Clinical Nurse Specialist IBD

Enherts Tr; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A health organization is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist-IBD to provide exceptional care for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The role involves managing a case load, providing treatment and continuity of care, and leading nursing staff to uphold high standards. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in gastroenterology nursing, advanced communication skills, and a commitment to patient-centered care. The position emphasizes leadership, patient advocacy, and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Professional development opportunities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Registered nurse on part 1 of the NMC register.
• Relevant clinical post registration education.
• Registered Nurse with proven recent experience at Band 6.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for line management of nursing staff.
• Promote high standards of professional practice.
• Provide effective leadership across the MDT.

Skills

Gastroenterology nursing

Advanced communication

Leadership

Patient care planning

Education

Registered nurse

Relevant degree or working towards degree

IBD module/evidence of advanced practice

Job description

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,

Mission and Vision

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.

Our values:

• Include: We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
• Respect: We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
• Improve: We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist-IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

This role requires an enthusiastic nurse with a sound knowledge of gastroenterology nursing and a commitment to provide best patient care. Knowledge and understanding of the types Inflammatory Bowel Disease and its symptoms is essential.

The post holder will be expected to provide support and advice to our large cohort of IBD patients both face to face and over the telephone. You will work autonomously leading and managing a case load of patients providing diagnosis, care planning, treatment, follow-up and continuity of care. The role encompasses the four pillars of advanced practice, clinical practice and leadership, facilitation of education/learning and evidence research and development.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be accountable for the line management of nursing staff, enabling the department to provide the highest standards of care.

Promote high standards of professional practice and the delivery of quality care within the corporate policies, protocols and guidelines.

Provide effective leadership and work seamlessly across the MDT, communicating complex patient needs.

Managing the infusion service and understanding the role of advanced therapies both as homecare and in-patient.

Demonstrate leadership attributes by undertaking nurse-led clinics, service development, attending management meetings, liaising with the wider teams and providing support for other members of the team.

To work autonomously and be a role model to others, to work within competence and show eagerness to develop the service by taking part in audit’s, writing policies and attending/presenting at IBD meetings.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and 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 and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and 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

Qualification/Training

• Registered nurse on part 1 of the NMC register
• Relevant clinical post registration education
• Relevant degree or working towards Degree
• IBD module/evidence of advanced practice

Previous Experience

• Registered Nurse with proven recent experience at Band 6
• Evidence of an understanding of IBD management and care
• Involvement in audit/research and willingness to present findings at meetings and conferences

Skills

• Rationalising the modalities of investigations, informing the clinical assessment
• Completing and interpreting disease activity scores (for example, HBI, Mayo score, CDAI)
• Interprets blood tests, including inflammatory markers and faecal calprotectin
• Uses highly developed communication skills and actively listens to and understands the patient’s concerns, experiences and opinions. This includes the use of verbal and nonverbal communication skills, along with active listening and reflection.

Knowledge

• Proactively develops relationships within the IBD team and with patients/carers, to encourage productive working
• Offer expert advice, both to the IBD team and to others through direct and indirect patient care.
• Contributes to quality improvement and service development
• Participates in, and contributes to, regular clinical supervision of team members.

Other Requirements

• 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
• Demonstrates learning within: Anatomy and physiology, Aetiology of IBD Management of IBD, Audit
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Putting patients at the heart of care
• Valuing diversity, welcoming different experiences, and celebrating community
• Respect by fostering a safe environment where new ideas are welcomed and everyone is listened to
• Improve by dedication to continuously deliver excellent service and seeking better ways to improve care

When you apply...

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Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce.

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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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.