Job summary
We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
As a nurse specialist, you will be supporting and developing the trust eosinophilic oesophagitis (EOE) service (60%) with an additional role in diagnostic upper GI endoscopic procedures (up to 40%).
Training will be provided for both parts of this role according to prior experience.
The trust has a rapidly expanding cohort of approximately 300 patients with EOE who are now cohorted under a lead Consultant. The role will involve supporting patients via the dedicated email support network, coordinating with emergency and ENT departments and Gastroenterology team to help identify patients early after bolus obstruction, helping maintain active database and timely appointments, supporting the research team in current and future EOE studies and clinical audit, liasing with the early diagnosis capsule sponge team,.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
You, in conjunction with the lead consultant, will manage:
Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) -ongoing development of the EOE service at East and North Herts
Nurse run EOE clinic (tele/face to face)
Develop dietary therapy service with existing team and local Dieticians
Email based patient support line and development of patient information materials
Support EOE research and Audit
Diagnostic Endoscopy service lists (once trained). Weekend service lists may be required.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- NMC Registered nurse.
- First level degree or equivalent experience / knowledge
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
Desirable
- Graduate diploma or MSC in nursing or equivalent higher professional qualifications in nursing/Specialist area
- Post registration qualification in specialty or willingness to complete
- Advanced communication course /or willingness to be trained
Previous Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in Gastroenterology/Endoscopy
- Demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Understanding and knowledge of specialist field some knowledge of Gastroenterology or Endoscopy
Desirable
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
Skills
Essential
- Independent JAG accredited Upper GI Endoscopist or willingness to undertake the training
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload
- Effective time management.
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
- Intellectual curiosity
Desirable
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Nurse prescribing
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of Endoscopic procedures.
- Knowledge of upper GI disease and care related to symptom management / treatment
- Standard setting and audit
- Understanding of patient pathway and how to support patients through it
Desirable
- Global Rating Scale (GRS)
- Joint Advisory Group (JAG)
- Health promotion
- Understanding of resource management
- Understanding of clinical governance
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- NMC Registered nurse.
- First level degree or equivalent experience / knowledge
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
Desirable
- Graduate diploma or MSC in nursing or equivalent higher professional qualifications in nursing/Specialist area
- Post registration qualification in specialty or willingness to complete
- Advanced communication course /or willingness to be trained
Previous Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in Gastroenterology/Endoscopy
- Demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Understanding and knowledge of specialist field some knowledge of Gastroenterology or Endoscopy
Desirable
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
Skills
Essential
- Independent JAG accredited Upper GI Endoscopist or willingness to undertake the training
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload
- Effective time management.
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
- Intellectual curiosity
Desirable
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Nurse prescribing
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of Endoscopic procedures.
- Knowledge of upper GI disease and care related to symptom management / treatment
- Standard setting and audit
- Understanding of patient pathway and how to support patients through it
Desirable
- Global Rating Scale (GRS)
- Joint Advisory Group (JAG)
- Health promotion
- Understanding of resource management
- Understanding of clinical governance
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
