Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist-Liver Surveillance
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Our vision is to deliver high quality care and experience for our patients, communities and colleagues.
Our strategic objectives:
Quality: Delivering safe care; always improving outcomes and experience for patients.
People: Fostering a positive culture; living our values; helping our teams feel equipped to deliver.
Sustainability: Always searching for the best way to use our resources for clinical, workforce and financial outcomes.
Job overview
This is a new role to set up and deliver a nurse led liver surveillance pathway for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). The post is funded by Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance (SSCA) with the aim of establishing a robust nurse led surveillance pathway for hepatocellular carcinoma at East Sussex Healthcare Trust (ESHT). The clinical work will enable surveillance of patients at high risk of developing HCC and refer patients on to HCC MDT if cancer is identified. |
Main duties of the job
General Duties & Responsibilities applicable to all job descriptions
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Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Experienced registered nurse with current NMC PIN
- Degree / post graduate diploma qualification
- Management qualification or equivalent level of experience and knowledge
- Evidence of continued professional development to Masters level or equivalent knowledge and experience
Desirable criteria
- Mentor/ teaching /assessing qualification
- Counselling qualification
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within hepatology
- Experience of independent practice assessing patients in a clinical area
- Working within multi-disciplinary team department
- Experience of managing and organising own caseload
- Experience of working strategically to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Experience of managing and supporting staff
- Experience of working in busy environment and adaptable to cope with uncertainty and change
Desirable criteria
- Experience of change management
- Experience of service development
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Su Sparkes
- Job title
- HON Medicine Division
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07977687919
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