# Clinical Nurse Specialist Stoma Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist-stoma-care/27ca2515-46b0-4ef1-b331-a78aa070bf05 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist-stoma-care/27ca2515-46b0-4ef1-b331-a78aa070bf05.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Liverpool - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.3 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-29T08:13:07.865Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Surgery/Surgery-v8053048 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8053048?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Stoma Nurse Specialist position within the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the Colorectal Service across various sites. This role offers a chance to join an experienced team of Stoma Nurses in the Digestive and Emergency Surgery Care Group, contributing to the multidisciplinary approach to patient care. This position offers an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced Stoma Nurse to contribute to the development of colorectal services while working within a well-supported, specialist team. Working alongside the consultants and ward teams to develop and enhance stoma pathways, making it an excellent choice for those looking to expand their expertise and leadership capabilities within the field of stoma care. ### Main duties of the job - Clinical Expertise: Provide clinical care and advice to patients with stomas, particularly those undergoing bowel resections, cystectomies, and stoma formation surgeries. - Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with medical staff, dietitians, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. - Autonomous Practice: Lead nurse-led clinics and participate in clinical audits to ensure high standards of care. - Education and Training: Provide education to patients, staff, and the wider multidisciplinary team, across multiple sites. - Patient Support: Offer ongoing support to patients with established stomas and refer them to community services as needed. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification and below: - Experience: Extensive experience in Stoma nursing, with the ability to maintain and develop expertise in various aspects of stoma care. - Communication Skills: Strong communication skills are essential to interact with patients, families, and healthcare teams effectively. - Autonomy and Leadership: Ability to work autonomously, providing leadership and guidance within a small, highly skilled team. - Cross-Site Flexibility: Work across different sites within the Trust, providing flexibility to cover any gaps within the team and ensuring continuity of care for patients across all service locations. - Trauma and Complex Care: As part of your role, you will also be involved in managing complex cases, particularly at the Aintree site, which is a trauma centre. This offers exposure to a diverse range of challenging cases, including trauma-related stoma care, as well as patients with multi-faceted medical needs. You will also need to be experienced in caring for patients on cancer pathways, particularly at the Royal site, which is where the majority of colorectal cancer surgeries take place. ## Job Details An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Stoma Nurse Specialist position within the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the Colorectal Service across various sites. This role offers a chance to join an experienced team of Stoma Nurses in the Digestive and Emergency Surgery Care Group, contributing to the multidisciplinary approach to patient care. This position offers an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced Stoma Nurse to contribute to the development of colorectal services while working within a well-supported, specialist team. Working alongside the consultants and ward teams to develop and enhance stoma pathways, making it an excellent choice for those looking to expand their expertise and leadership capabilities within the field of stoma care. ## Job Description Clinical Expertise: Provide clinical care and advice to patients with stomas, particularly those undergoing bowel resections, cystectomies, and stoma formation surgeries. Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with medical staff, dietitians, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to manage patient care. Autonomous Practice: Lead nurse-led clinics and participate in clinical audits to ensure high standards of care. Education and Training: Provide education to patients, staff, and the wider multidisciplinary team, across multiple sites. Patient Support: Offer ongoing support to patients with established stomas and refer them to community services as needed. ## Responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification and below: Experience: Extensive experience in Stoma nursing, with the ability to maintain and develop expertise in various aspects of stoma care. Communication Skills: Strong communication skills are essential to interact with patients, families, and healthcare teams effectively. Autonomy and Leadership: Ability to work autonomously, providing leadership and guidance within a small, highly skilled team. Cross-Site Flexibility: Work across different sites within the Trust, providing flexibility to cover any gaps within the team and ensuring continuity of care for patients across all service locations. Trauma and Complex Care: As part of your role, you will also be involved in managing complex cases, particularly at the Aintree site, which is a trauma centre. This offers exposure to a diverse range of challenging cases, including trauma-related stoma care, as well as patients with multi-faceted medical needs. You will also need to be experienced in caring for patients on cancer pathways, particularly at the Royal site, which is where the majority of colorectal cancer surgeries take place. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Diplomatic - Assertive and confident - Recognition of own limitations - Able to travel between sites - Flexibility ### Skills **Essential** - Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills - Effective communicator - Root Cause Analysis - Leadership & motivation skills - Ability to motivate self and others - Evidence of audit and change management ability - Computer literate - Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team ### Knowledge **Essential** - In depth specialist knowledge ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable Post registration experience - Extensive clinical experience - Involvement in audit - Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6 - Evidence of the application of management / leadership skills and managing staff **Desirable** - Participation in research - Evidence of leading and facilitating change - Experience as Specialist Sister - Management qualification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse / Midwife - Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality - Recognised Teaching Qualification - First Degree **Desirable** - Recordable specialist qualification - Independent Nurse Prescribing - Research qualification - Masters ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10384562) - [job description (pdf, 236.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10390359) - [recruitment docs (pdf, 383.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10342625) - [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.