Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 210-2025-449
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced and compassionate IBD Specialist Nurse to join our expanding team in the Gastroenterology department. As an IBD Specialist Nurse, you will provide expert care for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), working closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.
The role offers an excellent opportunity for a nurse with proven experience in a gastroenterology specialist nurse role looking to advance their clinical knowledge and skills as a senior IBD clinical nurse specialist. The post holder would support the development of nurse led clinics, provide specialist prescribing support and expand and support the CNS team service.
Main duties of the job
1. To assess, diagnose and formulate treatment plans for a defined IBD patient caseload, be accountable for professional actions, and to work on own initiative.
2. To work as a specialist, autonomous practitioner and use expert clinical decision making skills.
3. To provide nurse-led clinics according to service requirements
4. To follow existing guidelines/policies for assessment and delivery of care, and develop, with the team, new guidelines/policies as required.
5. To ensure effective communication is maintained both written and verbally, regarding patients, through close liaison with professional colleagues, both in primary and secondary care, and to develop working relationships with consultants, general practitioners and other support services.
7. To ensure that all requirements for continuing professional development are met and to keep abreast of new advances in the field of IBD and gastroenterology.
8. Attend wards/departments/community clinics/OP clinics to work closely with the MDT to carry out consultations and treatments.
9. Promote and develop the specialist advisory and supportive role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in IBD demonstrating specialist and advanced clinical skills and knowledge base supported by post registration education and qualification.
10. To undertake advanced roles such as undertaking biologics counselling and safe prescribing of IBD specific medications with full support and training from senior staff.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN/RGN Diploma or Degree
- NMC Registered
- V300 Non medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake in first 12 months of role)
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification or equivalent
- Continuous Professional Development port folio
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Speciality knowledge and experience in delivering IBD care
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives
Desirable criteria
- CNS mentorship and development
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to manage own workload and co-ordinate that of others
- Able to present written information in a logical manner
Desirable criteria
- Confident and competent in assessing new IBD diagnoses and formulating treatment plans for common IBD presentations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kat Akerboom
- Job title
- Lead Gastroenterology Specialist Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 366082
- Additional information
Informal visits welcome, please contact team first to arrange.
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