Job summary
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Nurse Endoscopy Team
Band: 6
Hours per Week: 37.5
Required Qualifications: Staff Nurse Grade or above, with a minimum of 12 months Gastro/Endoscopy experience.
The appointee will join the Nurse Endoscopist team who will be actively involved with the outpatients, consultant leads and wider members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that patients are assessed for a safe endoscopy procedure.
Main duties of the job
As a clinical nurse specialist within the Nurse Endoscopist Team you will be responsible for:
Telephone Assessment for patients who have been triaged for Endoscopy.
Provide Surveillance Results over the Telephone.
Perform telephone Clinics for review of New and Follow up patients.
Review results and action appropriately.
Liaise with wider members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Review and Monitor of Data Collection and Audit.
Work closely and ensure good communication and links with the Nursing Management and Operational Teams.
Interested applicants must be able to manage their own workload, work on their own initiative and to strict deadlines. Demonstrate leadership skills and effective communication at interview.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibility
- Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
- Support clinical care by contributing to the IDA and RAUGICS services sitting clinics for new and follow up patients providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation.
- Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality).
- Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers / relatives.
- Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self-manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
- Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
- To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
- To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, General Managers, Matron to ensure the delivery of high quality care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibility
- Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
- Support clinical care by contributing to the IDA and RAUGICS services sitting clinics for new and follow up patients providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation.
- Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality).
- Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers / relatives.
- Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self-manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
- Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
- To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
- To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, General Managers, Matron to ensure the delivery of high quality care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Midwife
- Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Recordable specialist qualification
- Independent Nurse Prescribing
- ECDL
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Extensive clinical experience
- Involvement in audit
Desirable
- Participation in research
- Evidence of leading and facilitating change
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth specialist knowledge
Skills
Essential
- Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills
- Effective communicator
- Root Cause Analysis
- Leadership & motivation skills
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Evidence of audit and change management ability
- Computer literate
- Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
Other
Essential
- Diplomatic
- Assertive and confident
- Recognition of own limitations
- Able to travel between sites
- Flexibility
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Midwife
- Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Recordable specialist qualification
- Independent Nurse Prescribing
- ECDL
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Extensive clinical experience
- Involvement in audit
Desirable
- Participation in research
- Evidence of leading and facilitating change
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth specialist knowledge
Skills
Essential
- Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills
- Effective communicator
- Root Cause Analysis
- Leadership & motivation skills
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Evidence of audit and change management ability
- Computer literate
- Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
Other
Essential
- Diplomatic
- Assertive and confident
- Recognition of own limitations
- Able to travel between sites
- Flexibility
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
