Clinical Nurse Specialist (IBD)

Job Summary
Are you ready to join our established multi-disciplinary specialist team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Inflammatory Bowel CNS team at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.

The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience in Gastroenterology and an interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Although based in Royal Hampshire County Hospital there may be requirement to support patients within our Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital service.

Please contact us if you would like to ask any questions or discuss these roles further, we are open to thoughts, ideas and innovative approaches to delivery of IBD care.

What we Offer:

• Opportunities to work with the Gastroenterology and Gastroenterology CNS teams
• Working within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver nurse specialist care
• Support from our Gastroenterology Consultants and Gastroenterology CNS Team
• Opportunities to work with the team to continue to develop and evolve the service and the way in which we offer care

Who we are: We have a well-established Gastroenterology service at each of our main hospital sites, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and Royal Hampshire County Hospital, with three members of the IBD CNS team based at each site.

We are looking for the successful candidate to join our established team to support in the delivery of care for our Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients.

Main duties of the job

• Use clinical skills to assess patients with IBD referred from the wards and departments within the trust and Primary Care.
• To be an expert resource in IBD to healthcare professionals, people with IBD and their family/carers
• To work in collaboration with all members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to promote excellent standards of care to people with IBD in line with evidence based practice
• To provide education to people with IBD and/or their carer's, and to professionals who care for people with IBD
• To practice clinically in a way that supports & facilitates patients self-management
• To work in collaboration with other health care professionals to develop new and innovative tools to improve patient care
• To work in collaboration with patients and their family/carers to develop individualised care plans providing knowledge and support enabling them to self manage their IBD

About us
The vision at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to provide outstanding care for every patient. We serve a population of nearly 600,000 people across Hampshire and West Berkshire as well as some people who access our specialist services from across the country.

Created in January 2012 the Foundation Trust prioritises the provision of exceptional, compassionate, care delivered by the valued staff working in a culture of collaboration and mutual respect. HHFT employs circa 6,000 people and had a turnover of £382m in 17/18

Four core values (CARE) Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Encourage. These are in place to support of four clear objectives, provide outstanding care of patients, empowering all members of staff, sustainable growth and innovating for the future.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 251-MED3555IBD
Job locations: Winchester, Romsey Road, Winchester, SO22 5DG, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential

• Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HPB
• Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
• Management and Leadership Development

Desirable

• Teaching and Assessing Qualification or experience

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• Evidence of post registration clinical work in the specialty
• Provide evidence of service development
• Awareness of local and national agenda within the specialty

Desirable

• Evidence of Change management

Skills & Ability
Essential

• Clinical Skills appropriate to the relevant speciality
• Advanced communication skills including; to communicate complex, sensitive or confidential information in an appropriate manner; to liaise effectively; to understand and disseminate multifaceted information
• Ability to work autonomously

Desirable

• Highly specialised skills across Gastroenterology

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.