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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 14 April 2026

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Job summary

The post holder will join a passionate, forward-thinking team of IBD nurses. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and ready to support the delivery of high-quality safe standards to all our IBD patients. Once appointed you will be supported by the existing team of nurses and clinical lead for IBD. You will work through competencies which will guide your development to allow you to be fully involved in the care of our patients with this lifelong condition. The competencies are guided by the UK IBD Core Standards and the GIRFT standards for IBD. Most importantly we are looking for an enthusiastic team player who is committed to learning and developing within our existing IBD services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work towards a caseload for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service. They will become a source of expertise and knowledge for both patients and healthcare professionals. The successful candidate will work closely with the IBD service lead and Consultant Gastroenterologist providing a collaborative approach to the care and management of patients with IBD.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

Details

Date posted

04 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per anum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

382-SACT37-26

Job locations

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Whinney Heys Road

Blackpool

FY3 8NR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Work within agreed Developmental pathways and implement evidence-based care guided by policies, procedures and national guidelines within own speciality

Identify and manage potential clinical risk

Escalate potential clinical risk appropriately.

Document and submit incidents as appropriate and work with excellence, compliments and complaints to proactively develop services.

Assess, implement and evaluate patient care, working in agreed guidelines, managing risk and patient satisfaction.

Manage the admission and discharge of own caseload through discussion and agreement with MDT

Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met.

Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives e.g. provide highly complex, sensitive information acknowledging barriers to understanding

Develop and improve on teaching skills to enable staff and patient education.

Maintain and continually develop own competence, expert knowledge and skills within your speciality

To act as a nursing role model and comply with NMC guidelines

Prioritise work to meet clinical, and organisational objectives.

Exercise professional leadership to support and inspire colleagues

  • Act as a nursing role model and comply with NMC guidelines.
  • Actively promote the professional nursing role within the multi-disciplinary team
  • Communicate with all staff, patients, visitors and team in a professional manner always

You will be expected to work within the trust behavioural values and contribute to the team ethos of the Eco Garden within the speciality of Gastroenterology.

Liaise with Clinical lead, Matron, ADDON and all senior colleagues effectively as needed.

Identify personnel requirements for development and communicate these through appraisal and job planning.

Participate in recruitment and teaching of staff within the speciality

Promote team working within the service and across organisational boundaries where appropriate

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work within agreed Developmental pathways and implement evidence-based care guided by policies, procedures and national guidelines within own speciality

Identify and manage potential clinical risk

Escalate potential clinical risk appropriately.

Document and submit incidents as appropriate and work with excellence, compliments and complaints to proactively develop services.

Assess, implement and evaluate patient care, working in agreed guidelines, managing risk and patient satisfaction.

Manage the admission and discharge of own caseload through discussion and agreement with MDT

Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met.

Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives e.g. provide highly complex, sensitive information acknowledging barriers to understanding

Develop and improve on teaching skills to enable staff and patient education.

Maintain and continually develop own competence, expert knowledge and skills within your speciality

To act as a nursing role model and comply with NMC guidelines

Prioritise work to meet clinical, and organisational objectives.

Exercise professional leadership to support and inspire colleagues

  • Act as a nursing role model and comply with NMC guidelines.
  • Actively promote the professional nursing role within the multi-disciplinary team
  • Communicate with all staff, patients, visitors and team in a professional manner always

You will be expected to work within the trust behavioural values and contribute to the team ethos of the Eco Garden within the speciality of Gastroenterology.

Liaise with Clinical lead, Matron, ADDON and all senior colleagues effectively as needed.

Identify personnel requirements for development and communicate these through appraisal and job planning.

Participate in recruitment and teaching of staff within the speciality

Promote team working within the service and across organisational boundaries where appropriate

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st level Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Teaching and Assessing Qualification or Equivalent Experience

Desirable

  • Qualification in specialist area

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Relevant knowledge of specialist area
  • Evidence of continual CPD
  • Experience of multidisciplinary working

Desirable

  • Experience in Quality Improvement Initiatives
  • Experience in working in a clinical area relevant to the speciality

Skills and Ability

Essential

  • Evidence of working within a successful team
  • Evidence of Managing staff in a clinical area
  • Communicates well (written and spoken)
  • Has an enthusiasm for the specialism

Desirable

  • Venepuncture, cannulation and IV administration
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st level Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Teaching and Assessing Qualification or Equivalent Experience

Desirable

  • Qualification in specialist area

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Relevant knowledge of specialist area
  • Evidence of continual CPD
  • Experience of multidisciplinary working

Desirable

  • Experience in Quality Improvement Initiatives
  • Experience in working in a clinical area relevant to the speciality

Skills and Ability

Essential

  • Evidence of working within a successful team
  • Evidence of Managing staff in a clinical area
  • Communicates well (written and spoken)
  • Has an enthusiasm for the specialism

Desirable

  • Venepuncture, cannulation and IV administration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Whinney Heys Road

Blackpool

FY3 8NR


Employer's website

https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Whinney Heys Road

Blackpool

FY3 8NR


Employer's website

https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Nursing Manager, Gastroenterology.

Lynne Butler

lynne.butler3@nhs.net

01253957152

Details

Date posted

04 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per anum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

382-SACT37-26

Job locations

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals

Whinney Heys Road

Blackpool

FY3 8NR


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