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Job summary

Main area
Gastroenterology
Grade
Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Potential for Weekend Working)
Job ref
001-NMR068-0425
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital of Wales
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£63,150 - £73,379 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Consultant Nurse In Gastroenterology

Band 8b

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

·         We are kind and caring

·         We are respectful

·         We have trust and integrity

·         We take personal responsibility

OUR REGION:

Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed


 

Job overview

Cardiff and Vale Health Board has recently redesigned its Gastroenterology services to provide a centralised service at the University Hospital of Wales with a focussed on planned care at the University Hospital of Llandough with one of the largest endoscopy units in wales. 

Cardiff and Vale are committed to promoting and supporting the every expanding expertise that nursing brings services across our organisation and as such have introduced a Consultant Nurse in Gastroenterology to support the operational and strategic vision for our nurse specialist workforce. 

The Consultant Nurse will be an expert in their chosen clinical field (e.g. Clinical Endoscopist, Hepatology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease) however the individual  will bring clinical leadership and provide strategic direction to the Gastroenterology Service  ensuring that the specialist nursing workforce  expands and develops to maximise potential to improve the outcome and experience of patients.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The Nurse Consultant will play a pivotal role in leading  clinical practice within the gastroenterology Department and is a key member of the Directorates Senior Team.

The Nurse Consultant will be a recognised expert nurse in leading clinical practice and will have direct clinical involvement with patients attending/contacting the Emergency Unit, inpatient, out-patient clinics and Advice Lines.

The Nurse Consultant will develop and lead expert nursing practice across gastroenterology  in partnership with the Lead Nurse , providing professional leadership and consultancy to all staff groups in both the community and hospital setting.

In collaboration with the wider MDT and local networks, they will develop, deliver high quality, patient focussed clinical services in line with national  standards for care.

The Nurse Consultant will act as an independent practitioner implementing advanced clinical nursing skills to assess, diagnose, treat and prescribe plans of care and be fully responsible for a designated patient case load, in their given field of expertise. 

They will provide leadership and overall clinical responsibility for the nursing service in their chosen field of expertise at the Health Board, providing autonomous nurse led services. They will have an active and visible role in the development and delivery of training in their field driving expert practice through evidence-based care, clinical audits and research to ensure maintenance of clinical excellence. 

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

There is opportunity for the the Nurse Consultant to develop further skills as a clinical endoscopist to support the gastroenterology service and their chosen field of expertise. 

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • NMC registrant
  • Masters Degree
  • NMC Registered Independent Nurse Prescriber
  • Evidence of recent continued professional development
  • ALS current certificate holder
  • Advanced Nurse Practitioner Qualification
  • Recognised teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Post registration specialist care qualification
  • JAG accredited Clinical Endoscopist
  • TAG accredited Train the trainer

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive clinical experience in nursing in your area of expertise from within the field of Gastroenterology (i.e. IBD, Hepatology, Endoscopy etc).
  • Evidence of performing at advanced level nursing practice
  • Evidence of excellent senior leadership and change management skills.
  • Evidence of significant contributions to practice and service development.
  • Experience of applying research to practice.
  • Evidence of leadership in standard setting and audit.
  • Evidence of formal and informal teaching ability in academic and clinical settings.
  • Proven track record of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary team Experience of developing evidence-based clinical guidelines / patient information.
  • Evidence of excellent senior leadership and change management skills
Desirable criteria
  • National profile in your area of expertise
  • Involved in the national agenda
  • Experience or evidence of research
  • Publications in the field of Gastroenterology

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Specialist knowledge from an area of speciality within Gastroenterology (e.g IBD, Hepatology, Endoscopy etc
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to work flexibly, particularly with regard to carrying own caseload.
  • Autonomous practitioner.
  • Ability to self-direct professional development
  • Demonstrable experience of working with clinicians across primary, community and hospital based settings.
  • IT skills with ability to manipulate info/data to create reports and documents
  • Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce re-design
  • Ability to work at strategic level whilst having excellent knowledge and skill of operational management
  • Ability to undertake a patient consultation using a systematic approach to patient assessment

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Effective communicator with patients, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary
  • Caring attitude to patients and clients
  • Shows respect to team members
  • Professional attitude to work
  • The applicant must be honest, trustworthy, motivated and possesses a non-judgemental attitude towards others
  • Resilient with the ability to work under pressure and respond positively to problems and constraints

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
David Pitchforth
Job title
Lead Nurse for Specialised Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02921843732
Additional information

Dr Tom Pembroke

Clinical Director for Gastroenterology 

Cardiff and Vale Health Board 

[email protected]

Please make contact with either person, where we can provide information around the role and sign post to key stakeholders. 

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