Nurse Endoscopist - IBD (NHS AfC: Band 7) - Gastro - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospit[...]

Merseywestlancs; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a motivated Gastroenterology Nurse to join their IBD & endoscopy service. You will provide expert patient care, manage caseloads, and contribute to a multidisciplinary team, performing endoscopic procedures and enhancing service delivery. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in IBD, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts

27 days annual leave on commencement

Continuous professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
• Competence in diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to change.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise and support to IBD patients.
• Manage caseload and patient care ensuring continuity.
• Perform endoscopic procedures for IBD assessment.

Skills

Patient management

Interpersonal skills

Clinical expertise

Endoscopy procedures

Education

Registered Nurse

Independent Non-medical prescriber

Higher Degree or evidence of study at higher level

IV Drug Administration Certificate

Job description

We want talented and enthusiastic people from all backgrounds to join #TeamMWL, with us you can learn, grow and develop yourself and your career, realising your true ambitions and aspirations.

Whatever you’re looking for in your career, you’ll find it here at MWL.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and knowledgeable gastroenterology nurse to join our established IBD & endoscopy service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-motivated, caring and compassionate individual, who has a keen interest in managing patients with a diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). They will work within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering high standards of patient care and maintain a safe working environment within the wider Gastroenterology team. The will also contribute to the endoscopy service, developing skills in lower GI endoscopy with provide continuity of care for IBD patients or others.

The applicant ideally should have some experience in providing care to patients with a diagnosis of Inflammatory bowel disease & be competent in diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy, the ability to plan, assess, implement and evaluate patient care. It is essential to possess excellent interpersonal skills and have a willingness to learn, along with the ability to work effectively, efficiently and independently under the indirect supervision of the Lead IBD CNS. You should be self-motivated and have a positive attitude towards change and be able to adapt to change accordingly.

The applicant must demonstrate commitment to their own continued professional development and share an aspiration to contribute to the long-term development of the IBD service.

Main duties of the job

Our dedicated Nurse Specialists provide an excellent, patient focused service to support and manage patients with a diagnosis of IBD. The service is forward thinking and continually strives to develop innovative models of care to ensure patients are provided with appropriate and timely treatment.

In this role, you will provide clinical expertise and support to patients, their family and carers. You will ensure safe delivery and continuity of patient care. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, liaising with health care teams both internal and external to the organisation. You will provide an advice line service so that patients can access expert advice in a timely manner. You will have had experience of working on your own initiative and prioritising workload, as well as having excellent communication skills.

You will be expected to perform endoscopic procedures as part of IBD disease assessment and surveillance. You will receive appropriate training to develop these skills further, if needed e.g. undertaking colonoscopy.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 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. 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

• To provide clinical leadership and expertise in a speciality by providing information, advice, emotional and psychological support to patients; their families and carers, and to act as a valuable resource to the wider gastroenterology team.
• To organise and manage own caseload and coordinate patient care ensuring continuity throughout the patient’s pathway by working within multi professional team and referring to other disciplines as appropriate.
• To assist in review and development of the service, and to reflect the needs of the patient group, taking into account highly complex factors including, national, regional and local guidelines including NICE, IBD UK, JAG GRS, clinical research and audit
• To liaise closely with the health care teams in the wider hospital including inpatient wards, outpatient departments and primary care, including consultant physicians, surgeons, paediatricians, GPs, outside agencies and all members of the MDT.
• To provide a service which facilitates the assessment and treatment of patients receiving biologic therapy, including prescribing and monitoring of biologic drugs or immunosuppressant therapy.
• To contribute to the inflammatory bowel disease advice line service through which patients can access expert advice and timely management.
• To demonstrate wide and in-depth experience of all aspects of the speciality, and provide effective education within their sphere of practice.
• To participate in clinical audit

CLINICAL

• To operate autonomously at an advanced level of clinical practice providing evidence based expert care and advice to all colleagues.
• To accept and make referrals to/from medical/nursing staff both within and outside of the Trust, of newly diagnosed and existing patients.
• To develop and deliver remote clinics using telephone and video communication for selected patients.
• To ensure that patients are seen within the recommended time scales and targets where these are in place.
• To facilitate MDT meetings within the department for the discussion and management of complex cases.
• To utilise specialist skills, underpinned by in depth knowledge to facilitate the assessment, planning and implementation of individualised care plans for patients presenting with IBD and monitor these taking into account the highly complex issues which impact on the individual.
• To triage and manage patients by delivering an IBD telephone advice line and coordinate an ongoing management plan as warranted by the patient’s clinical condition.
• To obtain informed consent for investigations and treatments in line with relevant Trust policies and protocols ensuring full explanation is given.
• To perform clinical interventions and diagnostic tests as the post requires once training has been given and full competency achieved. As the role develops endoscopy including flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy will be required within this role. Training will be provided.
• To assess, monitor and manage side effects of treatment including immunosuppressant and biologic therapies.
• To act as the patient’s advocate with sensitivity, knowledge and expertise.
• To give advice/counselling to patients regarding what to expect before, during and after procedures/ surgical intervention and/or drug therapies, and to ensure this is supported by appropriate written information.
• To maintain high standards of care by personal example and conduct and be a credible practitioner within the clinical area.
• To act as a point of contact for patients, their families and carers, by attending outpatient clinics and inpatient wards where necessary, and by other means of communication e.g. telephone and email.
• To maintain clinical competence and undertake clinical duties as required by the Trust

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Independent Non-medical prescriber
• Clinical Examination Qualification
• IV Drug Administration Certificate or Competencies
• Higher Degree or evidence of study at higher level e.g. HEE clinical Endoscopist modules

Knowledge & Experience

• Evidence of professional service development
• Experience of working in endoscopy with evidence of documenting competencies on JETS
• Good working knowledge of JAG and GRS
• Knowledge of National IBD Standards 2019 & awareness of colorectal cancer screening in IBD within BSG guidelines.
• Higher Degree (Advanced practice or related)
• Experience of Staff Leadership & Management

Skills

• Experience of working as IBD Specialist Nurse
• Experience of service development/redesign
• Experience in assisting with therapeutic upper & lower GI procedures e.g. IBD dye spray surveillance, complex polypectomy, oesophageal dilatation, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)

Other

• Evidence of independent reporting & pathology follow up
• Understands and demonstrates the Trust Values of quality, teamwork, care and compassion, dignity and respect and openness, honesty and responsibility through the application of appropriate behaviours and attitudes
• Experience of undertaking audit & QIPs

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

As a Disability Confident Leader , we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

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We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.

The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.

Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.

If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

Flexible Working

We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:

· All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.

· There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.

· Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.

Working for Team MWL

Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

The Trust is a non-smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website

You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated and will check all applications against AI detection software.

Additional Information

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here .

An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.

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.

Name Dr Sue Priestley Job title Clinical Director Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0151 430 1713 Additional information

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