Liver Clinical Nurse Specialist (Annex 21)

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced clinical nurse to support gastroenterology and hepatobiliary services, working with a multidisciplinary team to maximise the quality of care.

The post holder will develop and perform Endoscopy, deliver nursing care across outpatient, ward and community settings, and contribute to teaching, liaison and patient care in this specialty.

Qualifications

• Experienced clinical nurse with experience in the relevant speciality.
• Develop and perform Endoscopy under supervision and autonomy.
• Strong communication, teaching and liaison abilities within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of gastroenterology and hepatobiliary services across Trust sites.
• Provide high standards of nursing care in outpatient, ward and community settings.
• Develop and perform Endoscopy with increasing autonomy.
• Contribute to teaching, liaison and patient care within the speciality.

Skills

Endoscopy skills

Communication skills

Teaching

Liaison skills

Job description

The post holder will assist in the delivery on gastroenterology and hepatobiliary services throughout the Trust, working alongside other clinical colleagues to ensure the quality of care to patients is maximised., This post would be suitable for an experienced clinical nurse with experience in the relevant speciality. The post holder will be responsible for excellent standards of nursing care to patients with hepatobiliary diseases within outpatient, ward and community setting. Within the role the post holder is expected to develop and perform Endoscopy. This post is suitable for a clinical nurse with significant experience of the speciality, who will be working as part a multidisciplinary team. It provides the opportunity to further develop communication, teaching and liaison skills and autonomous endoscopy skills within the speciality. The post holder will give advice and implement patient care in an area which requires specific clinical knowledge, skills and experience.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our Services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme