Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 390-MED-BA-1742
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basildon
- Town
- Basildon
- Salary
- £37,338 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen within the gastroenterology team for a Band 6 IBD specialist nurse.
IBD is a very complex disease that can affect many aspects of a patient's life, it is an area of increasing research and so care of these patients is evolving each year and the nursing service must be able to react and adapt to these changes.
A commitment to individualised evidence-based patient care and the ability to act sensitively with empathy as well as possessing excellent communication and interpersonal skills is essential.
You will be supported by a professional multidisciplinary team. If you feel you have the necessary skills and wish to be part of this friendly professional team, we would be glad to receive your application, informal visits are welcomed
Main duties of the job
Duties will include:
- To provide clinical nursing advice, education and leadership within the speciality
- To act as a source of expertise, advice and knowledge for patients, carers and healthcare professionals
- To work within the multi disciplinary team in the provision of optimal care throughout all aspects of the patients care pathway and in all clinical settings
- Delivery of high quality patient care, acting as nursing role model for nursing practice across the speciality.
Working for our organisation
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of duties and responsibilities of this vital and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-registration qualification in gastroenterology
Desirable criteria
- Independent and supplementary prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant nursing experience
- Experience working in gastro
Desirable criteria
- Experience working as a nurse specialist
- Experience working in IBD
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melissa Firrell
- Job title
- Deputy General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07719664386
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