Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Up to 30 hours available. Set shifts within the working week. Must be willing to flex when required.)
- Job ref
- 203-EL750
- Employer
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen in South Warwickshire for a well-motivated and experienced nurse to join the Gastroenterology nursing team at Warwick Hospital.
The successful candidate will work as an IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Trust based at Warwick Hospital but may be expected to work across all Trust sites as required.
The post holder will be expected to provide evidence-based care, keep up to date with latest research and their own education. This will enable them to support inpatients and outpatients requiring IBD expertise.
The post holder will have at least 3 years post registration experience, and with IBD experience. Must be willing to undertake IBD specific training and qualifications as necessary.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a Specialist Nurse within the Department of
Gastroenterology providing information, education, care and support to patients. The post holder will be expected to collaborate with colleagues to provide a seamless service for patients. The post holder will work collaboratively and liaise with other health professionals across the local health economy to ensure there is efficient clinical management for these patients. The post holder will work with other members of the clinical nursing team and as part of the multidisciplinary team providing support for patients with Inflammatory Bowel disease.
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Knowledge skills and experience required:
Be a first level registered nurse with 3 years experience
A minimum of 2 years experience in gastroenterology or an acute medical
setting
Hold a Diploma/Degree in Professional Nursing
Possess experience of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Provide evidence of continuous personal and professional development
Possess the aptitude and confidence for working within a rapidly changing
environment
Have excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills able to manage own
workload
Key Responsibilities
The post holder will see patients with IBD in clinic with support from other
members of the team
Review patients in clinic and monitor and supervise their clinical care
Provide clinical advice to patients, carers or members of the multidisciplinary team
Provide clinical support to patients via the telephone help line
Liaise with other members of the healthcare team and other agencies as
required
Provide CNS support to newly diagnosed patients within the hospital and in
Endoscopy when they are told their diagnosis.
Education
Provide education for patients about their care & treatment
With the multidisciplinary team, develop and update policies that affect
delivery of care to patients
Identify the learning needs of colleagues and facilitate/provide formal and
informal teaching sessions for health care staff.
Be aware of current clinical research and disseminate relevant findings to
appropriate health care professionals
Demonstrate responsibility for own personal and professional development by identifying own experiential and educational needs and pursuing training and development through Personal Development Planning.
Management/leadership
Manage own caseload of patients seeking support from the members of the
clinical nurse team and multi disciplinary team.
Act as a clinical leader and role model sharing expertise with colleagues.
Ensure clinical procedures and protocols are adhered to.
Promote evidence-based practice, participate in multidisciplinary audit and
make recommendations for service development as appropriate.
Participate in standard setting and monitoring patient care, benchmarking the department’s performance against best practice.
Develop and update guidelines with other members of the team for best
practice in the Trust Communications and Working Relationships:
Ensure that timely and accurate records of any patient/carer interaction are recorded in the patient’s healthcare records.
Responsible for data input to the patient management systems.
Effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team
regarding care of patients.
Ensure that patients and their carers know how to contact the department and have contact numbers.
Provide information, education and support to patients, carers and other
health care professionals
To liaise with other agencies and professionals to maintain good service
provision.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse, NMC registered
- First level degree in related subject
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Mentors & Assessors
- Post basic qualification in speciality and/or recognised teaching qualification (ENB 998, C&G 730 or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant and up to date post registration experience within the speciality
- Experience of student supervision and teaching
- Proven leadership skills
- Experience of delivering patient advocacy
- Experience and understanding of audit and evidence-based care
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking research
Skills
Essential criteria
- Clinical, managerial and leadership skills in speciality
- Proven listening and counselling skills
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills
- Managing a caseload
- Good decision making abilities
- Understanding of change management process
- Demonstrate an awareness of the National agenda for speciality
- Knowledge of quality standards and relevant
- NICE guidelines, NSF CQUINs etc
- Team player
- Proficient IT skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to write reports and maintain accurate records
Desirable criteria
- Undertaken clinical and nursing research
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Creative thinker
- Diplomatic
Other Job Requirements
Essential criteria
- Flexible and positive approach to work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Alice Dimbleby
- Job title
- Lead Gastroenterology CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01926 495321
- Additional information
Ext 6909
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