Inflammatory Bowel Disease Specialist Nurse

5 days ago


Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time
Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified, experienced IBD nurse to join the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust's IBD nursing team.

We are seeking a highly motivated, confident, and enthusiastic nurse to provide IBD care across our hospital sites. Our services include IBD nurse clinics, telephone support, biologic infusion services, and inpatient in-reach services.

Main Duties

The successful applicant will need to have gastroenterology, IBD, or related experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. They will also need to be self-motivated with a desire to develop their knowledge and skills in IBD.

The post is an integral part of the gastroenterology multi-disciplinary team caring for patients with IBD, involving specialized nursing skills and leadership competencies that contribute to the effective and economical use of available resources in order to provide high-quality patient care.

About Us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of over 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighboring counties.

We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and employ nearly 8,500 people. Our Board has recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five-year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people, and partners. This recognizes that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'. This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued, and appreciated.

Job Responsibilities

We will provide a stimulating and challenging role for you with full support to integrate into the multidisciplinary team of IBD & Gastroenterology. If you have excellent communication skills, are passionate about providing the highest standards of patient care, have the ability to work both independently under your own initiative and as part of a team, and have a desire to develop and consolidate knowledge and skills in IBD, we would welcome your application.

Please note: For more information in regards to this vacancy, please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

  • Registered General Nurse
  • Degree or degree-level education
  • Physical Assessment and History Taking Course
  • 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Evidence-based research/care

Desirable

  • GCP/Research qualification/experience
  • Counselling course
  • Prescribing qualification
  • Working towards Masters-level education

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in gastroenterology
  • Experience of multidisciplinary team working
  • Experience of teaching in the practice setting
  • In-depth understanding of aetiology, pathogenesis of IBD, pharmaceutical knowledge, medical and surgical intervention
  • Understanding of nutrition and IBD
  • Teaching of other healthcare professionals
  • Evidence of implementing changes in practice

Desirable

  • Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
  • Previous experience as an IBD CNS
  • Experience of undertaking clinical audit

Knowledge, Skills, Aptitudes

Essential

  • In-depth knowledge of IBD
  • Well-developed interpersonal skills
  • Highly motivated and able to work on own initiative
  • Experience of clinical supervision and developing objectives
  • Demonstrate sound management and leadership skills
  • Ability to lead and introduce change
  • Assertiveness

Specific Requirements

Essential

  • Demonstrate a person-centred approach to care; developing plans with patients
  • Working to resolve complex issues
  • Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
  • Flexibility in approach to work
  • Clear knowledge of professional boundaries
  • Ability to travel across ULHT sites

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Motivation and enthusiasm
  • Sensitivity to patient needs
  • Approachability
  • Resilience
  • Demonstrates ULHT Trust Values


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