Liver Nurse Specialist - Fibro scan Pathway lead Nurse

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Liver Nurse Specialist at a leading healthcare provider in Nottingham. This pivotal role involves leading the Fibro-scan team to enhance patient pathways for those at risk of liver disease. You will provide essential support and education to patients while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless service delivery. With a commitment to diversity and personal development, this organization offers a supportive environment to grow your career in nursing. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient care and have the leadership skills to inspire others, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Endless personal development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Support for interview preparation

Qualifications

• Must have experience in leadership within nursing and excellent clinical knowledge.
• Ability to manage a caseload of patients and support learners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the fibro-scan team and develop specialist diagnostic services.
• Collaborate with community services for patient care coordination.

Skills

Leadership in Nursing

Clinical Knowledge in Hepatology

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Teaching Experience

Education

Current level one NMC registration

First level degree or willingness to undertake degree study

Teaching qualification

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

Liver Nurse Specialist - Fibro scan Pathway lead Nurse

Band 7

Main area: Hepatology
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible hours available)
Job ref: 164-6878445

Site: Queens Medical Centre
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Hepatology team as the Fibro scan team leader at NUH. This new post is funded by the Cancer Alliance to provide a smooth, patient-centred pathway for patients in high-risk communities newly identified at risk of liver disease and potentially liver cancer.

The nurse specialist will lead the team and play a key role in providing excellent support and education to patients, as well as being a vital link through all elements of this patient pathway. This is an excellent opportunity to influence the progression of this patient pathway and improve the experience of these patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with community services and all members of the extended multi-disciplinary team to ensure excellent coordination and management of the Fibro-scan Pathway.

The role is to act as the lead for the fibro-scan team and continue to develop this specialist diagnostic service based in both primary and secondary care as part of the Hepatology Specialist services. After training, the post holder will be responsible for clinical interactions with patients in which screening for early liver disease will be undertaken and lifestyle interventions delivered. Throughout the role, training in both underlying principles of disease and practical skills will be offered to the role holder.

Good interpersonal skills are essential with patients as it will often be their first interaction with the Hepatology team. This will lead to communication with other healthcare professionals as part of the team delivering this service. The main focus of the role is to lead the fibro scan pathway and ensure a seamless partnership between the Community GP practices and the hospital setting.

The post holder must have experience of leadership within nursing, and the ability to lead a team. Must have excellent clinical knowledge in this field of nursing. They must possess excellent communication skills and want to be part of a developing and patient-focused team.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education, and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world-class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person specification

Communication

• Ability to assess, plan, prioritise and deliver own workload
• Able to present and receive complex information within the multi-professional team.
• Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with conflict
• Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills.

Planning and organisation

• Demonstrate ability to prioritise own workload
• Demonstrate an ability to recognise and respond to urgent and emergency situations.
• Can formulate short and long-term objectives
• Demonstrate ability to supervise and support others

Analytical & Judgement

• Demonstrate self-awareness and understanding of differing personalities.
• Deal effectively with clinical issues within the defined procedures/guidelines
• Ability in the use of appraisal, personal development, and training needs analysis.
• Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services
• Demonstrate knowledge of current NHS issues including national liver and cancer service.

Experience

• Hepatology experience in any setting within the last 5 years
• Evidence of dealing with distressed patients and their families.
• Evidence of organisation and good time management.
• Evidence of autonomy and the ability to manage a caseload of patients.
• Experience/involvement of working within a multi-disciplinary meeting setting.
• Evidence of teaching experience both in the clinical setting and in the classroom.
• Evidence of delivering a nurse-led service
• Knowledge of local liver and national cancer pathway.
• Evidence of implementation of a new nurse-led service

Training and Qualifications

• Current level one NMC registration
• First level degree or willingness to undertake degree study level
• Teaching qualification or who has an interest/experience in teaching.
• Post registration experience to include management/leadership experience
• Experience in support of learners and new members of the team.

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world-class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support.

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro-rata basis for part-time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post may be subject to a DBS check which incurs a cost dependent on the level of check required.

For more information about our organisation and the career opportunities available, please visit our website.

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.