Specialist Nurse - Stoma Care

The post holder will provide expert stoma care to patients undergoing stoma formation, those living with a stoma, and patients with an ileoanal pouch across inpatient, outpatient and community settings. They will deliver specialist assessment, advice, education and support throughout the patient pathway, including pre-operative counselling, post-operative management, discharge planning and long-term follow-up. Working as an autonomous practitioner and key member of the multidisciplinary team, the Stoma Care CNS will support patients to develop self-management skills, promote independence and proactively manage stoma and pouch-related complications. The role also involves providing specialist advice and education to healthcare professionals, contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and supporting timely discharge and patient flow through the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care.,

• Lead specialist assessment, treatment and follow-up.
• Manage complex stoma- and pouch-related complications.
• Provide clinical leadership, education and expert advice.
• Support service development, patient flow and quality improvement.
  
  Are you an experienced and compassionate nurse looking to develop your specialist practice within a supportive and highly regarded team?, We are looking for a motivated nurse with excellent communication and clinical skills, a passion for patient-centred care, and a commitment to service excellence. In return, we offer a welcoming team environment, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to make a meaningful difference to patients across Oxfordshire and beyond., Nursing registration
Clinical experience within speciality Evidence of management ability and leadership skills Evidence of previous study at Level 6/7, relating to this speciality Computer literate/experience of working with Microsoft Office packages Ability to travel independently between multiple hospital sites, community clinics and patients' homes across Oxfordshire Desirable criteria Evidence of delivering educational teaching Ability to undertake clinical audits/service evaluations Experience managing patients with ileoanal pouches. Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willingness to undertake).,
• Clinical experience within speciality
• Evidence of management ability and leadership skills
• Evidence of previous study at Level 6/7 relating to this speciality
• Computer literate/experience of working with Microsoft Office packages
• Ability to travel independently between multiple hospital sites, community clinics and patients' homes across Oxfordshire
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of delivering educational teaching
• Ability to undertake clinical audits/service evaluations
• Experience managing patients with ileoanal pouches
• Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willingness to undertake), You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel. In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.