Community Liaison Officer

Job summary

Band 4 - Community Liaison Officer - Community Liver Health Check Service, Hepatology, Gastroenterology

An exciting Fixed Term opportunity - initially for 1 year - for a dedicated Band 4 Community Liaison Officer to join our Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) team. The post-holder will primarily contribute to our Community Liver Health Check work, which delivers specialist liver care in community settings. To support identification and early diagnosis of liver disease, but will be expected and encouraged to work within the broader Liver CNS team.

The successful candidate will deliver direct patient care in a health care support role as part of the Community Liver Health Check team. This is also a key role in helping those under assessment or diagnosed with chronic liver disease to engage with ongoing liver care. The post holder will also contribute to the planning and organisation of the Community Liver Health Check service including data returns and other admin procedures. There will be the opportunity to independently deliver Fibroscan clinics in both community and hospital settings and provide other clinical skills such as phlebotomy for a small amount of our patients. Training will be provided for new required skills.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking, patient-focused team dedicated to improving care and outcomes for people living with or suspected of having liver disease.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to travel to community settings (e.g. GP surgeries, addiction support centres etc.) as part of the role, so must have access to your own vehicle, along with appropriate insurance. Travel expenses for the purpose of work will be reimbursed.

This role is an initial 1-year fixed term contract and will be 37.5 hours per week. The candidate will need to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of our patients and service, alongside discussion of individual needs. Good communication skills are essential as you will be dealing with members of the public within community services, alongside our own clinical teams.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.