Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Bury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS as an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Nurse Specialist, making a significant impact in patient care. Collaborate within a supportive team, offering dynamic nursing for patients with complex needs. This role promises growth, flexibility, and a chance to champion innovative treatments.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience in managing complex care needs.
• Good IT skills and ability to work flexibly.

Responsibilities

• Patient Advocacy during multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Assess and implement nursing care for IBD patients.
• Organise daily activities across different clinics.

Skills

Compassionate care

Organisational skills

Effective communication

Independent care

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent

IBD Specialist module

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Join Our Dynamic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Team

Are you a passionate and driven individual looking to make a difference in the world of healthcare? We're on the hunt for a dedicated team player to become an integral part of our vibrant Inflammatory Bowel Disease unit at Fairfield General Hospital.

About the Role:In this exciting position, you'll collaborate with our friendly and supportive team while navigating through various sites each day to maximise your impact. Your commitment and work ethic are key as you provide essential support to patients and contribute to groundbreaking care that transforms lives.

What We Offer:

• A fulfilling career path within a cutting-edge team
• Collaborative environment that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth

If you're ready to roll up your sleeves, be challenged, and help us pave the way for innovative IBD treatment, we want to hear from you!

Apply now and be part of an inspiring journey.

Main duties of the job

If you are a compassionate and organised nurse ready to make a difference in the lives of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) then we're seeking a dedicated individual to join our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Advocacy:Represent and support patients during IBD multi-disciplinary team meetings and virtual biologics discussions
• Policy Awareness:Adhere to relevant clinical policies, ensuring best practices for yourself and colleagues
• Effective Planning:Organise daily activities, transitioning seamlessly between clinics, wards, and managing the IBD Flareline on rotation
• High-Quality Care:Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for IBD patients to ensure exceptional service
• Empathetic Communication:Deliver sensitive information regarding blood-borne virus screenings and biologic therapy with compassion
• Independent Care:Provide high-level nursing for complex patients with minimal supervision, collaborating with senior team members as necessary
• Patient Education:Offer guidance on chronic disease management, complex therapies, and health promotion, including smoking cessation
• Treatment Monitoring: Oversee patients on high-cost biologic medications to ensure optimal care

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

application form

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Nursing degree or equivalent
• Proven experience working with in a Gastroenterology setting
• IBD Specialist module

application form

• Proven experience working with in a Gastroenterology setting
• Experience of managing complex care needs
• Knowledge of medication used in Inflammatory bowel disease
• Ability to work independently and part of a team
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Advanced knowledge of the GI tract anatomy, physiology and disease processes
• Competent IT Skills

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• Experience of undertaking audit for formal research Published literature
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Previous experience and knowledge of high cost biologics
• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust