Job summary
At Wye Valley NHS Trust the Colorectal/Stoma Care Nursing Team provide holistic support to patients and their families and carers on their Colorectal and oncology pathways. As part of the Multi-disciplinary team the successful post holder will be instrumental in helping to develop new pathways as part of an evolving Service in order to meet the needs of our patients both in the acute and community settings. We are involved in all aspects of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with colorectal disorders.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist Colorectal/Stoma care advice and support to patients, their families and carers and other healthcare providers throughout the patients care pathway. This will take place in both an in-patient and out-patient setting.
• Work as a core member of the Multidisciplinary Colorectal Team at the Wye Valley Trust contributing to meetings, audits and care pathways as required.
• Be an active participant in already established Nurse Led pathways and will be offered additional training in order to support this element of the role.
• Provide specialist nursing support to Colorectal clinics and act as a point of contact and resource for patients, their families and members of the wider MDT
• Participate in the education and training of patients, family and carers and other health care providers within the speciality.
• Make use of audit and research data to evaluate the service and ensure that best evidence based care is provided.
• Be actively involved in health promotion and prevention strategies and adhere to Wye Valley Trust policies and procedures.

About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Achieved grade and years experience
• relevant Diploma/degree
• Post registration qualifications
• Teaching qualification or equivalent
• Counselling course

Desirable

• Cancer course

Skills Knowledge and Abilities
Essential

• Evidence of leadership ability
• Evidence of autonomous working
• Evidence of problem solving skills
• Evidence of developing and leading audit i clinical practice
• Evidence of advanced communication skills
• Evidence of effective and sensitive handling of difficult information and situations

Experience
Essential

• 5 years post registration
• Advanced level of patient assessment skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of Colorectal pathways
• Experience of implementing change

Desirable

• Evidence of service development

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).