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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our supportive and forward-thinking Gastroenterology Department as a Hepatology Support Nurse. This role offers the chance to develop specialist skills alongside a highly skilled Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) team, delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care within our Tertiary Hepatobiliary Service.
Ideal for a nurse seeking to broaden their experience in a specialist field, you will work within a multidisciplinary team supporting patients with complex and often life-long liver conditions. The role includes involvement in nurse-led services such as paracentesis, haemochromatosis management, FibroScan, and long-term condition monitoring.
You will be responsible for coordinating and supporting patients on elective hepatobiliary and planned care pathways. Working collaboratively with the hepatology team, you will undertake delegated clinical and administrative duties and act as a key point of contact for patients and families, offering support and guidance throughout their care journey.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, and well-organised nurse with a genuine interest in hepatology and a desire to develop in a specialist setting. In return, you will be supported by an experienced team and have access to structured training, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.
* Support the CNS teams in delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care to hepatology patients within the Tertiary Hepatobiliary Service.
* Assist in the coordination and management of the elective paracentesis service.
* Support the care and monitoring of patients with haemochromatosis.
* Contribute to the delivery of the FibroScan service.
* Assist in maintaining and updating patient databases.
* Act as a point of contact for liver patients, offering advice and support, and contributing to the running of the liver nurse advice line.
This is an excellent development opportunity for a motivated nurse with a keen interest in hepatology and a passion for improving patient outcomes in specialist care. You will be supported by an experienced and friendly team in a highly regarded tertiary service.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Fiona Metcalfe Job title: Hepatobiliary Clinical Nurse specialist Email address: fiona.metcalfe@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0151 529 4803
Stephanie Faithful
Stephanie.Faithful@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
0151 529 4803
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