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West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
About
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in West Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire. As an employer of almost 5,000 people the trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.
Services are run over three sites: Watford General Hospital, St Albans City Hospital and Hemel Hempstead General Hospital. Watford General Hospital is at the heart of the Trust's acute emergency services - the core location for inpatient emergency care, and for all patients who need the specialist emergency facilities (such as intensive care) of a major district general hospital. St Albans City Hospital is the Trust's elective care centre. It provides a wide range of elective care (both inpatient low risk surgery and day-case) and a wide range of outpatient and diagnostic services, with in excess of 100,000 outpatient appointments. Hemel Hempstead General Hospital offers other local healthcare facilities such as diagnostic services, including MRI and cold pathology, as well as an outpatient service that sees in excess of 100,000 patients per year. In addition, it provides 12 stroke rehabilitation beds.
The Internal Management Structure
The unified management structure put in place from 1st April 1999, is centred around six Clinical Management Units (CMUs). The clinical management model in place is run under the leadership of a Clinical Director, although a number of CMU's have more than one Clinical Director in post currently.
Additional Information
There are good road and rail links to Watford via motorways, rail and underground. London is 20 minutes away by train and bus services run between the railheads and Watford Hospital. The M25 is approximately 15 minutes due north and Heathrow lies to the west, approximately 25 minutes away. There are excellent recreation facilities within the locality, including swimming pools, golf and tennis facilities, in addition to a shopping centre and theatre. The schools in South West Hertfordshire are excellent with a variety of primary, secondary, grammar schools and sixth form colleges available.
Hemel Hempstead is close to London and served by the M1, M10 and M25 motorways. There is a rail link from London (Euston) to Hemel Hempstead which takes approximately 20 minutes.
St Albans is 20 minutes from London, close to the M25 and M1 and only 17 minutes by rail from London via the Thames Link.
Band 6 - Stoma Care Nurse, Stoma Care
Closed for applications on: 30-Apr-2024 09:23
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 30-Apr-2024 09:23
Key details
Location
- Site
- Watford General Hospital
- Town
- Watford
- Postcode
- WD18 0HB
- Major / Minor Region
- Hertfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 pa inc. HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Stoma Care
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Stoma Care team at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced nurse with an interest in colorectal surgery and stoma care. You will need to be able to work flexibly and collaboratively in a busy team, working in hospital, outpatients, and community settings.
The successful candidate will have the commitment, professionalism, and dedication to make a difference to our patients and help the Stoma Care team achieve the Trust’s vision of “the very best care for every patient, every day”.
*You must have a valid UK NMC PIN to apply for this role*
*Previous applicants need not apply*
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The successful candidate will have a hands-on, proactive approach to the role and work independently in providing education, information, advice and support to pre-op and post-op stoma patients.
You will also be required to liaise with and work closely with other health care professionals to ensure our patient’s needs are met and that care is delivered to a high standard. Able to manage own clinical caseload.
The candidate needs to be prepared to undertake ongoing professional development to ensure that they are competent to fulfil the role. Opportunities will be provided to develop your clinical skills and academic knowledge.
You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills with both patients and members of the MDT. Good IT skills, experience in preparing and presenting teaching sessions, and research audits are also required
Working for our organisation
There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are planned as part of the New Hospital Programme. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.
The trust has recently gained ‘teaching hospital’ status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.
We are a flexible working employer
At West Herts we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly. We are delighted to offer a variety of flexible working options for all staff. Please check out our web page for more information.
https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/
We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide a high standard of individualised evidence-based care to new and established stoma patients.
Work in both the WHHT and community settings.
Supporting the Senior Stoma Care CNS team in driving quality care provision forward
Be responsible for assessment, implementation and evaluation of patients who require stoma formation.
Act as a role model, provide support and supervision to nursing staff in all clinical areas to provide the highest standards of evidence-based care.
Contribute to delivering expert- to-nurse teaching programmes to healthcare providers trust wide and, in the community, settings.
Participate in ensuring the surgical ward nurses' stoma care competencies are achieved and maintained.
Contribute to audit/research projects and service development.
Provide clear clinical leadership to staff, deputising for the Senior Stoma Care CNS in their absence.
Please refer to the job description for full details.
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
Applications will be shortlisted against the person specification
Essential criteria
- Score 0 = does not meet the person specification, 1 = reserved meets some person specification requirements, 2 = Meets all person specification requirements.
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carol Bland
- Job title
- Stoma Care CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01923 217489
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
- Watford Hospital
- The Beeches
- Vicarage Road
- Watford
- Hertfordshire
- WD18 0HB
- Telephone
- 01442 365234
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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