Stoma Care Nurse Specialist

The post holder will provide long term management and support to patients with a stoma or fistula, and also support the pouch nurse specialists within the team. You will work cross-site Central Middlesex and Northwick Park Hospital sites.
This specific care will be provided through comprehensive clinical skills, information, advice and support to patients undergoing pouch/ stoma forming surgery in addition to the continued development and management of Nurse Led Clinics and the telephone and email advice lines., + Apply advanced clinical history taking skills to be able to receive, analyse and interpret highly complex medical and surgical information in order to formulate a plan of care for a patient with a stoma or enterocutaneous fistula within inpatient and outpatient services or referrals from the designated stoma care advice line.
+ Demonstrate highly developed interpersonal skills to be able to communicate with all members of the multi professional healthcare team within the Trust as well as regionally and nationally in order to achieve a coordinated specialist service for patients. This will involve communicating specialist and highly complex or sensitive information verbally, formally written and electronically as appropriate.
+ Utilise expert communication skills to disseminate and simplify highly complex surgical information, using appropriate information aids as necessary, in order to facilitate the patients understanding and inform the patient of their surgical options so the patient can give informed consent. Discuss results of investigations and ongoing care
+ Utilise advanced communication skills to identify patients at risk of clinical deterioration in medical condition from telephone communication. To receive, analyse and interpret highly complex medical and surgical information and to formulate a plan of care or to make appropriate referrals i.e referral to Consultant Surgeon. This will avoid unnecessary appointments in the Out Patient Department.
+ To deliver individualised care and psychological support to patients and families incorporating their diverse cultures, ethnic backgrounds and any disabilities they may have.
+ To ensure accurate records of patient care are maintained i.e. patient notes and referral letters and that relevant clinical information is transferred onto the department's database.
+ To be skilled at making presentations using multimedia tools at local meetings to all members of the multi professional team in order to share best practice.
+ To liaise with home delivery and product companies the services and equipment required by patients.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.
Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.
As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you., An opportunity has risen within St Mark's Hospital Stoma and Pouch Care department. We are looking for a highly motivated Registered nurse with at least 2 years of colorectal and GI nursing experience to join our team of clinical nurse specialists based at Central Middlesex Hospital.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
+ Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
+ St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
+ Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
+ Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff., The stoma care department at St Mark's Hospital is one of the largest teams in the UK for stoma and fistula management. As a tertiary referral centre we create significant number of new stomas and ileoanal pouches per annum. We also offer long-term support to community patients in the local boroughs of Harrow, Ealing and Brent., London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
+ Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
+ St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
+ Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
+ Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.