Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an existing nurse led service within a multidisciplinary team based at Bournemouth Hospital but covering UHD and Dorset that cares for patients with Liver Disease, including Hepatitis B and C and those experiencing Homelessness.
We require a Care Coordinator / Navigator to work within the project team to coordinate test results and ensuring linkage to care and a smooth care pathway to treatment for any patient diagnosed with Hepatitis B, C or HIV through the project. The role will also involves delivering Fibroscanning Clinics (with appropriate training) in clinic setting on the Bournemouth and Poole sites.
Ideally we would like to recruit a candidate with experience of working with the patient group this service cares for.
We wish to fill this position with a 6 months secondment. Please discuss with your current line manager whether you would be supported in taking up a secondment if successful before applying for this post
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: 16th December 2025
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with the Liver Nursing and Homeless Care team of nurses to advocate for patients, coordinate care and effectively engage patients with complex needs and in particular treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B and C.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3: health / social care management or equivalent
- 5 GCSE (to include English & Maths)/or relevant experience
Desirable
- 1st Level Degree, or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients who have complex needs, liver disease and Hepatitis C
- Experience of or working in healthcare settings, hospital or community or joint working with healthcare services
- Experience of face to face communication with patients
- Experience of working with vulnerable adults in a care coordinating, supporting, advisory or advocacy role
Desirable
- Understanding of Hospital based Hepatitis C procedures
- Trained and experienced in fibroscanning, frailty assessment and to calculate FRAX and FIB4 scores
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
- Ability to document care assessments/progress
- Use of IT including Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Desirable
- Experience of accessing hospital IT systems, eCamis, EPR
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of assessing and problem solving issues related to care planning
Interpersonal skills
Essential
- Excellent assessment, planning, care coordination and organisational skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to engage with and manage expectations of patients with complex needs, and complex issues in a way that is appropriate for the audience
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible to the needs of the service and adaptive to unpredictable workloads
- Warm, friendly manner
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3: health / social care management or equivalent
- 5 GCSE (to include English & Maths)/or relevant experience
Desirable
- 1st Level Degree, or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients who have complex needs, liver disease and Hepatitis C
- Experience of or working in healthcare settings, hospital or community or joint working with healthcare services
- Experience of face to face communication with patients
- Experience of working with vulnerable adults in a care coordinating, supporting, advisory or advocacy role
Desirable
- Understanding of Hospital based Hepatitis C procedures
- Trained and experienced in fibroscanning, frailty assessment and to calculate FRAX and FIB4 scores
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential
- Ability to document care assessments/progress
- Use of IT including Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Desirable
- Experience of accessing hospital IT systems, eCamis, EPR
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of assessing and problem solving issues related to care planning
Interpersonal skills
Essential
- Excellent assessment, planning, care coordination and organisational skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to engage with and manage expectations of patients with complex needs, and complex issues in a way that is appropriate for the audience
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible to the needs of the service and adaptive to unpredictable workloads
- Warm, friendly manner
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.
