Stoma Care Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

• The post holder is expected to have direct clinical involvement in and have extensive knowledge of caring for people with colorectal cancer/inflammatory bowel disease and urological disorders.
• Provide essential advisory and psychological care to patients with stoma formation, inflammatory bowel and colorectal disease, and urological disorders with special responsibility for patient advocacy.
• Teach patients, carers and health care professionals how to change stoma appliances.
• Develop and implement clinical standards to underpin practice and evaluate these regularly.(ASCN )
• Provide pre-operative stoma siting with regard to the patients physical life style, cultural and religious beliefs.
• Promote an environment which facilitates the exchange of information between patient/carer/nurse.
• Provide stoma specialist advice to patients, clinicians and health care professionals.
• Plan, implement and review programmes of care for patients who have received treatment for colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and urology disorders resulting in stoma formation, making relevant recommendations regarding their ongoing care.
• Work collaboratively with other relevant practitioners, i.e. GPs/ Colorectal Specialist Nurses/colorectal MDT member/District Nurses/Specialist Palliative Care Nurses/paediatric CNSs/Appliance Prescription Service.
• Provide pre-operative and post-operative care for all stoma patients both hospital and community.

• Promote and follow infection control policy. Adhere to hand washing procedure.

• Recognise and respond to emergency situations.
• Participate with recruitment and selection of staff
• Assist in appraisals and developmental plans
• Maintain fitness to practice as per NMC guidance
• Ensure NMC membership is annually renewed
• To work within the guidelines of the NMC policies and procedures

Education Responsibilities

• Plan, develop and implement appropriate education and training programmes for patients and other health care professionals.
• Be responsible for professional and personal development and continuing education to meet PDR/NMC
• Develop skill and expertise of hospital and community based nurses.
• Teach and educate ward based learning and Stoma Link Nurses.
• Provide Health Promotion and education for patients.
• Through PDR objectives identify own learning needs and how these can be met.
• Attend conferences (ASCN ) and sponsored events to update knowledge in the field of stoma care nursing

Research

• Ensure professional practice is evidence based against best practise guidance. (Medtech Europe ) (ASCN:2018 )
• Maintain awareness and review literature relevant to specialist practice.
• Participate in and/or initiate research studies with appropriate ethical approval.
• Seek out new ways of working and challenge practise

Management Responsibilities

• Complete and maintain accurate patient records to meet the requirements of Nursing & Midwifery Council Standards for Record Keeping.
• Provide efficient systems of referral and review systems of documentation.
• Organise workload to take account of priorities of care in meeting the needs of a defined caseload
• Attend relevant meetings and discussions as required.
• Develop and implement operational policies/protocols as appropriate
• Work within all NMC guidelines for practice including the Scope of Professional Practice.
• Be aware of Trust policies and procedure and Trust business plan/objectives.

• Contribute to the agenda of the Directorate and the Trust
• Maintain active status on NMC register.
• Act always in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and guiding documents.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

• Minimum 3 years post registration experience,
• Evidence of excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Must have UK Driving licence and own vehicle
• Computer literate

Desirable

• Stoma Care Qualification
• Teaching Certificate
• Stoma Care Experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Across East Lancashire Sites

Haslingden Rd

Across East Lancashire Sites

BB2 3HH

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)