IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist

Countess of Chester Hospital; Chester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Countess of Chester Hospital seeks an IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide expert care for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. This full-time position involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, advancing clinical knowledge, and contributing to nurse-led clinics, all within a busy district general hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in gastroenterology.
• Proven experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Knowledge of Inflammatory Bowel Disease management.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose IBD patients, formulating treatment plans.
• Manage nurse-led clinics according to service requirements.
• Develop new guidelines/policies related to IBD care.

Skills

Compassionate care

Clinical decision making

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Post registration education in gastroenterology

Job description

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Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week

We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced and compassionate

Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week

We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced and compassionate IBD Specialist Nurse to join our expanding team in the Gastroenterology department. As an IBD Specialist Nurse, you will provide expert care for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), working closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.

The role offers an excellent opportunity for a nurse with proven experience in a gastroenterology specialist nurse role looking to advance their clinical knowledge and skills as a senior IBD clinical nurse specialist. The post holder would support the development of nurse led clinics, provide specialist prescribing support and expand and support the CNS team service.

• To assess, diagnose and formulate treatment plans for a defined IBD patient caseload, be accountable for professional actions, and to work on own initiative.
• To work as a specialist, autonomous practitioner and use expert clinical decision making skills.
• To provide nurse-led clinics according to service requirements
• To follow existing guidelines/policies for assessment and delivery of care, and develop, with the team, new guidelines/policies as required.
• To ensure effective communication is maintained both written and verbally, regarding patients, through close liaison with professional colleagues, both in primary and secondary care, and to develop working relationships with consultants, general practitioners and other support services.
• To ensure that all requirements for continuing professional development are met and to keep abreast of new advances in the field of IBD and gastroenterology.
• Attend wards/departments/community clinics/OP clinics to work closely with the MDT to carry out consultations and treatments.
• Promote and develop the specialist advisory and supportive role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in IBD demonstrating specialist and advanced clinical skills and knowledge base supported by post registration education and qualification.
• To undertake advanced roles such as undertaking biologics counselling and safe prescribing of IBD specific medications with full support and training from senior staff.
  
  

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
  
  

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kat Akerboom Job title: Lead Gastroenterology Specialist Nurse Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01244 366082

Informal visits welcome, please contact team first to arrange.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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