Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 registered nurse to join the Adult Stoma Care Nurses (SCN) Team to deliver a high quality, effective and forward thinking stoma care service based at NUH, covering across campuses. Both full time and part-time working patterns will be considered.

As an Adult SCN you will be responsible for providing specialist nursing interventions to achieve and maintain the highest standards of stoma care within the hospital and outpatient setting.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a first level registered nurse with evidence of post registration experience and professional development. Relevant specialist knowledge and skills in stoma care and colorectal pathway is essential.

The ability to be flexible & organised in the workplace with a passion for delivering high quality and successful service is essential.

Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills are required to maintain and develop relationships within a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic, innovative and flexible individual with the ability to prioritise a potentially demanding and diverse workflow, to work on their own initiative, and as a member of a growing team.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
• Degree in nursing
• Current level one NMC registration
• Foundation in Stoma Care
• Experience in caring for patients awaiting colorectal surgery
• Experience in caring for patients having colorectal surgery and experience of stoma care in hospital and / or community settings
• Time spent with Stoma Care Team
• Experience of communication within a Multi-Disciplinary Team
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment
• Basic computer skills
• Able to use Office programmes such as Word, Excel, and Power Point etc. (or similar)
• Demonstrate ability to work both autonomously and as part of a multi professional team
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize own workload, recognize and respond appropriately to urgent situations
• Demonstrate ability to delegate appropriate tasks to other colleagues
• Demonstrate knowledge of current issues relating to the NHS policies
• Experience of data collection and analysis.
• Excellent time keeping and time management
• Fit and able to manage a patient workload across both campuses of NUH and the Nottingham Treatment Centre
• Willingness and ability to work, across both campuses at NUH, independently at weekends, bank holidays (approximately 1 in 3 but may vary in frequency) and late cover.

Desirable

Desirable