About this role
Job summary
A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered nurse to join the stoma care nursing team, providing specialist care to patients undergoing life-changing stoma surgery. The successful candidate will join a small, friendly and dynamic team of nurses in delivering excellent standards of physical and psychological care. You will enjoy an interesting and varied role, have the opportunity for further education and personal development, and be supported to identify and work on an area of improvement.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will participate in the delivery of a high-quality nursing service for patients with a stoma. This will include provision of direct patient care and education to both inpatients and outpatients, dealing with patient telephone enquiries, performing home visits to patients, and provision of stoma teaching to healthcare professionals.
You will be supported to develop your knowledge of the specialist care of patients with a bowel or bladder stoma or an enterocutaneous fistula. You will have opportunity to attend specialist training, work towards successful completion of learning objectives, and be supported to undertake a research/quality improvement project.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Shortlisting Essential
Registered Nurse on NMC register First Level Degree or equivalent Driving license and access to a vehicle for community visits and teaching Extensive knowledge and experience of caring for patients undergoing abdominal surgery including stoma formation Minimum 2 years post-registration experience in relevant speciality Evidence of on-going personal and professional development
Desirable
Evidence of post-qualification continuing professional training and education Teaching / mentoring training and experience Training in advanced communication or psychological skills. Experience of service development Possess skills of empathy and reassurance.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Odstock Road
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)