Job summary
- Main area
- Stoma Care
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 040-NMR133-0326
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Gwent Hospital
- Town
- Newport
- Salary
- £48,527 - £55,532 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Stoma Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
The Agenda for Change Pay Award for 2026/27 is effective from 1st April 2026.
Please note successful applicants with a start date from 1st April onwards the salary will be as per the 2026/27 pay award. For further detail the pay circular is available via this link https://www.nhs.wales/files/pc-resources/afc-w-02-2026-pdf-pdf?ts=1773244958086
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Stoma Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Stoma Team at the Royal Gwent Hospital.
The post holder must be a Registered Nurse and is therefore bound by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors.
The post holder is a clinical expert and is guided by general health, organisation and occupational policies.
You will assess, develop and implement a specialist nursing care programme for Stoma patients.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist nursing service using his/ her knowledge to facilitate high quality specialist care to Stoma patients.
Work as an autonomous practitioner to interpret, communicate and act on findings, referring patients for further
investigation and, or treatment where appropriate.
Works as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing supervision and leadership contributing to the delivery of a specialist service working alongside and supporting the Consultants
Use complex reasoning, critical thinking, reflection, and analysis on healthcare issues to aid assessment, clinical judgements, diagnostics (currently under guidance), and treatment decisions.
Provide evidence of practice and innovative service development, including taking a lead in the development and
implementation of policy, national frameworks, and quality improvement.
Engage in flexible, cross-boundary partnership working, facilitating communication, and understanding between
individuals, groups, professions, and managers.
Identify own and others personal development needs and take effective action to address them.
Independently break bad news / give feedback of results to the patient while supporting them and their family / carers and offer counselling when explaining diagnoses.
The CNS will contribute to the operational and strategic development of the service and will be responsible in ensuring that the professional standards are maintained.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered 1st Level Nurse on the practising register
- 1st Degree relevant to Nursing
- Masters degree of equivalent demonstrable level of knowledge and experience
- Teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
- Clinical patient assessment qualification
- Management course
- Counselling course (Certificate/Advanced or enhanced communication training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Nursing experience in a Registered Nurse role
- Extensive previous experience of working within a Colorectal/Stoma care environment
- Excellent clinical communication skills
- Experience of complex decision making
- Experience of autonomous working
- Experience of multi professional working
- Experience of leadership and management
- Evaluation and audit experience
Desirable criteria
- Research course and experience
- Counselling experience
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Highly effective specialist clinical skills
- Ability to delegate and prioritise work.
- Effective communicator with patients, relatives and all members of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team involved in secondary and primary care.
- Ability to represent Aneurin Bevan University Health Board on Stoma care nursing related issues.
- Leadership and management skills including judgement and decision making.
- Demonstrate the ability to share ideas, information, and feedback in order to empower all levels of staff.
- Presentation and teaching skills.
- Computer literate, able to use databases and other relevant programmes.
- Ability to interpret and utilise information effectively including numerical and financial information.
- Ability to perform supervision/mentorship to others.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh. Welsh Language Skills are desirable
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Avril Lidstone
- Job title
- Senior Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633 234459
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