Band 7 Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering healthcare organization dedicated to providing world-class care. As a Band 7 Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will play a vital role in delivering specialist nursing care to patients with liver diseases. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with experienced practitioners, allowing you to develop your skills in a supportive environment. With a focus on innovation and excellence, the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to advancing equality and improving patient outcomes. If you're passionate about making a difference in healthcare and thrive in a collaborative setting, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next level training

Qualifications

• Substantial post-registration experience in hepatology at Band 6.
• Evidence of teaching and improving patient experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing care to patients across the liver specialty.
• Engage stakeholders and support the nursing team in delivering care.

Skills

Hepatology nursing

Communication skills

Teaching and mentorship

Advanced assessment skills

Problem-solving

Team management

Computer skills

Education

Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification

Post registration qualification relevant to specialty

Masters degree or working towards

Job description

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Band 7 Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 7

Main area Hepatology Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 391-RFL-6863288

Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Free Hospital Town Hampstead Salary £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 02/01/2025 23:59

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Job overview

In this role you will provide specialist nursing care to patients across the liver specialty. If this is your first role as a Hepatology CNS you will undergo a period of training. You will work alongside experienced practitioners to gain experience in the viral hepatology clinics and as your competence and confidence grows you move in to a more varied position.

An experienced practitioner would have the opportunity to work with the existing CNS team who carry out a varied role. We work in both hospital and community settings to offer nurse led clinics in areas such as stable cirrhosis, Viral hepatitis, AILD, NAFLD, and speciality clinics such as treating hard to reach patients with hepatitis C or HBV and the rarer liver disease patients and as well as a clinic for newly discharged decompensated patients and nurse led paracentesis.

You will need to be passionate about liver disease and have experience of hepatology nursing. Good communication skills are essential. You will be engaging key stakeholders, supporting the nursing team to deliver specialist hepatology nursing across secondary and primary care. Working with others at national level on new nursing projects would be supported.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached person specification and job description for further details of the role and requirements.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

• Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification
• Post registration qualification relevant to specialty
• Advanced assessment skills
• Independent nurse prescribing course or willingness to undertake
• Masters degree or working towards

Experience

• Substantial post-registration experience in area of speciality at Band 6
• Evidence of teaching junior members of staff
• Proven evidence of improving the patient experience
• Previous experience of research and audit
• Undertaken nurse led clinics
• Current experience of line management of staff

Skills and Aptitudes

• Expert specialist skills for the post
• Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
• Skilled in use of computer/keyboard
• Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines
• Ability to motivate staff and improve individuals and team performance
• Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional teams
• Demonstrates evidence of knowledge and ability to undertake change management
• Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met
• Able to lead, manage and motivate others in complex problem solving and assessment skills
• Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to specialty

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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.

Please note that jobs marked as 'Restricted' and/or 'open to internal applicants only' apply to both Royal Free London and North Middlesex staff who are currently employed by either organisation. Applicants from these trusts will be treated as internal candidates for these roles. This is to support the ongoing work that is required to plan for the proposed integration of our two organisations.