Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist to work within the Gastroenterology Directorate at Salford Care Organisation.
The post requires vision, dedication, and passion for the speciality, which is underpinned by a desire to provide the highest standard of patient care.
You will be enthusiastic, motivated, and an organised individual with advanced clinical skills and knowledge, with the skill to work autonomously and as a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work autonomously to provide a service for patients who have Liver Disease in Salford. They will be required to make an assessment of the patients' health care needs based on highly developed nursing knowledge and skills.
The post holder will be responsible for ordering necessary investigations and providing treatment and care both individually and as part of a team working closely with the Lead Consultant Hepatologist.
The post holder will effectively manage a caseload of patients to ensure that they are provided with a high standard of care and are referred appropriately.
The post holder will support the fibroscan clinic and the paracentesis service working closely alongside the gastroenterology team.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
We recognise that many people find interviews daunting, and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions to candidates in advance.
This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas; therefore, if you are invited for interview, you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.
Person Specification
* Degree in Nursing or equivalent portfolio of evidence at a senior level.
* Current registration with the NMC.
* Extensive post-registration plus significant experience within gastroenterology.
* Experience of working autonomously.
Skills and abilities
* Able to effectively communicate highly complex and sensitive information.
* Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols, and/or clinical audit.
* Evidence of involvement in teaching and mentoring learners.
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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