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Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Established in 1998 from the merger of Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals, the Trust has been on a long journey of development and improvement to its current position as the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents. It became a Foundation Trust in December 2010.
Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in the boroughs of Runnymede, Spelthorne, Woking and parts of Elmbridge, Hounslow, Surrey Heath and beyond. The Trust employs around 4,400 individual members of staff. Our turnover was £425 million in 2021/22.
The Trust provides a whole range of services across its hospital sites. The majority of planned care, like day case and orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation services, is provided at Ashford Hospital, with more complex medical and surgical care and emergency services at St. Peter’s Hospital.
A history of both hospitals can be found by clicking here.
Specialist Nurse, Stoma Care
Closed for applications on: 30-Apr-2024 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 30-Apr-2024 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- St Peters Hospital
- Address
- Guildford Road
- Town
- Chertsey. Surrey
- Postcode
- KT16 0PZ
- Major / Minor Region
- Surrey
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 pa inc HCAS, pro rata of 22.5 hours per week
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Stoma Care Nursing Service
Job overview
The postholder will
- Support the stoma nursing service.
- Act as a resource for education and clinical expertise related to stoma care in the hospital and community settings.
- Provide quality, evidenced-based healthcare for both established and potential patients with a colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, ileo-anal pouch, antegrade continence enema, wound fistula or related conditions in adult, neonatal and paediatric patients.
- Liaise effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to achieve a co-ordinated specialist nursing service providing continuity of care into the community and throughout the patient’s rehabilitation.
Contribute to an advanced/expert specialist service that positively impacts on the experience of patients and carers by providing high standards of clinical practice and care as appropriate across the
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Educate and train patients/carers in self-management of the stoma, involving them in the planning and implementation of their care.
Provide ongoing support to patients in the community via home visits and nurse-led clinics.
Act as advocate for stoma care patients within the hospital and community
Co-ordinate and provide clear and comprehensive pre- and post-operative information to patients, their carers and the multidisciplinary team.
To assess patients nursing needs in relation to stoma / surgery and to plan, implement and evaluate care delivery.
Advise and counsel the patient and their carers before surgery, during inpatient stay, and following discharge from hospital to facilitate acceptance of altered body image and lifestyle
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.
We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Specialist Expert Clinical Function
To provide specialist advice and support to multi-professional teams to improve the way in which services are provided.
to assess patients’ specialist health and well-being needs at all stages of their critical illness.
In liaison with the Senior Specialist Stoma Care Nurses plan, deliver and evaluate programmes to address patients’ complex and changing health needs at all stages of their illness
Provide specialist advice to support ward and community staff when patients are referred to the stoma care service, ensuring all medical and nursing needs are understood and interventions are carried out in accordance with present standards and protocols
Provide the delivery of stoma and related care in Acute, Community and Mental Health Trusts by working specified clinical sessions per month.
To be responsible for managing a clinical case load and maintain comprehensive, accurate patient records.
To administer drugs via patient group directions if required. To be a nurse prescriber in stoma care if this is required and as determined by the Senior Specialist Stoma Care Nurses, Head of Nursing and Non-Medical Prescribing and Patient Group Directions Group.
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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of teaching and assessing
- Is able to identify the physical. practical and psychological needs of patients with a stoma
- Experience of working in Stoma Care on a Colorectal Ward or in the Primary Care setting
- Understanding of the Enhanced Recovery Program pathway for patients having planned surgery resulting in stoma formation
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse
- Post graduate years
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah James Reid
- Job title
- Lead Nurse-Stoma Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01932 722636
- Additional information
Please contact as above if you would like any more information or to arrange a visit to the department.
No longer accepting applications
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