Job summary
BLOOD BORNE VIRUS NURSES
COUNTYWIDE VIRAL HEPATITIS CLINICAL NURSE
SPECIALIST
BAND 7
PART TIME 25.5 HRS PER WEEK
12 MONTHS FIXED TERM (MATERNITY LEAVE COVER)
We are seeking a
highly committed clinical nurse specialist in viral hepatitis to join the
infectious diseases service in Worcestershire to cover maternity leave
You will be joining
well established ID service with 2 ID consultants, a hepatologist, ID
registrar, ID pharmacist, HIV CNSs, Community Hepatitis CNS and health care
assistants.
We have cross county
clinics within the Acute Trust on 3 sites and support educational work at the
University of Worcester, where there is a flourishing nursing programme and
foster close links with the community drug services and GPs. There is also a
local fibroscan service which you would be involved in.
This post comes at a
particularly exciting time in the field of hepatitis. We are closely linked via a regional network
to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
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
The successful candidate will be undertaking nurse led clinics at all 3 sites as well as participating in consultant led clinics.
Initiate, implement and
manage nurse led clinics within the Acute Trust setting.
Deliver highly
specialised care to patients receiving treatment for viral hepatitis.
Working in partnership
with Clinical Governance, develop protocols and guidelines.
Maintain hepatitis
database.
Initiate audit/research.
Formulate education
programmes for teaching purposes.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
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 over 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 to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
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.
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.
Please see attached detailed Job Description.
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.
Please see attached detailed Job Description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical audit and application of research skills
- Effective communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Health education, promotion skills
- Knowledge base re. Hepatitis
- Knowledge base re. HIV
- Knowledge and experience of fibro scanning or willing to learn.
Desirable
- Experience in the care of patients with Hepatitis and HIV
- Previous CNS experience.
Other
Essential
- Able to travel countywide / cross-sites.
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).
- Experience at band 6.
- Experience working autonomously
Desirable
- Counselling course
- Course on Viral Hepatitis
- Course on HIV
- Research undertaken
- Audits undertaken
- Membership of relevant professional group
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical audit and application of research skills
- Effective communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Health education, promotion skills
- Knowledge base re. Hepatitis
- Knowledge base re. HIV
- Knowledge and experience of fibro scanning or willing to learn.
Desirable
- Experience in the care of patients with Hepatitis and HIV
- Previous CNS experience.
Other
Essential
- Able to travel countywide / cross-sites.
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).
- Experience at band 6.
- Experience working autonomously
Desirable
- Counselling course
- Course on Viral Hepatitis
- Course on HIV
- Research undertaken
- Audits undertaken
- Membership of relevant professional group
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).
