Job Summary
The IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will provide a highly specialist nursing contribution to the clinical management and education of patients referred to the service in collaboration with the multidisciplinary IBD team across hospital and community settings.
* Acts as a clinical expert within the field of IBD medicine, and as a role model to others demonstrating high standards of quality care, facilitation and clinical leadership provision to others.
* Acts as a clinical expert in the development of clinical nursing services within the field of IBD medicine, implementing National strategies at a local level and contributing towards strategic decision making, and implementing policies appropriate to the speciality.
* Provides expert clinical advice and education to patients promoting a culture that supports self‑management and health and wellbeing.
* Delivers specialist education and training to other professionals involved in patient care.
Main Duties of the Job
Leads the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost‑effective care.
Applies advanced knowledge and insight from key stakeholders and experiences of patients to lead services re‑design, stimulate innovative practice, implement improvements and ensure services are responsive to patients needs.
* Promotes the philosophy of person‑centred care, co‑creating care with people affected by IBD.
* To provide an autonomous specialist nursing service to IBD patients by attending referrals and delivering holistic care to patients.
* Work in partnership with the patient and their family/carers to promote self‑care and independence wherever possible through education and the use of self‑management plans.
* Makes clinical judgements based upon experience and knowledge and takes appropriate action.
* Request diagnostic tests within agreed sphere of competence and make clinical judgements based upon clinical expertise.
* Uses advanced communication to alleviate the psychological distress in inflammatory bowel disease patients and their families, including identification of need for onward referral to other agencies as appropriate.
* Ability to motivate self and others with an ability to work autonomously and as part of a team. Delegated responsibility for staff appraisal, managing attendance and performance capability.
About Us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job Details
Date posted: 29 December 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 408-25-979
Job Location
Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Upton, CH495PE
Person Specification
* Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential: Registered Nurse
Desirable: Independent non‑medical prescriber, Hospital and community experience, Experience in severe asthma.
* Knowledge and Skills
Essential: Degree level education relevant to field or study, Post graduate qualification of study in speciality, National and local audit skills.
Desirable: Teaching and assessing qualification, Qualification in clinical examination and diagnostics, Master's level education.
* Personal Attributes
Essential: Committed to multidisciplinary working and service development.
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).
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