IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist

Ncic; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice: lease cars/Cycle to 

Vivup counselling service

Job summary

NCIC is seeking an experienced IBD Nurse Specialist (Band 6) to manage a caseload of GI patients and run nurse-led clinics across two hospital sites in Cumbria. The role includes independent prescribing, patient assessment, and development of management plans within a multidisciplinary team.

You will work to improve quality of care, contribute to education and audits, and support patients with inflammatory bowel disease through ongoing monitoring and education.

Qualifications

• NMC registration and post-registration study required.
• Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.
• ENB 998 / teaching certificate or equivalent.
• Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (or equivalent) qualification.
• Experience with IBD nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover across Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle and West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven.
• Act as an independent practitioner supporting a caseload of IBD patients.
• Lead nurse-led clinics and participate in multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop and review patient management plans, monitor therapies, and promote drug compliance.
• Contribute to education, research/audit and national guideline implementation.

Skills

Independent prescribing

Clinical assessment

Patient education

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

NMC registration

Post-registration degree study

IT skills (EITS)

ENB 998 / teaching certificate

IBD management qualification

Tools

EMIS or NHS IT systems

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Main area Gastroenterology Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Part time - 24 hours per week (3 x 8 Hour shifts per week) Job ref 262-A-26-8356283

Site Cumberland Infirmary Town Carlisle Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with experience in the management of patients with gastrointestinal conditions.

The post holder will work within an established service, work autonomously and within the multidisciplinary team with the support of Gastroenterologists and other nurse specialists. The IBD Nurse Specialist will have a caseload of patients and would run Nurse-led clinics. They would also manage a caseload of in-patients and would be expected to have close communication with community health services. New developments within the service include the need to safely switch patients to bio similar drug therapies.

The IBD Nurse Specialist would provide expert care including patient assessment, clinical examination and developing clinical management plans. The role would include independent prescribing and the Nurse Specialist would review patient management plans, fine-tune drug therapy, monitor patients on therapies and encourage drug compliance. The role would include patient educational support, psychological support and good communication skills which is essential in improving quality of life and helping with disease control.

You should have knowledge of the gastro-intestinal system with at least 6 months experience in working with patients with inflammatory bowel disease at band 6 or higher. You will work alongside other IBD Nurses and will case manage patients referred into the IBD service.

Main duties of the job

Providing cover across both of our hospital sites in the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle and the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, you will be acting as an independent practitioner supporting and monitoring a caseload of patients and participating in consultant and nurse led clinics. You will work in collaboration with teams within primary health care and other services to ensure the continuity of an integrated, seamless, holistic approach to care.

You will play an active part in clinical practice, education, research/audit and the implementation of national guidelines. You will be empowered to make quality improvements in the provision of care for patients with IBD.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

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If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £26.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you d ocument evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• Degree level post registration study. Alternatively - evidence of experience of working within aspects of IBD. This could include surgical and medical management with evidence of study and learning to support clinical practice.
• Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.
• ENB 998 / teaching certificate or equivalent
• Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (or equivalent) qualification

Experience

• Experience in a relevant clinical setting
• Evidence of experience in mentoring, assessing, coaching
• Committed to quality assurance and delivering continued service improvement
• Experience of clinical audit / research
• GI, endoscopy and/ or colorectal nursing experience

Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge of IBD patients and/ or patients with chronic conditions.
• Able to demonstrate experience in setting standards, particularly in relation to Essence of Care

Skills

• Excellent clinical skills
• Presentation Skills
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• Organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload and to adapt to unpredictable changes to respond urgent patient or service demands.
• Basic IT skills
• Demonstrate ability to think creatively and laterally

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.