Nurse Specialist in Hepatology

3 weeks ago

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Title: Nursing SpecialistJob Description:

We are seeking an experienced and skilled nursing specialist to join our Hepatology team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in gastroenterology and hepatology, with a passion for delivering high-quality patient care.

Key Responsibilities:
  • To provide specialist knowledge and support to patients, staff, and family members within the acute setting and through nurse-led outpatient clinics.
  • Conduct nurse-led chronic liver disease follow-up and drug counselling/monitoring clinics.
  • Manage a telephone helpline for patients with liver disease, providing support, advice, information, and counselling.
  • Manage a blood monitoring service for liver patients.
  • Communicate effectively with patients where understanding is limited or patient ability to communicate is compromised.
  • To deliver and receive information which may cause emotional distress to all parties.
  • To disseminate contentious and delicate information to patients and their families/carers appropriately.
  • To lead and deliver safe care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using equipment and resources safely and as appropriate.
  • Determine from phone call interaction, course of action and advise on treatment.
  • Take and prioritise referrals from GPs, wards, other teams, and other specialist providers.
  • Work with a challenging client group to negotiate effective plans for symptom management.
  • Work closely with other specialist providers to provide a seamless service for those with acute and chronic liver disease.
  • Participate in audit and contribute to policy and service development as required.
  • To act as a role model and specialist resource to all staff, disseminating clinical skills, knowledge, and best practice.
  • To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and professional code of conduct.
  • In accordance with the Data Protection Act, ensuring own and staff's ability to input and retrieve patient and staff information from computer-based systems and maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records.
  • To actively support and assist line managers with public patient involvement.
  • To organise own time.
Person Specification:

The ideal candidate will possess:

  • Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse (Adult).
  • Evidence of teaching and assessing and appropriate qualification.
  • Demonstrate understanding and implementation of research-based practice.
  • Demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational, and planning skills.

Desirable qualifications include Non-Medical Prescribing and a recognised management course or equivalent level of skill gained through experience.

The ideal candidate will also have:

  • Strong leadership skills for patient safety.
  • Evidence of change management.
  • Appropriate experience as a Band 5 in an acute setting and/or Band 6 experience in an acute clinical setting.
  • Enhanced IT skills and knowledge and experience of budgetary management.
  • Gastroenterology Course and Management course, eg. iManage/ILM Level 3 or 5/Edward Jenner Programme.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

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