Overview
The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Nurse Specialist (IBD CNS) provides a Trust-wide specialist nursing service focused on the comprehensive management of patients with IBD. The post holder delivers autonomous clinical practice, including the assessment, review and monitoring of patients in nurse-led and parallel clinics, coordinates diagnostic and therapeutic pathways, and manages the IBD telephone helpline.
Responsibilities
* Independently assess, review and monitor IBD patients in nurse-led and parallel clinics.
* Manage the IBD telephone helpline and support rapid-access care for disease flares.
* Ensure safe monitoring for patients on immunosuppressive and biologic therapies.
* Collaborate closely with gastroenterologists, ward teams, community services and national IBD support networks as a specialist resource and advocate.
* Maintain accurate clinical records, databases, and contribute to audit, research activity and service development.
* Deliver teaching sessions, support staff development and participate in governance, incident reporting and quality-improvement processes.
* Actively participate in clinical audits, use audit results to drive change, and disseminate good practice.
* Participate in research projects and submit papers for publication.
Management & Organisational Role
* Maintain accurate records to enable appropriate patient care and audit.
* Deal with and record incidents or complaints involving staff, patients, visitors etc.
* Plan, implement and evaluate teaching sessions for staff involved in caring for IBD patients.
* Act as a resource for pre- and post-registration nurses.
* Provide opportunities to shadow the IBD CNS (e.g. student nurses, newly qualified nurses, nurses on induction, dieticians, medical students).
Health & Safety
* Ensure moving and handling is carried out in line with correct procedures.
* Undertake work activities consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
* Manage risk assessment and take appropriate action to minimise risks.
Service Improvement
* Offer suggestions, ideas, views for improving the IBD service.
* Actively participate in auditing the care delivered to IBD patients.
* Assist in creating a climate where excellence in practice flourishes, respecting and valuing individuals for their contribution to the service.
Quality
* Organise, prioritise and adjust own workload to maintain and promote quality.
* Ensure plans of care are reviewed, evaluated and updated in accordance with the patient's clinical condition and that all documentation is completed to the required standard.
Equal Opportunity
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us and proactively welcome applications from underrepresented groups in our community.
Benefits
* Free on-site parking including EV charging.
* Complimentary refreshments.
* Flexible working arrangements.
* Discounted gym membership.
* Salary sacrifice car scheme.
* Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement.
* Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme.
* On-site nursery (charges apply).
* Wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP.
* VIVUP products to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Salary & Hours
Band 7: £47,810 to £54,710 per annum pro rata if part-time. Hours: 22.5 hours per week. All MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working.
Employment Details
The position is subject to an initial probationary period of six months, extendable up to a period of 12 months. A DBS check may be required for new employees. MKUH promotes an inclusive workforce and proactively welcomes applications from underrepresented groups in our community.
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