Nurse Specialist

3 weeks ago


Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Title: Associate Nurse

This is an exciting opportunity to join the busy Gastroenterology Department at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialist nursing expertise in Hepatology, facilitating evidence-based patient-centred care for patients within the department.

Key Responsibilities:
  • To care for patients with chronic liver disease and those with drug and alcohol addiction problems.
  • To manage the patient caseload, in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, including the transfer of patients between providers.
  • To deliver all care within services care pathways and organise all appropriate investigations and tests and review results as required.
  • To be responsible for and participate in the full range of Hepatology clinics (face-to-face and virtual/telephone) in secondary care and in the community.
  • To oversee ascites management in the community, including ascitic sampling and paracentesis.
  • To review inpatients as required in the ward setting.
  • To maintain accurate and confidential patient healthcare records and to submit statistical returns for the purpose of auditing and monitoring.
  • To assess the need for specific investigations to aid diagnosis, such as CT, Abdominal Ultrasound, Chest X-ray, Gastroscopy, Blood Tests, ascitic sampling and Elastography/Fibroscan.
  • To provide specialist nursing expertise, facilitating evidence-based patient-centred care for patients within Hepatology.
  • To work with the Gastroenterology consultants to lead and manage the Hepatology nursing service in Dorset County Hospital.
  • To facilitate patient empowerment by enabling Hepatology patients to manage their condition effectively and independently, preventing complications and improving quality of life.
  • To be a resource to other healthcare personnel and to plan, deliver and evaluate programmes of education and development for Hepatology care, including ascites management and hepatocellular carcinoma screening.
  • To carry out specific physical examination, using clinical skills developed through specialist training.
  • To carry out fibroscanning, using clinical skills developed through specialist training.
  • To contribute to safe and effective patient care by incorporating the use of non-medical prescribing competencies in relation to the specific patient cohort and scope of this role in accordance with national guidelines, evidence-based practice and local Trust policies.
  • To secure blood samples from difficult to bleed patients and to undertake femoral blood tests as required (with appropriate training).
  • To deliver ascitic sampling and paracentesis for inpatients and outpatients.

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