Gastroenterology Nurse Specialist - IBD
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Job summary
Would you like to work with autonomy in a progressive, dynamic and supportive team?
An exciting position is available to join the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Team as a Nurse Specialist.
You will provide expert support and advice for people living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease on a daily basis to enable patients to have the best quality of life possible. Achieved through high quality Nursing care and Multi-Disciplinary working.
You will work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team to provide individualised, timely, holistic care through nurse-led clinics, the IBD advice line and by supporting inpatient care. Enabling patients access to high quality clinical care; meeting the IBD Standards and enhancing the patient experience. You will play an integral part in the weekly IBD case review meetings with the consultants and monthly IBD MDT's. You will provide clinical leadership assisting in developing and improving the IBD service and supporting other members of the team.
If you would like to discuss the opportunity further please contact Vicky Burn (Lead IBD Nurse)/ Poppy Watts Lead CNS Gastroenterology victoria.burn@wvt.nhs.uk poppy.watts@wvt.nhs.uk
28.5 hrs p/w
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for communicating highly sensitive information to patients and carers in an empathetic and supportive manner. You will be able to interpret results and empower patients to manage their condition with best practice, to include medication counselling and titration. You will be able to identify patients who require additional support or investigation and will escalate their care appropriately.
The successful applicant will be expected to support newly diagnosed and existing IBD patients who may have complex needs, working as an advocate and relaying accurate information. Being a good communicator and accurate record keeping is vital in this role.
The role includes audit, service development and formal education /teaching, to include supporting the local Crohn's and Colitis UK group.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
The Trust encourages applications from people outside of the NHS and welcomes the valuable experiences and skills they can bring to the organisation.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.
Details
Date posted
20 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
Depending on experience Per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
229-MED-5475745
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Herefordshire
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Herefordshire
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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