Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen within the Gastroenterology Care Group on the Aintree site for a band 6 IBD Specialist Nurse in Gastroenterology, working as part of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) team.
The Aintree IBD service is a specialist and tertiary referral centre, providing care for patients with IBD in the North of Liverpool and beyond.
The team consists of 4 Gastroenterology Consultants, 3 IBD CNS, senior Dietician, senior Pharmacist, and Clinical Psychologists. The team works closely with the Colorectal Team, Stoma nurses, Nutrition Team and Endoscopy.
The post holder will be an integral member of the established IBD team on the Aintree Site working alongside the existing IBD Lead nurse and their team to enhance the service currently offered.
This post would be suitable for a Registered nurse with substantial post registration experience and with demonstrable experience of working within gastroenterology.
This is an exciting and rewarding post for the right person and you are encouraged to arrange an informal visit with the Lead Inflammatory Bowel Disease Specialist Nurse in Gastroenterology.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the multi-professional team, patients and carers within their specialty service.
The post holder will take overall responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the specialty team (General Manager, Lead Clinician, Matron, Service Manager etc.) and will work collaboratively to develop services and quality of care delivered.
The post holder will be expected to provide first-line management and lead a team of specialist nurses (Sisters). This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role: clinical practice leadership, acting as the patient advocate, and through audit and education.
The post holder will carry responsibility for either a defined caseload or offering "highly specialist service advice"; this will include setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.
The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group/specialty corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework.
They will lead the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development for staff within the specialty.
Duties will include patient clinics, telephone helpline, inpatient reviews, MDT attendance, as well as service development and research opportunities.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job responsibilities
Perform specialist assessment of patients' nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning, and evaluation.
Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within specialty).
Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives.
Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self-manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
Recognise changes in patients' condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
To support, assist, and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, in the delivery of high standards of patient care.
To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, working in partnership with lead clinicians, General Managers, and Matron to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care.
Work with the Lead IBD nurse and Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate e.g. Nurse Prescribing.
For a full list of duties/responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse / Midwife
* Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to specialty
* Evidence of continued professional development
* ECDL
Experience
* Extensive clinical experience
* Experience as Specialist Sister
* Evidence of leading and facilitating change
Knowledge and skills
* Teaching/assessment skills
* Organisation and negotiation skills
* Ability to motivate self and others
* Evidence of audit and change management ability
* Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
Other
* Diplomatic
* Assertive and confident
* Recognition of own limitations
* Able to travel between sites
* Flexibility
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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