Stoma Care Nurse Specialist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced Registered Nurse to lead the established stoma care nursing team dedicated to providing high quality specialist nursing care in both the primary and secondary care setting. If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your career further within stoma care nursing and are dynamic, enthusiastic and compassionate, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment then you are just what we are looking for to join our team.

The successful applicant will need to meet the following criteria:

• 1st level registration
• A minimum of 2 years' experience at Band 6 or equivalent
• Broad knowledge, skills and experience in surgical nursing
• Excellent leadership, communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Able to work independently, managing a caseload of patients in both secondary and primary care setting
• Ability to work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team
• Specific interest in professional development and service improvement.

Main duties of the job

To lead and coordinate the delivery and development of the stoma care specialist nurse service through the use of effective evidence cased practiced in line with agreed national standards for patient safety and clinical practice

To provide clinical leadership, expertise and specialist clinical advice and support to clinical staff on the management and care of patients within the stoma care service and lead effective delivery of care to patients

To provide the highest standard of holistic care for patients through the utilisation of advanced clinical skills and advice in the assessment and management of patients in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team to improve and maintain the quality and safety of patient care

To Lead on the delivery and development of the stoma care nursing service through the use of effective evidence based practice in line with agreed national standards for clinical practice

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.