Job summary
St Mark's Hospital is looking to recruit a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Stoma Care to join their established team of Stoma and Pouch Nurse Specialists.
Stoma Care Team is based at Central Middlesex Hospital - Including Harrow, Ealing and Brent ICB.
The stoma care department at St Mark's Hospital is one of the largest teams in the UK for stoma and fistula management. As a tertiary referral centre we create over 300 new stomas and 30 ileoanal pouches per annum and offer long-term support to community patients in the local boroughs of Harrow, Ealing and Brent. The unit leads on nursing research and development and is well published in the national and international arena.
If this sounds like a role you would be interested in, then we are keen to hear from you. For further information or to arrange a site visit please contact Petya Marinova at petya.marinova@nhs.net or 0208 453 2196.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide long term management and support to patients with a stoma or fistula, and also support the pouch nurse specialists within the team.
This specific care will be provided through comprehensive clinical skills, information, advice and support to patients undergoing pouch/ stoma forming surgery in addition to the continued development and management of Nurse Led Clinics and the telephone and email advice lines.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Apply advanced clinical history taking skills to be able to receive, analyse and interpret highly complex medical and surgical information in order to formulate a plan of care for a patient with a stoma or enterocutaneous fistula within inpatient and outpatient services or referrals from the designated stoma care advice line.
- Demonstrate highly developed interpersonal skills to be able to communicate with all members of the multi professional healthcare team within the Trust as well as regionally and nationally in order to achieve a coordinated specialist service for patients. This will involve communicating specialist and highly complex or sensitive information verbally, formally written and electronically as appropriate.
- Utilise expert communication skills to disseminate and simplify highly complex surgical information, using appropriate information aids as necessary, in order to facilitate the patients understanding and inform the patient of their surgical options so the patient can give informed consent. Discuss results of investigations and ongoing care
- Utilise advanced communication skills to identify patients at risk of clinical deterioration in medical condition from telephone communication. To receive, analyse and interpret highly complex medical and surgical information and to formulate a plan of care or to make appropriate referrals i.e referral to Consultant Surgeon. This will avoid unnecessary appointments in the Out Patient Department.
- To deliver individualised care and psychological support to patients and families incorporating their diverse cultures, ethnic backgrounds and any disabilities they may have.
- To ensure accurate records of patient care are maintained i.e. patient notes and referral letters and that relevant clinical information is transferred onto the departments database.
- To be skilled at making presentations using multimedia tools at local meetings to all members of the multi professional team in order to share best practice.
- To liaise with home delivery and product companies the services and equipment required by patients.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Apply advanced clinical history taking skills to be able to receive, analyse and interpret highly complex medical and surgical information in order to formulate a plan of care for a patient with a stoma or enterocutaneous fistula within inpatient and outpatient services or referrals from the designated stoma care advice line.
- Demonstrate highly developed interpersonal skills to be able to communicate with all members of the multi professional healthcare team within the Trust as well as regionally and nationally in order to achieve a coordinated specialist service for patients. This will involve communicating specialist and highly complex or sensitive information verbally, formally written and electronically as appropriate.
- Utilise expert communication skills to disseminate and simplify highly complex surgical information, using appropriate information aids as necessary, in order to facilitate the patients understanding and inform the patient of their surgical options so the patient can give informed consent. Discuss results of investigations and ongoing care
- Utilise advanced communication skills to identify patients at risk of clinical deterioration in medical condition from telephone communication. To receive, analyse and interpret highly complex medical and surgical information and to formulate a plan of care or to make appropriate referrals i.e referral to Consultant Surgeon. This will avoid unnecessary appointments in the Out Patient Department.
- To deliver individualised care and psychological support to patients and families incorporating their diverse cultures, ethnic backgrounds and any disabilities they may have.
- To ensure accurate records of patient care are maintained i.e. patient notes and referral letters and that relevant clinical information is transferred onto the departments database.
- To be skilled at making presentations using multimedia tools at local meetings to all members of the multi professional team in order to share best practice.
- To liaise with home delivery and product companies the services and equipment required by patients.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Adult Nursing - Registered Nurse with Current NMC PIN
- Stoma care course
Desirable
- Stoma care qualification
- Physical assessment course
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Colorectal experience
- Experience of Stoma Care
- Knowledge of the GI tract, anatomy and physiology and disease processes
- Keen interest in colorectal disease/ gastroenterology
Desirable
- Research and audit experience
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- Clinical practice within the community setting.
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent IT and computer skills including power point and excel.
- Must be able to work in a busy environment.
- Good written and spoken English.
- Team worker, assertive, self-motivated flexible and adaptable.
Desirable
- Ability to drive and have a clean driving licence.
- Leadership skills
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Adult Nursing - Registered Nurse with Current NMC PIN
- Stoma care course
Desirable
- Stoma care qualification
- Physical assessment course
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Colorectal experience
- Experience of Stoma Care
- Knowledge of the GI tract, anatomy and physiology and disease processes
- Keen interest in colorectal disease/ gastroenterology
Desirable
- Research and audit experience
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- Clinical practice within the community setting.
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent IT and computer skills including power point and excel.
- Must be able to work in a busy environment.
- Good written and spoken English.
- Team worker, assertive, self-motivated flexible and adaptable.
Desirable
- Ability to drive and have a clean driving licence.
- Leadership skills
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
