Clinical Nurse Specialist - IBD

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a dedicated individual to join their IBD team, managing patient care and providing essential support in a new state-of-the-art facility. This role not only allows for personal growth through advanced training and development but also emphasizes teamwork and collaboration in improving patient outcomes. As a key player in the IBD MDT, you will engage in meaningful interactions with patients and healthcare professionals alike, all while contributing to innovative practices that enhance community health. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and thrive in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing Support

Bespoke Training Programs

Flexible Working Options

Real Living Wage

Qualifications

• Relevant clinical experience in Gastroenterology or Colorectal Nursing.
• Interest in teaching, research, and prescribing.

Responsibilities

• Manage own case load and provide support on IBD helpline.
• Run advanced therapy clinic and attend IBD MDT meetings.
• Mentor future IBD CNS band 6 posts.

Skills

Gastroenterology Nursing

Clinical Teaching

Patient Management

Research Interest

Non-medical Prescribing

Education

NMC Registration

Job description

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

We have three strategic objectives:

1. People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.
2. Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do.
3. Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.

We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.

Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.

Job overview

• The successful candidate will manage their own case load with support of senior IBD team. They will review inpatients in our brand new hospital the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital and provide support and advice on our IBD helpline.
• The post holder will run their own advanced therapy clinic.
• Be an integral part of the IBD MDT team and attend meetings twice a month, presenting patient cases and contribute towards the management plan and communicate the MDT outcomes to the patients.
• Attend the joint surgical IBD clinic which takes place once a month.
• Liaise closely with the high cost drugs pharmacy team and the medical infusion suite for the administration and provision of immunosuppressive therapy.
• Work closely with our IBD patient care navigator to ensure effective and clear communication is provided to our patients and staff.
• Attend the transition clinics alongside an IBD consultant at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Our team are looking for someone hardworking, motivated, and enthusiastic and works well within a team. Our aim is to develop your current skills and knowledge so you become an independent practitioner in managing patients with IBD. Future goals include undertaking a course to become a non-medical prescriber and work towards an advanced care practitioner role.

Main duties of the job

• The successful candidate will provide support and advice to other health care professionals including nursing staff, students, medics and other staff as required.
• Involvement in providing teaching to various allied health care professionals.
• Attend IBD study days to increase the current knowledge and skills.
• Provide support and advice to our medical infusion suite and work collaboratively with our high cost drugs pharmacy team.
• Participate in our IBD service development meetings which take place twice a month and bring ideas to the department to improve and expand our current SWBH IBD service.
• Act as a link role to either facilitate early discharge of IBD patients or aim to prevent admissions to hospital by managing the patients in a timely manner as an outpatient and providing support and advice to them.
• Mentor and be part of training for future IBD CNS band 6 posts.

Working for our organisation

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), has recently opened in October 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises with state of the art technology. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

The Trust is a large teaching Trust and has a reputation for excellent, motivated, friendly and enthusiastic staff who provide high standards and quality of care to all of our patients. Staff wellbeing is highly recognised within the Trust. The Trust operates on 3 separate sites: the inpatient acute service is based at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital with outpatient care and services delivered at City hospital in Birmingham and Sandwell General hospital in West Bromwich.

The Trust values focus around ambition, respect and compassion and are a reflection of what is best about the Trust, what matters most to us, the people we care for as well as the wider community we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details and criteria that is required for the post.

Person specification

• Relevant clinical post registration experience
• Gastroenterology or Colorectal Nursing experience
• NMC registration
• Interest in teaching
• Interest in research
• Interest in prescribing

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

Please note-If this vacancy receives a high number of applications, it will close before the stated closing date. Please ensure that you have completed and submitted your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.