Senior Specialist Nurse - Stoma Care in Oxford

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.

Are you an experienced and compassionate nurse looking to develop your specialist practice within a supportive and highly regarded team? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Stoma Care Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Colorectal Nursing Service at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This full-time role (37.5 hours per week) is based primarily at the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals. As part of our friendly and experienced team, you will play a vital role in supporting patients undergoing stoma surgery and those living with a stoma, helping them achieve confidence, independence and the best possible quality of life.

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.

Main duties of the job:

• 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.
• 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.
• Support patients to develop self-management skills, promote independence and proactively manage stoma and pouch-related complications.
• Provide specialist advice and education to healthcare professionals, contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support timely discharge and patient flow through the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care.

Person specification:

• 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.
• 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).

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks.