Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Aintree
Town Liverpool
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 01/01/2025 23:59
Clinical Nurse Specialist (IBD)
Band 6
Job overview
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.
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 Speciality Service.
The post holder will take overall responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality team (General Manager, Lead Clinician, Matron, Service Manager etc) 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 case load 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 Speciality).
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, work in partnership with lead clinicians, General Managers, 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse / Midwife
* Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
* 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
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce: black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.
This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse / any forms of sexual violence.
If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Kate Martin Job title Lead Nurse IBD Email address kate.martin@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number 01515255980 Additional information
Dr Katherine Bowering
katherine.bowering@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
Consultant Lead for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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