Liver Disease Specialist Nurse, Band 6 (30 hours a week)
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Hepatology department for a Band 6 liver specialist nurse to work 30 hrs per week over 4 days. We are ideally looking for someone with an interest and passion for Hepatology and previous experience in Gastroenterology/ Hepatology at Band 6 is required.
This is a nationally recognised service supporting patients with liver disease. The service currently provides a helpline service, nurse led clinics for hepatocellular surveillance - these are via telephone and face to face, fibro scan clinics, critical flicker tests including satellite clinic with visiting Consultant, ascites management, prescription management, palliation/EOL support, in patient referrals, and MDT working with the wider team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a member of a specialist nursing team responsible for a caseload of liver patients on both in-patient and out-patient basis. The post holder will manage, treat and support a diverse caseload of patients with a wide range of liver disease throughout the county. The post holder will work autonomously and contribute to the provision of a nurse-led service. This encompasses interventions which enable the patient to stay at home thus avoiding hospital admission.
1. To provide specialist knowledge and support to patients, staff and family within the acute setting, and through nurse-led outpatient clinics.
2. Conduct nurse-led chronic liver disease, follow-up and drug counselling/monitoring clinics.
3. Manage a telephone helpline for patients with liver disease offering support, advice, information and counselling.
4. Manage a blood monitoring service for liver patients.
5. Communicate effectively with patients where understanding is limited or patient ability to communicate is compromised.
6. To deliver and receive information which may cause emotional distress to all parties.
7. To disseminate contentious and delicate information to patients and their families / carers appropriately.
8. To lead and deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using equipment and resources safely and as appropriate.
9. Determine from phone call interaction, course of action and advise on treatment.
10. Take and prioritise referrals from for example GPs, wards, other teams, Sue Ryder, cardiology and oncology.
11. Work with a challenging client group to negotiate effective plans for symptom management.
12. Work closely with other specialist providers including GPs, consultants and palliative care services to provide a seamless service for those with acute and chronic liver disease.
13. Participate as required in audit.
14. Contribute to policy and service development as required.
15. To act as a role model and specialist resource to all staff disseminating clinical skills, knowledge and best practice.
16. To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and professional code of conduct.
17. In accordance with the Data Protection Act, ensuring own and staffs ability to input and retrieve patient and staff information from computer based system and maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records.
18. To actively support and assist line managers with public patient involvement.
19. To organise own time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse (Adult) with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
* Evidence of teaching and assessing and appropriate qualification
* Demonstrate understanding and implementation of research based practice
* Demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational and planning skills
Desirable
* Non-Medical Prescribing
Experience
Essential
* Ensure strong leadership for patient safety
* Demonstrate evidence of change management
Desirable
* Recognised management course or equivalent level of skill gained through experience
* Appropriate experience as a Band 5 in an acute setting
* Appropriate Band 6 experience in an acute clinical setting
Knowledge/ Skills
Desirable
* Enhanced IT skills
* Demonstrate knowledge and experience of budgetary management
* Gastroenterology Course
* Management course eg. iManage/ILM Level 3 or 5/ Edward Jenner Programme
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