Senior Hepatitis Specialist Nurse

4 weeks ago


Wythenshawe, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

You will lead the Hepatitis Service as part of the South Infectious Diseases team which forms part of the Infectious Diseases Managed Single Service at MFT. You will be based at Wythenshawe Hospital. However there maybe occasions that you are asked to work from other MFT sites. You will have a high degree of autonomy, manage your own clinic caseload, possess excellent communication skills and ideally have experience in caring for patients with complex care needs. You will be responsible for their own clinics in a community and hospital setting. You will also have line management responsibility for the Hepatitis team.

Main duties of the job

The NHS in England has an ambition to reduce the levels of hepatitis C and hepatitis B transmission to improve public health outcomes. Which will contribute to the WHO 2030 goals of the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health Public Health England have a strategy to achieve by 2025, which aims to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health problem, by reducing new viral hepatitis infections by 90% and reduce deaths due to viral hepatitis by 65%.Greater Manchester has one of the highest prevalence rates for HCV infection in the UK - with estimates from Public Health England that around 17,500 individuals are chronically infected, but just over 10,000 are diagnosed, and only a few thousand have been successfully vast majority of individuals with hepatitis B are not aware they have the infection, highlighting the critical need to increase diagnosis rates to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with this often overlooked the roll out of 'Opt out' testing in our Emergency Departments the number of patients being tested and treated for viral hepatitis has increased. Which in turn, increases our clinic capacity and treatments are emerging for hepatitis delta, traditionally the most challenging type of viral hepatitis to manage. These advancements are significantly improving the prognosis for patients with this condition.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £ & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .Were looking forward to hearing from you

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registration - Nurse Substantial experience at Band 6 within related specialty (Infectious Diseases/ Hepatitis) Experience managing ward/clinic Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner

Desirable

NMP Understanding of line management responsibilities (HR and policies and procedures)

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