Job summary
We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist-Hepatology who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse with hepatology/liver experience to join the Hepatology team providing maternity leave cover.
You will work alongside the current Hepatology Clinical Nurse specialist in providing support and management for our patients. Providing a comprehensive service for patients who have a liver condition.
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 will work within the Hepatology team to provide a comprehensive service for patients who have a liver condition.
The post holder is a recognised expert in Hepatology, responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes and undertaking specialist nursing procedures.
The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. This includes the provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care. Required to undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area.
To manage a caseload of patients with a liver condition, providing assessment, management, support, education and counselling.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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.
- Registered nurse education to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification in speciality or similar
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
- Advanced communication course /or willingness to be trained
- gness to be trained ? R
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of initiating change
- Understanding evidence-based practice
Desirable
- Experience of Clinical Governance
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to workload and colleague's needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time - management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead developments in practice
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
Desirable
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Advanced communication skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of patient pathways and it's complexities and how to support patients through this
- Extensive knowledge of Hepatology disorders, care and the impact on the patient and their carers
Other Requirements
Essential
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic situations
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- NMC Registered nurse.
- Registered nurse education to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification in speciality or similar
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
- Advanced communication course /or willingness to be trained
- gness to be trained ? R
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of initiating change
- Understanding evidence-based practice
Desirable
- Experience of Clinical Governance
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to workload and colleague's needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time - management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead developments in practice
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
Desirable
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Advanced communication skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of patient pathways and it's complexities and how to support patients through this
- Extensive knowledge of Hepatology disorders, care and the impact on the patient and their carers
Other Requirements
Essential
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic situations
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
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).
