Senior Specialist Nurse - Stoma Care

Are you an experienced and compassionate nurse looking to develop your specialist practice within a supportive and highly regarded team?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Stoma Care Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Colorectal Nursing Service at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This full-time role (37.5 hours per week) is based primarily at the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals.

As part of our friendly and experienced team, you will play a vital role in supporting patients undergoing stoma surgery and those living with a stoma, helping them achieve confidence, independence and the best possible quality of life.

We are looking for a motivated nurse with excellent communication and clinical skills, a passion for patient-centred care, and a commitment to service excellence. In return, we offer a welcoming team environment, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to make a meaningful difference to patients across Oxfordshire and beyond.

The post holder will provide expert stoma care to patients undergoing stoma formation, those living with a stoma, and patients with an ileoanal pouch across inpatient, outpatient and community settings. They will deliver specialist assessment, advice, education and support throughout the patient pathway, including pre-operative counselling, post-operative management, discharge planning and long-term follow-up. Working as an autonomous practitioner and key member of the multidisciplinary team, the Stoma Care CNS will support patients to develop self-management skills, promote independence and proactively manage stoma and pouch-related complications. The role also involves providing specialist advice and education to healthcare professionals, contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and supporting timely discharge and patient flow through the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care.

• Clinical experience within speciality
• Evidence of management ability and leadership skills
• Evidence of previous study at Level 6/7 relating to this speciality
• Computer literate/experience of working with Microsoft Office packages
• Ability to travel independently between multiple hospital sites, community clinics and patients' homes across Oxfordshire

• Evidence of delivering educational teaching
• Ability to undertake clinical audits/service evaluations
• Experience managing patients with ileoanal pouches
• Non-medical prescribing qualification (or willingness to undertake)

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.