Gastroenterology Support Nurse - Liver CNS
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Job summary
Medicine / Gastroenterology is looking to recruit a unique individual who has a passion for delivering excellent Gastroenterology & Hepatology (Liver) care. Do you have relevant post registration experience in Gastroenterology and / or Liver disease?
Do you possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, are able to work autonomously and flexibly with an ability to organize and prioritise your own workload, and are able to work flexibly within the team being supported by the senior nurses?
Then read on, as you will not want to miss this opportunity of a 12 month development role at Band 5 with the potential to progress into a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist role, if competencies are completed and achieved to the standard required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with an established nursing team at Sandwell and City Hospital sites to look after patients in the acute and outpatient setting, with exposure to and close links with our tertiary centres.
The Hepatology (Liver) team are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 5 nurse to improve Hepatology pathways for patients who attend Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.
This 12 month post has the potential to progress into a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist role, if competencies are completed and achieved to the standard required.
Clinically the post holder will work within the Hepatology team within the acute setting. They will support in the admission, assessment and clinical management of patients with liver diseases who will require support, symptom management and also have palliative care needs. A case load will be held but overall clinical management will be supported / directed by the CNS.
Clinical input is expected in the ward areas / Endoscopy units and the outpatient settings, as well as a good relationship with our tertiary centres. A strong working relationship with the alcohol care team, palliative care and paracentesis nurse on the gastroenterology ward are expected.
A passion for delivering excellent care for patients with Gastroenterological and in particular Liver conditions is essential.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens next year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Details
Date posted
16 October 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
381-ME-5536005
Job locations
Sandwell General Hospital
Sandwell/Birmingham
B18 7QH
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
Sandwell General Hospital
Sandwell/Birmingham
B18 7QH
Employer's website
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