Inflammatory Bowel Disease Support Nurse | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)

North Bristol NHS; West of England; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

North Bristol NHS is seeking an IBD Support Nurse to join the gastroenterology team at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves patient education, triage, advising patients, and supporting advanced therapies in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will work with the Lead IBD Nurse Specialist and MDT, provide information and clinical advice, participate in nurse-led clinics, and help maintain patient records while delivering evidence-based, patient-centred care.

Qualifications

• Gastroenterology or related experience.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Able to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Nurse-led clinics for IBD patients and in-patient education.
• Provide education, triage and clinical advice via the IBD service.
• Maintain accurate patient records and support monitoring of treatment.

Skills

Gastroenterology experience

Communication skills

IT skills

Job description

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Support Nurse | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)

Company:

Company: North Bristol NHS

This is an exciting opportunity to join our IBD Specialist nursing team in a support nurse position. This post offers new knowledge, skills and experience within the gastroenterology specialty and is an opportunity for personal and professional development.

We are looking to welcome a highly motivated, confident, and enthusiastic nurse who will be an integral part of our IBD nursing service. You will work closely with the Lead IBD Nurse Specialist, IBD CNS team and MDT to support the team in providing excellent, specialised nursing care and support for patients with IBD in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.

You will be welcomed into our IBD nurse service where we will support you to develop knowledge and skills to assist the Specialist Nurse team in caring for our patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Duties will include patient education, ensuring relevant screening is performed and assisting in setting up advanced therapies for patients.

You will also assist with triaging and advising patients and providing clinical advice and information via the IBD patient advice service and carrying out in-patient education for patients.

The successful applicant should have Gastroenterology or related experience, with excellent communication and IT skills. You should be confident, enthusiastic, self-motivated and with the ability to work under your own initiative, with the support of the IBD Specialist nursing team and the MDT.

To provide specialist clinical support, advice and information, to the highest possible standard of evidence-based, patient-centred care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease within North Bristol Trust.

You will be required to participate in nurse-led clinics and the direct-access patient support telephone/email service, multi-disciplinary team meetings and in-patient clinical reviews, supporting and advising patients with inflammatory bowel disease with the support of the lead IBD Nurse, IBD Specialist nurses and Consultant Gastroenterologists.

You will provide education, carry out screening and assist in setting up patients on advanced therapies. You will be required to assist with triaging patients via the IBD advice service and advise patients with support.

You will assist in monitoring clinical results for patients and maintain up to date patient records and ensure completion of necessary clinical admin to support patient care

The post-holder is required to be a source of clinical expertise and professional advice, and act as a specialist resource to the patient, relatives, carers and the multidisciplinary team.

You will participate in departmental audit and research programmes and be actively involved in educating others and disseminating good practice.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Chaired by Ingrid Barker and led by Maria Kane as Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust aims to transform the way healthcare is delivered locally with a clear focus on making a difference for what we call our Four Ps:

• More opportunities for ourPeople
• Fairer more consistent care for ourPopulation

Our vision for five years from now:

• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.
• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
• We will contribute to system financial balance

Assisting with and participating in:

Clinical

Nurse-led clinics for IBD patients in the outpatients department and virtual clinics as required

Requesting investigations for monitoring of long-term medications and for surveillance of carcinomas in specific patient group

Providing information and advice to patients newly-diagnosed or coming to terms with their chronic disease diagnosis and offer ongoing support to patient and their relatives/care

Triaging and advising patients via the IBD advice service.

Expediting medical review and requesting investigations as required.

Monitoring patients’ response to medical treatment in relation to their IBD by telephone, at agreed intervals, reducing the need for outpatient follow up. Report and document any adverse events to Lead Nurse, Consultant or GPs and act promptly on their outcomes

Sensitively advising patients of results of investigations and the implications of those results

Reviewing and assessing patients by telephone at intervals agreed with them

Monitoring and recording test results for patients on immunosuppressant therapy, using guidelines and agreed protocols. Analyse and interpret blood test results with support and act on results by informing and advising Lead IBD nurse, Consultant Gastroenterologist, GP and patient

Maintain accurate patient records in patient case notes or electronically in computer databases

To deliver holistic care and improve patient empowerment by addressing the patients’ needs in relation to health promotion and education

Management

Demonstrate ability to plan and manage own workload effectively and independently, but work well within a team

Participate in service evaluation, assist in improving current services, and assist in planning for future service provision for patients with IBD, locally and Trust wide

Provide support to other colleagues within the Gastroenterology team

Actively participate in regular meetings related to the post

Updating documentation for the capture of information and assessment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Manage own sickness, absence and annual leave effectively to ensure service provision is adequately maintained

Education and Professional Developmen

The post holder must keep up to date with professional and clinical developments in IBD nursing and maintain own professional development and clinical competence

Develop specialist skills e.g. patient assessment, IBD disease education, biologic screening and medication

Undertake personal development to meet identified needs.

Research and Audit

Participate in audit and research projects in own area

Assist in collecting data to demonstrate outcomes from nurse led initiatives

Assist in implementing change identified at clinical audit and assist in evaluating clinical and patient outcomes

Service Development

Participate in audit and research projects in own area

Assist in collecting data to demonstrate outcomes from nurse led initiatives

Assist in implementing change identified at clinical audit and assist in evaluating clinical and patient outcomes

This advert closes on Thursday 15 Oct 2026