Overview
An exciting opportunity to join the IBD Nurse Specialist team. We are a small team that works closely together for the benefit of IBD patients. We are looking to welcome a highly motivated, confident and enthusiastic nurse who will be an integral part of our supportive IBD nursing service. The successful applicant will work closely with the IBD Advanced Clinical Practitioner and the MDT to provide excellent, specialised nursing care and support for patients with IBD in inpatient and outpatient clinic settings. Accept patient referrals to agreed criteria and be identified as the key worker for an agreed group of IBD patients. To provide professional and clinical leadership in the care of patients with IBD. To assist in providing a high-quality Inflammatory Bowel Disease service throughout the hospital. To assess and educate patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. To provide information and advice to ward nurses. To assist in maintaining the IBD helpline by being a first point of contact for patients in the community. Act as a resource to patients, carers and other health care professionals within the hospitals and community by providing expert knowledge and advice. To communicate effectively as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team to achieve a co-ordinated service across the Trust. To provide education and support the development of other staff members. To assist in the development of clinical services and enhanced practice across the Trust.
Responsibilities
1. Lead a specialist area of practice, providing expert professional advice to others across the Trust within agreed guidelines and protocols, including medical colleagues and other professional groups when required.
2. Perform comprehensive specialist assessment of patients health and psychosocial needs, plan, commence, treat, and evaluate care within agreed guidelines and protocols according to evidence-based practice and changing health needs.
3. Communicate complex specialist information to medical colleagues and others. Refer patients to appropriate clinicians, in the Trust or externally, within agreed guidelines and protocols, according to assessment of patient need and evidence-based decision.
4. Prioritise patient care, supervising and allocating one’s own workload, monitoring, and evaluating effectiveness of care, including discharge of patients, or referring on, within agreed guidelines and protocols.
5. Perform specialist clinical skills in the treatment and overall management of patient care, including requesting and interpreting investigations, within agreed guidelines and protocols.
6. Provide a comprehensive specialist service, accepting accountability and responsibility for the management and effectiveness of the service on a day-to-day basis.
7. Collect, collate, evaluate, and report on information, including communicating detailed information to clinical colleagues and others, maintaining accurate patient records and documentation.
8. Promote patient and public involvement in the improvement of services and involve patients and carers/relative in the planning and delivery of their care.
9. Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to patient flow, care pathways and discharge arrangements.
10. Analyse and act on information to proactively manage and maintain NHS targets and standards.
Key Messages
* Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
* All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
* Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
* Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a "right to work" in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. To be eligible for sponsorship, the role must be in an eligible occupation code and must meet the skill level and the minimum salary threshold. You can find more information on the Government website.
* Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.
* Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
* Please provide a contact email address for referees when you submit your application. We will not request any references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
* You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
* We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
* Some posts may have implications on existing NHS Pension Scheme arrangements. For further information please visit the NHS Pensions Agency website: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-pensions
* Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
About Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. It employs almost 5,000 staff and provides around 540 hospital beds with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children’s health. The Trust is part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a local health partnership that provides community services across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign to promote safe PPE usage. National NHS Staff Survey results highlighted improvements in safety culture and workforce wellbeing initiatives. At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and recognise that quality, compassionate care also requires looking after our colleagues.
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