaborate with local, regional and national teams to discover and share best practice
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