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Job summary

Main area
Surgery
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Secondment: 8 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-24-787
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
WUTH
Town
Birkenhead
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 Per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/08/2024 23:59

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Stoma Care Nurse

Band 6

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria 

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

 

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated registered nurse to join us in the Wirral Stoma Care Team.

The role covers hospital and community. Seeing patients pre and post operative. Assessing planning and implementing care for these patients and their carers.

Main duties of the job

  • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients undergoing Stoma surgery.
  • Identify and assess progress +/- complications and advise treatment options available.
  • Assist with the development of clinical services within stoma care.
  • Assist in the planning of specialist nursing provision in hospital and community setting.
  • Act as a resource for primary and secondary care settings offering highly specialist education and training.
  • Communicate sensitive and complicated clinical information to patients and carers relating to condition where there may be significant barriers to acceptance.
  • Identify the need for and undertake research, clinical audit, benchmarking, and equipment trials in order to improve effectiveness of patient care.
  • Disseminate research and audit findings to professional groups through presentation and publication.
  • Collect, collate, evaluate, and report information maintaining accurate patient records.

 

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Stoma Care Nurse position available at WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • 1 st Level Registered Nurse (relevant to area of work)
  • Relevant diploma / degree or due for completion within 12 months
  • Minimum of three years post-registration experience of which two years should be at Primary Nurse or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Management qualification

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and experience with stoma care
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to work autonomously and part of the team
  • Ability to motivate self and other
  • Personally and professionally mature
  • Experience of MDT working

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Relevant Clinical knowledge/experience of stoma care.
  • Competent in organising own work load and that of others.
  • Good problem solving abilities
  • Good time management
  • Awareness of Health Policies and the changing NHS environment

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communicator (verbal and written)
  • Able to deal with conflict
  • Able to support and advise the team
  • Act as a positive role model.
  • Self-motivated
  • Self-confident
  • Sensitive and empathic
  • Recognises own development needs and able to set personal objectives
  • Has identified methods of dealing effectively under pressure
  • Enthusiastic

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Communicate formally on first contact.
  • Deal with everyone in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
  • Ensure all communications are open, honest and accurate.
  • Value people’s time and protect it as much as possible
  • Make an environment friendly and safe for all.
  • Listen to what people say and take appropriate action

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Helyn Evans
Job title
CNS Stoma Care
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 604 7399
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