Hepatology Nurse Specialist

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Kettering; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Kettering seeks a Hepatology Nurse Specialist to expand Hepatology services. This role focuses on delivering high-quality care for chronic liver disease, coordinating cancer surveillance, and managing caseloads effectively. Candidates must be an NMC Registered Nurse with critical care education and an ability to liaise across teams. This position involves fast-paced environments, and the successful candidate will have responsibilities in both patient care and operational management.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse qualification is essential for this role.
• Degree or relevant experience in Professional Nursing/Health Studies required.
• Must have evidence of post-registration education in critical care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the HCC surveillance pathway under the supervision of Senior nurses.
• Manage patients requiring regular ultrasound scans and tests.
• Liaise with healthcare teams to resolve delays or missed investigations.

Skills

Highly developed communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Liaison, influencing, and negotiation skills

Documentation

IT Literacy

Caseload and workload management skills

Audit skills

To run and manage weekly clinics

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Degree in Professional Nursing/Health Studies

Evidence of post-registration education in critical care

Teaching and Assessing qualification

Leadership programme or equivalent

Counselling Experience

Job description

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Hepatology Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 27 January 2026

This is a new post required to expand Hepatology services for the effective delivery of a program of work in the Liver Health Checks pilot. Working with existing team members the post holder will deliver clinics designed to identify people with undiagnosed cirrhosis within target populations at risk for metabolic liver disease, alcohol related liver disease or people at risk of viral hepatitis.

Main duties of the job

The Band 6 Hepatology Nurse will work within the Kettering General Hospital Hepatology Service, supporting the delivery of high‑quality care for patients with chronic liver disease. The post‑holder will have a particular focus on the coordination and delivery of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) surveillance, ensuring timely ultrasound scanning, AFP testing, and appropriate follow‑up. The post holder will be required to work with key stakeholders and patients across the network, proactively supporting timely and rapid progression from diagnosis to cancer surveillance pathways for those identified on fibro‑scan assessment to have liver cirrhosis.

About us

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

Job responsibilities

Coordinate the HCC surveillance pathway under the supervision of the Senior hepatology nurses.

Manage a delegated caseload of patients requiring 6‑monthly ultrasound scans and AFP tests.

Track due and overdue surveillance, ensuring timely scheduling and follow‑up.

Liaise with radiology, consultants, and administrative teams to resolve delays or missed investigations.

Escalate abnormal imaging or blood test results promptly to senior nursing or medical staff.

Maintain accurate documentation and contribute to audit and quality improvement activities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Degree in Professional Nursing/Health Studies or relevant experience
• Evidence of post‑registration education in critical care
• Teaching and Assessing qualification
• Leadership programme or equivalent
• Counselling Experience

Knowledge & Experience

• Evidence of Operational Management in a clinical setting
• Evidence of primary care health delivery strategy
• Caseload and workload management.
• Working in partnership with internal and external agencies
• Making direct referrals to members of MDT.
• Specialist knowledge or interest in speciality.
• Finance and budget management.
• Project management
• Development of clinical practice

Skills

• Highly developed communication skills
• Interpersonal skills.
• Liaison, influencing and negotiation skills
• Documentation
• IT Literacy
• Caseload and workload management skills
• Audit skills
• To run and manage weekly clinics

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.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust