Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Band 6/7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 193-6964413PCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- per annum
- Closing
- 12/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 6/7 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Band 6/7
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 6/7 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Nurse Specialist
Monday-Friday/flexible hours/no weekends.
This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 12 months to cover maternity leave.
**Can be offered as a Band 6-7 developmental role if not currently working at Band 7 level**
Works as an expert in clinical field to deliver specialist clinical services to patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Provides specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.
Clinically manages and engineers the pathway for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Works strategically to influences the development of the service both locally and nationally.
Leads clinical audits in own area.
Participates in /facilitates/ undertakes research in specialist field.
We would encourage any candidate to visit our office and spend some time with the team.
Main duties of the job
1. Holds own defined caseload.
2. Communicates complex, sensitive information effectively and empathetically to patients and relatives. Maintains personally generated observations in records.
3. Assesses, develops and implements evidence based specialist nursing care programmes, pathways and advice for patients and relatives.
4. Work as an expert practitioner in inflammatory bowel conditions acting as a resource for other interdisciplinary healthcare professions. Maintains a high profile in the clinical area, acting as a role model for good practice.
5. Works with professional groups and other agencies in both primary and secondary healthcare settings. Assumes a central role in problem solving and service co-ordination to ensure patients and carers receive high standards of seamless quality care.
6. Works with non-specialist interdisciplinary practitioners to compliment their care, and the quality of the service provided.
7. When appropriate, participates in the establishment /running of nurse-led clinics. When trained, undertakes diagnostic and therapeutic procedures pertinent to specialist role.
8. Actively participates in interdisciplinary meetings.
9. Acts on clinical incidents pertinent to area, to reduce clinical risk.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main responsibilities will be to join IBD clinics with a view to running nurse led clinics, monitoring a patients condition and assessing when treatment changes are required.
Answering patient calls via the IBD telephone advise line, this requires good triage skills, offering advise to patients and GP's to avoid hospital admissions and help patients to manage their symptoms in the community.
Blood monitoring - patients that receive immunomodulators and biologic therapies require regular blood monitoring. These bloods may require actions if out of range.
Counselling patients on the risks and benefits of medications to treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease and organising the pre-screening required (bloods and chest x-ray).
Ongoing audit of advice line calls and biologic new starters.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12)
- ENB 998/ Slice, C&G 730 or equivalent
- Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent appropriate clinical practice in specialty
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent clinical experience at Band 6/7 in speciality
Desirable criteria
- Experience of successful change management
- Evidence of recent appropriate clinical practice in specialty (Gastroenterology)
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
- Rebecca Merrick
- Job title
- Lead IBD Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 7131
- Additional information
Please contact any member of the IBD Team to discuss this vacancy on 0118 322 7131 or 8733.
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