Employer: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: GRH/CGH
Town: Gloucester
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/02/2025 23:59
ERCP Specialist Nurse, Band 7
NHS AfC: Band 7
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
The Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) specialist nurse role is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with the ERCP lead and endoscopists, coordinating and providing care to address the needs of individuals arising as a consequence of the inpatient and outpatient referrals for ERCP and screening procedures within the Endoscopy setting. This role will act as the patient’s advocate, supporting them throughout all stages of the patient journey from pre-assessment to discharge and coordinate health promotion services to improve access to support and information by all sections of society.
Main duties of the job
* To work within the multidisciplinary team, undertaking caseload management of a specific group of patients, predominantly those requiring an Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
* To coordinate and provide holistic care from the ERCP service to address the needs of individuals arising as a consequence of both medical and surgical referrals.
* To act as the patients advocate supporting them throughout all stages of the procedure process.
* The role will provide an interface between medical and nursing disciplines whilst developing and supporting nursing practice.
* Deliver advanced clinical practice across the Endoscopy specialism through nurse prescribing and nurse-led clinics.
* To promote timely care and transitions between services and hospital Trusts.
Working for our organisation
We provide acute hospital services from two large district general hospitals, Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Maternity Services are also provided at Stroud Maternity Hospital. We remain the major provider of secondary care services in the area and analysis shows that for Gloucestershire we are the leading acute healthcare provider by a significant margin.
At the very centre of our organisation is our dedicated nursing, midwifery and care staff. Being part of the team here at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a huge privilege and if successful, you will be joining over 2,000 nursing, midwifery and care colleagues each committed to delivering great experience and outcomes for our patients.
Here at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and pivotal to this are our nurses, midwives and care staff, whose dedication, expertise and kindness ensures that patients receive the very best care throughout their treatment. I wish you every success with your application to join this team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed duties and responsibilities, please see the Job Description.
* Use specialist nursing skills to access the physical and psycho-social needs of patients within the defined caseload, providing both expert clinical advice to patients and carers and an accessible service, through the continued provision of nurse-led inpatient and outpatient services.
* In partnership with the multidisciplinary team, develop and advise highly specialised programme of care for patients, synthesizing complex information whilst comparing a range of options based on the available evidence/best practice, in order to support and empower patients and their carers to make informed choices. Obtain written informed consent for invasive procedures, within Trust guidelines.
* To support the provision of telephone helpline services run from the endoscopy departments by resolving queries referred by them by the admin, nursing or Consultant teams.
* To provide advice, information and support for those making direct contact with the ERCP service.
* To be responsible for care delivery to patients identified by the referral and vetting process and meet the needs of patients arising as a result of;
Having been referred to participate in ERCP procedures
Needing to be assessed as fit to undertake ERCP or alternative diagnostic investigations
Having been identified as requiring further intervention, treatment, surveillance follow up or discharge.
* The ability to communicate effectively and to disseminate contentious and delicate information appropriately. For example – informing patients that they are likely to have cancer in a sensitive and appropriate manner.
* Provide advice, education, and support and care to post-transplant patients. Provide ongoing emotional and psychological support to patient and their families.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse Level 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council
* Possession of Independent and Supplementary Prescriber Qualification
* Possession of recognised qualification covering physical examination and clinical reasoning
* Possession of radiology image requesting competency or willingness to work towards this
Knowledge and Experience
* Extensive post-registration experience; at least substantial experience in Endoscopy
* Experience of working with patients with upper GI disease or cancer ideally in an Endoscopy setting
* Evidence of having been responsible for day-to-day supervision or coordination of staff in a clinical
* Demonstrates a history of continuing professional development
* Participation in quality assurance, audit and research.
* Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice.
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.
The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance.
Committed to supporting service personnel
As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel. To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement.
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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: Rose Verdadero
Job title: Matron Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Hepatology
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 07866763010
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