Job summary
We are recruiting for an IBD Clinical Nurse Specialistwho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The role requires an enthusiastic nurse with a sound vision of nursing and a commitment to provide best patient care. Knowledge and understanding of the types Inflammatory Bowel Disease and its symptoms is ideal but not essential.
As the post holder you will be expected to provide support and advice to our large cohort of IBD patients both face to face and over the telephone.
You will work within existing team providing continuity of care in a variety of settings, focusing upon outpatient and inpatient care and liaising with primary care teams. The post holder should play a significant role in patient care, communicating within the team and wider MDT and applying best practice. The post holder will be working under the supervision of the Lead IBD CNS and Band 7 IBD Clinical Nurse Specialists
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect and Improve.We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
Participate in the Nurse led IBD drug start-up and outcome monitoring clinics Attend the IBD Multidisciplinary meetings Report the Multidisciplinary clinical management of outcomes Refer for Multidisciplinary Case Management discussions Perform Direct Care in the infusion clinic's Provide IBD Patient Education Manage IBD Telephone advice/consultations Manage IBD email-advice/consultations Ensure appropriate blood monitoring/treatment monitoring Manage IBD Homecare clinical monitoring, prescription management & ICB reporting Support Professional Activity Professional development / CPD
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 informationregardingthis role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed informationregardingthis role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Registered nurse on part 1 of the NMC register.
- Relevant clinical post registration education.
- Relevant degree or working towards Degree
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
- Administering medications intravenously
- Patient assessment, clinical evaluation & monitoring
Desirable
- Gastroenterology nursing
- Care planning and communicating outcomes
Skills
Essential
- Recognises own level of ability and competency, referring to others as necessary
- Discuss results to develop care in partnership with patients/carer's
- Uses highly-developed communication skills and actively listens to and understands the patient's concerns, experiences and opinions. This includes the use of verbal and nonverbal communication skills, along with active listening and reflection
Desirable
- Administration of medications within competence
Knowledge
Essential
- Proactively develops relationships with patients/carers, to encourage productive working.
- Has experience in service investigation and the management of change
Desirable
- Offer expert advice, through direct and indirect patient care
- Participates in, and contributes to, regular clinical supervision of team members
Other Requirements
Essential
- 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
- Has an awareness of safeguarding policies and is able to identify and escalate concerns appropriately
Desirable
- Audit care pathways and contribute to service improvements and development.
- Evidence of extended learning by participation in study days/conferences
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Registered nurse on part 1 of the NMC register.
- Relevant clinical post registration education.
- Relevant degree or working towards Degree
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
- Administering medications intravenously
- Patient assessment, clinical evaluation & monitoring
Desirable
- Gastroenterology nursing
- Care planning and communicating outcomes
Skills
Essential
- Recognises own level of ability and competency, referring to others as necessary
- Discuss results to develop care in partnership with patients/carer's
- Uses highly-developed communication skills and actively listens to and understands the patient's concerns, experiences and opinions. This includes the use of verbal and nonverbal communication skills, along with active listening and reflection
Desirable
- Administration of medications within competence
Knowledge
Essential
- Proactively develops relationships with patients/carers, to encourage productive working.
- Has experience in service investigation and the management of change
Desirable
- Offer expert advice, through direct and indirect patient care
- Participates in, and contributes to, regular clinical supervision of team members
Other Requirements
Essential
- 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
- Has an awareness of safeguarding policies and is able to identify and escalate concerns appropriately
Desirable
- Audit care pathways and contribute to service improvements and development.
- Evidence of extended learning by participation in study days/conferences
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).
