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Job summary

Main area
Hepatology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
361-UPL-6168861
Employer
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lister Hospital
Town
Stevenage
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2024 23:59

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East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust logo

Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Here at  East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

 

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist  who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. 

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Hepatology Nurse to join the Hepatology team providing maternity leave cover.

You will work alongside the current Hepatology Clinical Nurse specialist in providing support and management for our patients. Providing a comprehensive service for patients who have a liver condition.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond! 

Main duties of the job

You will work within the Hepatology team to provide a comprehensive service for patients who have a liver condition.

The post holder is a recognised expert in Hepatology, responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes and undertaking specialist nursing procedures Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. This includes the provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care. Required to undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area.

To manage a caseload of patients with a liver condition, providing assessment, management, support, education and counselling.

To refer patients to and take referrals 

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

 We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.  We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision.  If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.  Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. 

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria
  • NMC Registered nurse.
  • Registered nurse education to Degree level or willingness to undertake
  • Post registration qualification in speciality or similar
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching or mentoring qualification
  • Advanced communication course /or willingness to be trained
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Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
  • Accept personal accountability for own practice
  • Experience of formal/informal teaching
  • Experience of initiating change
  • Understanding evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of Clinical Governance

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to workload and colleague’s needs
  • Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
  • Leadership skills
  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time - management
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Ability to lead developments in practice
  • Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
  • Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
Desirable criteria
  • Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
  • Advanced communication skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of patient pathways and it’s complexities and how to support patients through this
  • Extensive knowledge of Hepatology disorders, care and the impact on the patient and their carers

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct
  • Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic situations
  • Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty – political and Trust
  • Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
  • Role model our Trust values every day

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident employerStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Angela Griggs
Job title
Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing and Quality
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07442682797