Job summary
BLOOD BORNE VIRUS NURSES
COUNTYWIDE VIRAL HEPATITIS CLINICAL NURSE
SPECIALIST - BAND 7
We are seeking an
experienced clinical nurse specialist in viral hepatitis to join the Infectious
Diseases service in Worcestershire.
We have cross
county clinics within the Acute Trust on 3 sites and foster close links with
the community drug services and GPs. We run a very active in-reach prison
service. We are closely linked via a regional network to the Queen Elizabeth
Hospital, Birmingham.
We also work in the
community to support Hepatitis C patients and support projects with the drug
and alcohol team.
This post comes at
a particularly exciting time in the field of hepatitis. As NHS England has an
ambition to reduce the levels of hepatitis B and hepatitis C transmission to
improve public health outcomes.
We have a well-developed
ID service within the Trust with 4 ID consultants, a hepatologist, ID
registrar, pharmacist, 3 HIV CNS and 2 healthcare assistants.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and wish to be part of a
friendly professional team, we would be glad to receive your application.
Informal visits are welcomed.
For further information or to arrange an informal
visit please contact:
Georgina Darby, Matron on DD 01905 733883 or
Bleep 662 via switchboard or Dr MTM Roberts, Consultant in Infectious Diseases
via switchboard on 01905 763333
Main duties of the job
This post will require you to have a high degree of autonomy, manage your own clinic caseload, possess excellent communication skills and ideally have experience in caring for patients with complex care needs. The post holder will be responsible for their own clinics in a community and hospital setting.
Lead and facilitate nurse-led clinics.
Working independently alongside medical staff.
Assess all new viral hepatitis patients and carry out fibro-scanning procedure in selected patients.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Effectively manage a highly
complex clinical caseload, prioritizing needs and ensuring that a quality
service is provided. Planning and
implementing care for patients undergoing assessment and treatment of viral
hepatitis.
Act as an independent and
supplementary prescriber within own area of expertise.
Work as a member of the
multi-professional team at appropriate consultant clinics, providing specialist
advice and support.
The clinical nurse
specialists in HIV and viral hepatitis work very closely together to support
each other and at times work with the HIV cohort may form part of this role.
To practice autonomously
within nurse-led clinics delivering highly specialised care across acute,
community and prison settings. This will include:
Providing information
regarding treatment and side effects.
Teaching patients
injection techniques
Monitoring treatment and
side effect management
Maintaining a support
network for the patients.
Providing a phlebotomy
service.
Analysing highly complex blood
results to assess complications of viral hepatitis and how treatment is
affecting patients and liaising with medical colleagues, when appropriate.
Provide and receive
highly complex and sensitive information and discussing this information with
the patient, maintaining the highest level of interpersonal and communication
skills.
Providing specialist
advice and support to clients and staff.
Act as the patient
advocate, assessing suitability for treatment and working with the patient to
achieve this goal.
When appropriate, liaise
with other health care professionals, within the acute and community setting,
to ensure that the patient receives a seamless service.
Provide comprehensive and
accurate recordkeeping.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Effectively manage a highly
complex clinical caseload, prioritizing needs and ensuring that a quality
service is provided. Planning and
implementing care for patients undergoing assessment and treatment of viral
hepatitis.
Act as an independent and
supplementary prescriber within own area of expertise.
Work as a member of the
multi-professional team at appropriate consultant clinics, providing specialist
advice and support.
The clinical nurse
specialists in HIV and viral hepatitis work very closely together to support
each other and at times work with the HIV cohort may form part of this role.
To practice autonomously
within nurse-led clinics delivering highly specialised care across acute,
community and prison settings. This will include:
Providing information
regarding treatment and side effects.
Teaching patients
injection techniques
Monitoring treatment and
side effect management
Maintaining a support
network for the patients.
Providing a phlebotomy
service.
Analysing highly complex blood
results to assess complications of viral hepatitis and how treatment is
affecting patients and liaising with medical colleagues, when appropriate.
Provide and receive
highly complex and sensitive information and discussing this information with
the patient, maintaining the highest level of interpersonal and communication
skills.
Providing specialist
advice and support to clients and staff.
Act as the patient
advocate, assessing suitability for treatment and working with the patient to
achieve this goal.
When appropriate, liaise
with other health care professionals, within the acute and community setting,
to ensure that the patient receives a seamless service.
Provide comprehensive and
accurate recordkeeping.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse.
- Graduate in health-related degree.
- Venepuncture and cannulation course.
- Working towards masters degree.
- Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Course
- (or working towards).
Desirable
- Counselling course.
- Course on Viral Hepatitis.
- Course on HIV.
Experience
Essential
- Experience at band 6.
- Experience working autonomously.
- Planning/delivery of teaching programmes.
Desirable
- Research undertaken.
- Audits undertaken.
- Membership of relevant professional group.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility with working hours.
- Enhanced disclosure clearance.
- Able to travel countywide / cross- sites.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical audit and application of research skills.
- Effective communication and problem solving skills.
- Effective change agent skills.
- Knowledge of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of health & safety in the workplace.
- Health education / promotion skills.
- Knowledge base re: Hepatitis.
- Experience in the care of patients with Hepatitis.
- Knowledge and experience of fibro scanning or willing to learn.
Desirable
- Demonstrate involvement in clinical audit.
- Involvement in health education / health promotion.
- Knowledge base re HIV.
- Experience in the care of patients with HIV.
- Previous CNS Experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse.
- Graduate in health-related degree.
- Venepuncture and cannulation course.
- Working towards masters degree.
- Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Course
- (or working towards).
Desirable
- Counselling course.
- Course on Viral Hepatitis.
- Course on HIV.
Experience
Essential
- Experience at band 6.
- Experience working autonomously.
- Planning/delivery of teaching programmes.
Desirable
- Research undertaken.
- Audits undertaken.
- Membership of relevant professional group.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility with working hours.
- Enhanced disclosure clearance.
- Able to travel countywide / cross- sites.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical audit and application of research skills.
- Effective communication and problem solving skills.
- Effective change agent skills.
- Knowledge of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of health & safety in the workplace.
- Health education / promotion skills.
- Knowledge base re: Hepatitis.
- Experience in the care of patients with Hepatitis.
- Knowledge and experience of fibro scanning or willing to learn.
Desirable
- Demonstrate involvement in clinical audit.
- Involvement in health education / health promotion.
- Knowledge base re HIV.
- Experience in the care of patients with HIV.
- Previous CNS Experience
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).
