Job summary
WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD) CLINICAL NURSE
SPECIALIST
BAND 7
PERMANENT POST
37.5 HRS PER WEEK
We are seeking a highly committed and motivated nurse to
join our IBD nursing service in Worcestershire to work with our IBD
multidisciplinary team across our 3 main hospital sites at Worcester, Redditch
and Kidderminster. You will have experience of working with patients who have
gastroenterology disease in the acute hospital setting and ideally experience
of working with patients with IBD.
The IBD and nursing service is a changing healthcare
environment offering a variety of access routes for patients including virtual
and face to face and personalized care to our patients. It is an expanding service
to provide more remote monitoring via patient apps and follow up care of this
patient group across the county. The IBD nurses also provide a patient advice
line, biologic medication service and small bowel Video Capsule Endoscopy
service.
You will be supported by a professional
multi-disciplinary team. If you feel you have the necessary skills and wish to
be part of this friendly professional team we would be glad to receive your
application, informal visits are welcomed.
Main duties of the job
You must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to work well within a multi-disciplinary team and also work autonomously managing your own caseload of patients. IBD is a very complex disease that can affect many aspects of a patients life, it is an area of increasing research and so care of these patients is evolving each year and the nursing service must be able to react and adapt to this.
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
Job Purpose
The role of the
clinical nurse specialist is dynamic and the post holder will be proactive in
pioneering and developing the role in response to changes in practice and
healthcare needs.
The post intends
to improve patient outcomes through improving accessibility to services and
improving quality, the post holder will support patients within a variety of
care settings as appropriate ensuring a cohesive, holistic and evidence based
approach to the management of inflammatory bowel disease patients.
The post holder
is expected to exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and make
critical decisions to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role.
For further information regarding the requirements for this role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The role of the
clinical nurse specialist is dynamic and the post holder will be proactive in
pioneering and developing the role in response to changes in practice and
healthcare needs.
The post intends
to improve patient outcomes through improving accessibility to services and
improving quality, the post holder will support patients within a variety of
care settings as appropriate ensuring a cohesive, holistic and evidence based
approach to the management of inflammatory bowel disease patients.
The post holder
is expected to exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and make
critical decisions to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role.
For further information regarding the requirements for this role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Midwife with current NMC Level registration.
- Independent non-medical prescriber.
- Evidence of professional and educational development at an advanced level.
Desirable
- ENB 998 or equivalent or relevant teaching qualification.
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Developed interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Good working knowledge of word and power-point packages with willingness to develop further skills.
- Understanding of current professional nursing issues
- Good level of written English, grammar and spelling.
- Able to triage, set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time effectively.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work the hours required flexibly.
- Willingness to work across all Trust sites.
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of working in an acute hospital trust.
- Experience of ward / department teaching.
- At least 12 months experience of delivering an Inflammatory Bowel Disease service.
- Experience of delivering a Biologics service
- Good knowledge and experience in video capsule endoscopy.
- Experience of clinical audit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Midwife with current NMC Level registration.
- Independent non-medical prescriber.
- Evidence of professional and educational development at an advanced level.
Desirable
- ENB 998 or equivalent or relevant teaching qualification.
- MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Developed interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Good working knowledge of word and power-point packages with willingness to develop further skills.
- Understanding of current professional nursing issues
- Good level of written English, grammar and spelling.
- Able to triage, set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time effectively.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work the hours required flexibly.
- Willingness to work across all Trust sites.
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of working in an acute hospital trust.
- Experience of ward / department teaching.
- At least 12 months experience of delivering an Inflammatory Bowel Disease service.
- Experience of delivering a Biologics service
- Good knowledge and experience in video capsule endoscopy.
- Experience of clinical audit.
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).
