This role is to enhance our existing hepatology service, taking a lead in ensuring our patients get timely access to care and treatment and are supported during diagnosis and ongoing treatment.
In order to streamline the patient pathway and improve waiting times for appointments, this post will set up and run a one-stop clinic for patients whereby they can be assessed, have up-to-date bloods taken, and ultrasound/fibroscan as required.
The successful candidate will manage the one-stop clinic, assessing its value from a patient experience and the service as a whole. They will also support the current work with patients attending our emergency department who are found to have Hep B or Hep C, ensuring they are identified, treated, and referred on as appropriate to community services.
The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience with hepatology nursing, ideally have some experience of running outpatient clinics, and a desire to work with our potentially vulnerable patients, supporting their health and wellbeing.
This post has been funded for 12 months to support the development and growth of the nurse-led service, so the successful postholder will also have to work with the clinical team and service manager to capture measures of success throughout the 12 months.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specializes in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal, and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net-zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Eleanor Knights Job title: Matron Email address: eleanor.knights@nhs.net
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