Clinical Nurse Specialist - Complex Polyps

An opportunity has arisen within the Gastroenterology Care Group on the RLH site for a Specialist Nurse in Gastroenterology, working as part of the complex polyp team.

This post will support the new regional complex polyp service for Cheshire & Merseyside, covering a population of approximately 2.7 million. There are 5 gastroenterology consultants with specialist interest in complex polyps and the team is leading the way in management of these lesions.

The post holder will be an integral member of the established complex polyp team working alongside the existing Lead nurse and the team to enhance the service currently offered.

This post would be suitable for a Registered nurse with substantial post registration experience and with demonstrable experience of working within gastroenterology or colorectal surgery.

This is an exciting and rewarding post for the right person and you are encouraged to arrange an informal visit with the Lead complex polyp Specialist Nurse in Gastroenterology.

Main duties of the job

This job is to support the Complex polyp, EMR and Endoscopy service at the Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospital Trust. It is expected that the specialist nurse will the be a pivotal part of the GI endoscopy service for complex polyps/EMR & ESD.

Complex Polyp service will require working effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team to help deliver a high quality complex polyp and EMR/ESD service. This will involve database management, welcoming tertiary patients into our service, pre & post assessment, MDT preparation and presentation, liaison between multidisciplinary groups, follow-up and hand-over of patients to relevant services. This requires a wide knowledge base and advanced clinical decision making skills.

They will be integral to the Regional complex polyp MDT in supporting patients and enhancing pathways into and out of the service. It will work closely with Bowel Cancer Screening Services throughout the region

The post holder will be a role model for professional practice, exercising accountability and providing support and leadership within the endoscopy team.

The post holder will contribute to service development, improvement and management, demonstrating a proactive approach to issues and service quality.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.

Lead clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation.

Co-ordinate and manage nurse-led clinics (within Speciality).

Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.

Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers /relatives.

Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.

Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.

To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.

To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, in the delivery of high standards of patient care.

To lead the specialist nursing contribution to the service, work in partnership with lead clinicians, General Managers, Matron to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care.

For a full list of duties/responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Teaching/assessment skills
• Organisation and negotiation skills
• Effective communicator
• Leadership & motivation skills
• Evidence of audit and change management ability
• Computer literate
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Root cause analysis

Desirable

• Evidence of leading and facilitating change
• ECDL

Other

Essential

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
• Flexibility
• Able to travel between sites
• Demonstrates enthusiasm
• Recognition of own limitations
• Assertive and confident
• Diplomatic
• Personal and professional maturity

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse / Midwife
• Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
• Recognised Teaching Qualification
• First Degree

Desirable

• Research qualification
• Recordable specialist qualification
• Masters
• Independent Nurse Prescriber
• Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable Post-Reg. experience
• Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6
• Extensive clinical experience
• Evidence of the application of management / leadership skills and managing staff
• Involvement in audit

Desirable

• Experience as Specialist Sister
• Participation in research

Knowledge

Essential

• In depth specialist knowledge

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool Hospital

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

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