IBD Clinical Lead Specialist Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Complex communication skills will need to be utilised when educating patients that may have Learning Disabilities or Mental Health conditions and will need close liaison with clinical experts in these fields to develop and deliver effective educational packages for such patients.
• Maintain clear, concise and accurate patient records and update electronic systems such as cerner and databases as required.
• You will be expected to be able to explore empowerment/counselling skills as an aid to assisting patients in attaining self-management of their condition, or identifying and realising goals as part of their management plan.
• Have an understanding of the national, strategic and local guidelines which underpin chronic disease management specifically to IBD: NICE, National Service Framework for IBD (NSF).

  Education and Training

  • To maintain own professional and clinical development in line with standards identified in the NMC Code and by networking with other health care professionals at local, national and international level and by attending courses and conferences as appropriate.
  • Keep up to date with current developments in IBD and changes within the NHS
  • Deliver in-service training to all grades of staff by planning, delivering and evaluating IBD courses at all levels for all trained with particular emphasis on improving the quality of IBD care. Working also with the Consultant Gastroenterologists and wider stakeholders
  • Act as an expert educational resource and support to all grades of staff in in-patient care, bedded areas, GP Practices and Community Nurses in the delivery of comprehensive IBD care.
  • To assist in providing experience for student nurses or other personnel on secondment or clinical placement.
  • To actively participate, chair and present at the multidisciplinary IBDS meetings and team meetings.
  • To provide information relating to self management strategies, including patients with poor adherence
  • Implement a daily service where inpatients with IBD, who may have complex needs, will have a specialist input into their care in the ward setting.
  • Demonstrate sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to the work situation
  • Be responsible for the identification of CPD needs of any line managed staff. Provide verbal and or written analysed reports to Senior Management staff as necessary

  Management and Leadership Responsibilities

  • Develop and monitor the service to reflect the needs of the local population by undertaking regular assessments of the services you provide
  • Manage your own caseload
  • Report, investigate and mange any incidents and complaints in line with trust policy
  • To assist in organising departmental rotas, study days and team away days.
  • To supervise, support, guide, assist in the development of and assess the competency of junior staff.
  • Contribute to the clinical governance agenda
  • To participate in the strategic development of inpatient/bedded IBDservices, through attendance and active input and contribution to policy development pertinent to bedded areas within ELHT.
  • Responsible for undertaking appraisal of identified staff, including identifying the learning and development needs of individuals in line with the Knowledge and Skills Outline Framework.
  • Responsible for leading in training and development of identified staff.
  • To promote the implementation of evidence based practice, and best practice
  • Collaborate with other Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) members to develop and update multi professional Trust operational policies and guidelines.
  • Assist in the design, implementation and evaluation of structured education programmes to meet the needs of the healthcare professional working within and outside the Trust.
  • Assist in developing and implementing clinical educational programmes for new staff, students and other healthcare professionals seconded to the department.
  • To participate in the mentoring process with designated personnel as appropriate

  Audit and Research

  • Participate in and, where appropriate, initiate research projects
  • To publish research and share best practice with colleagues.
  • To participate in departmental audits of clinical activity, measures and caseloads in conjunction with Service Managers and Consultants. This will include the demonstration of clinical effectiveness of services and monitoring against national standards for IBD in line with the NICE standards.
  • Represent the Trust by contributing to and participating in audits, meetings locally, regionally and nationally relating to the specialty.
  • To participate in local and national research and to assist the GI team in the recruitment of patients into research studies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma in Nursing
• NMC Registration
• A non medical prescriber, or willingness to work towards this

Desirable

• Degree level study

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of multidisciplinary working
• Genuine interest in IBD

Desirable

• Previous experience as a Band 6 or specialist work
• Teaching experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)