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Job summary

Main area
Hepatology
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 Hours - flexible-can be 8-6 per day - 4 days a week or flexible / 8-4 - 5 days - no weekends)
Job ref
164-6878445
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queens Medical Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/12/2024 23:59

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Liver Nurse Specialist - Fibro scan Pathway lead Nurse

Band 7

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 will play a key role in providing excellent support and education to the 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 really improve the experience of these patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the 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 essentially to act as the lead for 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 duration of 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 onto  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 there is a seamless partnership between the Community GP practices and the hospital setting.

The post holder must  have experience of leadership within nursing , and have 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.

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.

In undertaking this role, all employees will be expected to behave at all times in a way that is consistent with and actively supports the principles listed in the Consultation Document on the creation of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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

Essential criteria
  • Ability to assess plan, prioritise and deliver own workload
  • Demonstrate effective communication in distressing circumstances
  • Able to present and and recieve complex information within the multi proffessional team.
  • Assertiveness skills and the ability to deal with conflict
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills.

Planning and organisation

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate ability to prioritise own work load
  • 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
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate effective resource management.

Analytical & Judgement

Essential criteria
  • 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
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate knowledge of current NHS issues including national liver and cancer service.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 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-displinary meeting setting.
  • Evidence of teaching experience both in the clinical setting and in the classroom.
  • Evidence of delivering a nurse led service
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge local liver and national cancer pathway.
  • Evidence of implementation of a new nurse led service

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current level one NMC registration
  • First level degree or willingness to undertake degree study level
Desirable criteria
  • 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chantal Mee
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07977396742
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