Paediatric Stoma Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Brighton; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Paediatric Stoma Care Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their team at the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in Brighton. This role involves providing expert care to neonates and children with stomas, working closely with surgical teams and the wider community. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse with a passion for paediatric care and a commitment to service development.

Qualifications

• Experience working with Paediatric stomas at B6 level.
• Experience of caseload management.
• Experience in research/Audit.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert stoma care service to children and families.
• Set up and lead nurse-led clinics.
• Ensure excellent communication with MDT members.

Skills

Communication

Teaching

Empathy

IT Skills

Education

Registered Nurse (RN/RNC/RSCN)

Mentorship/998 or equivalent

MSc Qualification

Independent prescriber

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Paediatric Stoma Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 09 June 2025

A new opportunity has arisen at the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital (RACH) in Brighton. We are looking to recruit an experienced and dynamic nurse into our Stoma Care Clinical Nurse Specialist post. In this role you will work with neonates, children and young people both in the hospital setting at Trevor Mann Baby Unit and RACH as well as in the wider community.

You will be a highly motivated and responsible nurse dedicated to providing high quality care with the ability to work under pressure with high levels of autonomy.

This position would be suitable for a registered nurse with proven experience working with children with stomas and with paediatric and or neonatal surgical and colorectal experience.

You will work closely with our Surgical team and wider MDT, providing expert care to babies, children and families/carers. You will be key to developing the service, utilising your organisational, teaching and management skills. Excellent communication skills are essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

The Paediatric Stoma Care Clinical Nurse Specialist will be based at Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, Brighton part of UHSussex NHS Foundation Trust. You will deliver a dedicated and expert stoma care service to children, young people, neonates and premature babies and their families or carers. You will work within our three hospitals and into our wider community area.

The role involves patient centred individualised care to those undergoing colorectal and urology surgery resulting in a stoma. You will also support those with fistulae in both secondary and primary care settings

The post holder will set up and run nurse led clinics and provide teaching to a wide range of healthcare professionals and will be able to lead and guide ward based and community nurses.

You will be looking to further develop your career as a Paediatric Stoma Care Nurse Specialist and will have a passion for the speciality with service development being a priority.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job responsibilities

• Ensure and promote excellent communication with all members of the MDT
• Provide condition related information to children and their families or carers in clinic setting and at the bedside (pre-op and post-op), to include gaining informed consent, requiring empathy and reassurance.
• Set up and lead once-monthly patient groups within the community, providing information, support etc
• Attend weekly clinical meetings as needed to foster collaborative MDT working.
• Ensure confidentiality and adherence to data protection legislation.
• Ensure that a full and accurate record of care is documented in a timely manner utilising appropriate nursing and medical systems as well as our bespoke stoma care database
• Ensure stoma care database and diary are used effectively and accurately
• Promote inclusiveness and treat people with kindness and compassion
• Promote a team ethos and a positive working environmen
• Ensure grievances/disputes/complaints are investigated thoroughly in a timely manner.

For detailed job description please review attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN/RNC/RSCN)
• Mentorship/998 or equivalent
• MSc Qualification
• Independent prescriber

Experience and skills

• Experience of working with Paediatric stomas at B6 level
• Experience of caseload management
• IT Skills
• Teaching experience
• Paediatric Urology experience
• Experience of change management
• Experience in research/Audit
• Experience of Ace management, rectal irrigation/washout

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

£46,148 to £52,809 a yearper annum pro rata