Specialist Nurse - Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Preston

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Nurse to join the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. If you are a Nurse, ideally with some experience in Gastroenterology / IBD and are keen to pursue further development and training in these areas, we would welcome your application to join our established team.

You will be supported by the existing IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist as well as our Lead IBD Gastroenterologist and wider multi-disciplinary team. They will participate in all aspects of the IBD service to promote and co-ordinate the IBD patients’ pathway of care.

You must be happy to undertake specific disease related training to include the Salford IBD module and eventually, non-medical prescribing. You must be confident and be familiar with talking to people in a variety of different situations and settings. Completion of communication courses would be ideal. You should be confident and not be afraid to speak up for yourself, your patients and the service in a professional manner. Previous experience in demonstrating leadership skills like this would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job include:

• Using clinical skills pertinent to the role such as history taking skills.
• Engaging in a great deal of talking, listening and critical thinking.
• Making decisions and learning to safety net and give advice about what to do if things don’t go to plan for the patient.

Working for our organisation means being part of 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 390,000 people in our local area and give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely makes a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet great people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Main areas of responsibility will include:

• Development of knowledge and skills within the management of IBD and related conditions.
• Willingness to get involved, learn and grow and undertake further training and study when needed.
• Being a primary point of contact for patients and clinicians in relation to the management of IBD.
• Providing support and education and functioning as a resource and an advocate in the speciality.
• Assisting with the daily IBD Flare Line and managing patient emails.
• Participating in follow up telephone clinics and face to face clinics.
• Administering subcutaneous Biological medication in the clinic environment.
• Assisting with medicines management – counselling patients requiring new medications, monitoring, and optimising their treatment.
• Assisting with the weekly Virtual Biologics Clinic which is essential for medicines management.
• Working closely with the Lead IBD CNS, Lead IBD Consultant and Gastroenterology Pharmacist and the wider MDT in the development of the IBD service.
• Participating in Continuous Improvement.
• Providing in-patient support.
• Co-ordinating bowel cancer surveillance for IBD patients.

Essential criteria for qualifications & education include:

• Appropriate NMC Registration
• Diploma or Degree in Nursing
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional education or development in area of speciality

Desirable criteria include:

• Post registration qualification in area of speciality area

Essential criteria for knowledge & experience include:

• Evidence of leadership experience and learning.
• Awareness of recent advances within Nursing practice.
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and safeguarding and the relevance to practice.
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures.
• Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve nursing practice.
• Knowledge of Ethical issues.

Desirable criteria include:

• Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality e.g. surgery.
• Knowledge of Research and Development.