Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Stoma Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Stoma Team at the Royal Gwent Hospital.
The post holder must be a Registered Nurse and is therefore bound by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors.
The post holder is a clinical expert and is guided by general health, organisation and occupational policies.
You will assess, develop and implement a specialist nursing care programme for Stoma patients.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist nursing service using his/ her knowledge to facilitate high quality specialist care to Stoma patients.
Work as an autonomous practitioner to interpret, communicate and act on findings, referring patients for furtherinvestigation and, or treatment where appropriate.
Works as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing supervision and leadership contributing to the delivery of a specialist service working alongside and supporting the Consultants
Use complex reasoning, critical thinking, reflection, and analysis on healthcare issues to aid assessment, clinical judgements, diagnostics (currently under guidance), and treatment decisions.
Provide evidence of practice and innovative service development, including taking a lead in the development andimplementation of policy, national frameworks, and quality improvement.
Engage in flexible, cross-boundary partnership working, facilitating communication, and understanding betweenindividuals, groups, professions, and managers.
Identify own and others personal development needs and take effective action to address them.
Independently break bad news / give feedback of results to the patient while supporting them and their family / carers and offer counselling when explaining diagnoses.
The CNS will contribute to the operational and strategic development of the service and will be responsible in ensuring that the professional standards are maintained.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Registered 1st Level Nurse on the practising register
- 1st Degree relevant to Nursing
- Masters degree of equivalent demonstrable level of knowledge and experience
- Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Clinical patient assessment qualification
- Management course
- Counselling course (Certificate/Advanced or enhanced communication training
Experience
Essential
- Nursing experience in a Registered Nurse role
- Extensive previous experience of working within a Colorectal/Stoma care environment
- Excellent clinical communication skills
- Experience of complex decision making
- Experience of autonomous working
- Experience of multi professional working
- Experience of leadership and management
- Evaluation and audit experience
Desirable
- Research course and experience
- Counselling experience
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Highly effective specialist clinical skills
- Ability to delegate and prioritise work.
- Effective communicator with patients, relatives and all members of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team involved in secondary and primary care.
- Ability to represent Aneurin Bevan University Health Board on Stoma care nursing related issues.
- Leadership and management skills including judgement and decision making.
- Demonstrate the ability to share ideas, information, and feedback in order to empower all levels of staff.
- Presentation and teaching skills.
- Computer literate, able to use databases and other relevant programmes.
- Ability to interpret and utilise information effectively including numerical and financial information.
- Ability to perform supervision/mentorship to others.
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh. Welsh Language Skills are desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Registered 1st Level Nurse on the practising register
- 1st Degree relevant to Nursing
- Masters degree of equivalent demonstrable level of knowledge and experience
- Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Clinical patient assessment qualification
- Management course
- Counselling course (Certificate/Advanced or enhanced communication training
Experience
Essential
- Nursing experience in a Registered Nurse role
- Extensive previous experience of working within a Colorectal/Stoma care environment
- Excellent clinical communication skills
- Experience of complex decision making
- Experience of autonomous working
- Experience of multi professional working
- Experience of leadership and management
- Evaluation and audit experience
Desirable
- Research course and experience
- Counselling experience
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Highly effective specialist clinical skills
- Ability to delegate and prioritise work.
- Effective communicator with patients, relatives and all members of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team involved in secondary and primary care.
- Ability to represent Aneurin Bevan University Health Board on Stoma care nursing related issues.
- Leadership and management skills including judgement and decision making.
- Demonstrate the ability to share ideas, information, and feedback in order to empower all levels of staff.
- Presentation and teaching skills.
- Computer literate, able to use databases and other relevant programmes.
- Ability to interpret and utilise information effectively including numerical and financial information.
- Ability to perform supervision/mentorship to others.
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh. Welsh Language Skills are desirable
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.
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).
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.
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).
