IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
To work closely with all members of the multi professional team to ensure that Patients receive seamless care within the Trust and community. To provide specialist advice to support assessment, planning and implementation of care, and where appropriate to deliver programmes of care. To carry out specialist Nursing procedures. To contribute to specialist education and training programmes for other staff and learners.
Main duties of the job
Establish and maintain effective communication with stressful topics in a range of situations.
Develop knowledge and practice in an area of work
Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area
Contribute to the development of services
Contribute to quality improvement.
Promote people's equality, diversity and rights
Assess and address people's health and wellbeing needs when those needs are complex and change across the caseload
Develop practice in addressing individuals health and wellbeing needs
Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice
Research and development
Day to day roles include but are not limited to dealing with IBD helpline calls/emails giving general advice, requesting required tests and possibly admitting patients to hospital, follow up clinics (when competent), checking results of bloods and other tests, pre assessing patients for biological therapies, prescribing and ordering treatments, ensuring documentation is prepared for weekly MDT meetings and completing agreed outcomes following this meeting, keeping service documentation up to date, monitoring IBD inpatients progress, registering patients for new treatments once all screening tests complete, keeping on top of homecare prescriptions for homecare patients, tracking endoscopy patients results for suspected and current IBD patients, attending meetings necessary for our service.
About us
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.
As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.
But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.
All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.
Date posted
27 August 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9165-24-06-063
Job locations
Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust
120 Moorgate Road
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 2TY
Employer details
Employer name
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust
120 Moorgate Road
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 2TY
Employer's website
https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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