Hepatitis Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Worcester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Blood Borne Virus Nurse (Band 7) to join their team focusing on viral hepatitis treatment. The role includes managing clinics both in hospitals and the community, working autonomously, and collaborating with medical staff. Candidates should possess a registered nursing qualification, experience at Band 6, and skills in patient care and communication. The position offers a competitive salary and a commitment to flexible working hours.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with a health-related degree and venepuncture skills.
• Experience at band 6 and working autonomously is essential.
• Must have training or be working towards a supplementary prescribing course.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex clinical caseload and deliver quality service.
• Conduct independent nurse-led clinics and assess new patients.
• Collaborate with medical staff for patient treatment and care.

Skills

Clinical audit and application of research skills

Effective communication and problem solving skills

Knowledge of health & safety in the workplace

Experience in the care of patients with Hepatitis

Effective change agent skills

Education

First level Registered Nurse

Graduate in health-related degree

Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Course

Tools

Fibro-scanning technique

Job description

Job summary

BLOOD BORNE VIRUS NURSES

COUNTYWIDE VIRAL HEPATITIS CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST - BAND 7

We are seeking an experienced clinical nurse specialist in viral hepatitis to join the Infectious Diseases service in Worcestershire.

We have cross county clinics within the Acute Trust on 3 sites and foster close links with the community drug services and GPs. We run a very active in-reach prison service. We are closely linked via a regional network to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

We also work in the community to support Hepatitis C patients and support projects with the drug and alcohol team.

This post comes at a particularly exciting time in the field of hepatitis. As NHS England has an ambition to reduce the levels of hepatitis B and hepatitis C transmission to improve public health outcomes.

We have a well‑developed ID service within the Trust with 4 ID consultants, a hepatologist, ID registrar, pharmacist, 3 HIV CNS and 2 healthcare assistants.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and wish to be part of a friendly professional team, we would be glad to receive your application.

Informal visits are welcomed.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:

Georgina Darby, Matron on DD 01905 733883 or Bleep 662 via switchboard or Dr MTM Roberts, Consultant in Infectious Diseases via switchboard on 01905 763333

Main duties of the job

This post will require you to have a high degree of autonomy, manage your own clinic caseload, possess excellent communication skills and ideally have experience in caring for patients with complex care needs. The post holder will be responsible for their own clinics in a community and hospital setting.

Lead and facilitate nurse‑led clinics.

Working independently alongside medical staff.

Assess all new viral hepatitis patients and carry out fibro‑scanning procedure in selected patients.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital‑based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Details Date posted

03 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part‑time

Reference number

C9365‑25‑0630

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Job description Job responsibilities

Effectively manage a highly complex clinical caseload, prioritising needs and ensuring that a quality service is provided. Planning and implementing care for patients undergoing assessment and treatment of viral hepatitis.

Act as an independent and supplementary prescriber within own area of expertise.

Work as a member of the multi‑professional team at appropriate consultant clinics, providing specialist advice and support.

The clinical nurse specialists in HIV and viral hepatitis work very closely together to support each other and at times work with the HIV cohort may form part of this role.

To practice autonomously within nurse‑led clinics delivering highly specialised care across acute, community and prison settings. This will include:

• Providing information regarding treatment and side effects.
• Teaching patients injection techniques
• Monitoring treatment and side effect management
• Maintaining a support network for the patients.
• Providing a phlebotomy service.
• Analysing highly complex blood results to assess complications of viral hepatitis and how treatment is affecting patients and liaising with medical colleagues, when appropriate.
• Provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information and discussing this information with the patient, maintaining the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• Providing specialist advice and support to clients and staff.
• Act as the patient advocate, assessing suitability for treatment and working with the patient to achieve this goal.
• When appropriate, liaise with other health care professionals, within the acute and community setting, to ensure that the patient receives a seamless service.
• Provide comprehensive and accurate record‑keeping.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• First level Registered Nurse.
• Graduate in health‑related degree.
• Venepuncture and cannulation course.
• Working towards masters degree.
• Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Course
• (or working towards).

Qualifications Desirable

• Counselling course.
• Course on Viral Hepatitis.
• Course on HIV.

Experience Essential

• Experience at band 6.
• Experience working autonomously.
• Planning/delivery of teaching programmes.

Experience Desirable

• Research undertaken.
• Audits undertaken.
• Membership of relevant professional group.

Other Job Requirements Essential

• Flexibility with working hours.
• Enhanced disclosure clearance.
• Able to travel countywide / cross‑sites.

Skills and Knowledge Essential

• Clinical audit and application of research skills.
• Effective communication and problem solving skills.
• Effective change agent skills.
• Knowledge of clinical governance.
• Knowledge of health & safety in the workplace.
• Health education / promotion skills.
• Knowledge base re: Hepatitis.
• Experience in the care of patients with Hepatitis.
• Knowledge and experience of fibro scanning or willing to learn.

Skills and Knowledge Desirable

• Demonstrate involvement in clinical audit.
• Involvement in health education / health promotion.
• Knowledge base re HIV.
• Experience in the care of patients with HIV.
• Previous CNS Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)