Enhanced Recovery Nurse Colorectal

This post holder will be responsible for running and developing the Wirral Enhanced Recovery Programme (ERP).

The main duties are providing pre-operative education to patients in an assessment clinic, being a key contact for patients whilst on the Colorectal Unit and undertaking a telephone follow up clinic post discharge.

The post holder will use an electronic database to record and capture details relating to the patients journey which will support research and training.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning and delivery of nursing care for a named caseload of patients and includes nurse led discharges from the Colorectal Unit’s Enhanced Recovery bays.

The post holder will participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members.

Main Responsibilities:

• Implement the Enhanced Recovery Programme (ERP) on the Colorectal Unit.
• Take responsibility for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of the nursing care for a named caseload of patients under the ERP.
• Assess and educate patients in the colorectal pre-operative.
• Provide education and advice to patients and their carers about the ERP.
• Provide teaching to junior doctors regarding ERP principles and present case studies.
• Conduct a telephone clinic for patients discharged under ERP and provide open access to the Colorectal Unit to support a reduction in re-admissions and improve patient experience.
• Audit and review annually the Enhanced Recovery Programme and implement any improvements identified to improve the programme.
• Support other staff members within the team and wider MDT to further their own education and development in colorectal surgery and ERP.
• Attend the daily consultant-led ward round with the aim to input specifically to the ERP patients.
• Provide daily clinical updates on the ERP patients to support safe and effective discharge.
• Maintain regular contacts with patients’ family and/or carers during their admission.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sister Sarah Jones/Matron Pickstock Job title: Ward Sister /Matron Email address: s.jones47@nhs.net Telephone number: 01516047013