Stoma Care Nurse Specialist

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Band 7 Specialist Nurse in a leading NHS Trust. Join a dedicated colorectal team where your expertise in stoma care and surgical experience will make a significant impact on patient care. This role offers the chance to work independently while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring compassionate and effective patient support. Be part of an organization committed to innovation and excellence in healthcare, where your contributions will enhance the lives of patients undergoing life-changing surgeries. If you are passionate about nursing and eager to grow in a supportive environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with relevant post qualification study or experience.
• 3+ years of experience in colorectal and surgical settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, evaluate, and deliver patient-focused care.
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team and support patients pre and post-surgery.

Skills

Stoma care

Colorectal experience

Surgical experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Teaching and mentoring

Computer literacy

Education

Registered Nurse

Post qualification study

Tools

Electronic Patient Record system

Job description

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Main area: Specialist Nurse Grade Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:00-16:00)

Job ref: 349-NMGH-6718488*

Site: NMGH

Town: Crumpsall

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum (Pro Rata)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 02/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 specialist nurse to work with the colorectal team. 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 need to be confident in your role as a lone worker as well as being able to interact within a wider multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

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, needing 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.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.6bn. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

We’ve created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse. Evidence of relevant post qualification study or equivalent experience. Evidence of teaching or mentoring.

Experience

• Relevant clinical experience in relevant setting. Evidence of working independently. Evidence of managing in a clinical area. Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. Evidence of relevant CPD. Awareness of clinical/national guidelines.
• Evidence of undertaking Audit.

Skills

• Demonstrate Specialist expertise underpinned by theory. Evidence of teaching and mentoring learners. Effective communicator - able to communicate sensitive information. Evidence of decision-making skills. Computer literacy.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.