Clinical Nurse Specialist, HCC Surveillance
Due to maternity leave, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced hepatology nurse to join the Hepatology Team at The Royal London Hospital. The successful candidate will take the nursing lead in coordinating the management of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma at our Early Diagnostic Centre. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide seamless care and support to this patient group.
You must be a team player but also confident working autonomously and managing a patient case load. You must be well organised, have excellent time management skills. You will need advanced interpersonal skills to communicate with a wide range of internal and external agencies, to educate other health care professionals and to provide support to patients and their relatives.
If you are a motivated, enthusiastic individual with hepatology experience who thrives in a busy, fast-paced environment then we would like to speak to you.
Main duties of the job
To work as an autonomous Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Hepatology service specialising in liver disease particularly hepatocellular carcinoma, providing expert and complex care advice, clinical care, education, advice and support for individuals and their carers through the development and provision of nurse led clinics, a designated telephone support line and the training of nursing and medical staff.
By working collaboratively within multi-professional teams, the Nurse Specialist will maintain effective communication systems especially with all other healthcare staff within the Trust responsible for the care of Hepatology, delivering timely and appropriate information in line with current best practice.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Prep for Mentorship course
* Relevant post‑registration education such as the Liver Course
* Leadership training or qualification
* Specialist clinical course ideally in hepatology/gastroenterology or cancer
Experience
* Experience at Band 6 and above in hepatology or associated speciality
* Ability to manage a caseload of patients autonomously
* Teaching patients and other professionals
* Working in a multi‑cultural community
* Knowledge of audit and research and its application
* Counselling experience
* Resource Management
Skills
* General knowledge of current health care and nursing issues
* Up to date professional knowledge
* Computer literate and report writing including use of Excel
* Ability to work as an independent practitioner
* Ability to critique and apply findings to clinical practice
* Fibroscan competent
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.
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