Job Description
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Employer: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Barnet
Town: Barnet
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/08/2024 23:59
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for you to come and join our very successful and revered Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service at Barnet Hospital. We are looking for a nurse who has experience in IBD, ideally having worked as a clinical nurse specialist previously.
Main duties of the job
The IBD service is a well-established and predominantly nurse-led service, managing complex patients, biologics, and advice lines. We are a growing team. It is a good opportunity for those who are passionate about IBD care and want to expand their experience in this field.
The post holder will provide an autonomous inflammatory bowel disease service using advanced clinical judgement and knowledge of the specialty. You will be required to lead and innovate nursing practice within inflammatory bowel disease both within the Trust and through local networks.
As the clinical nurse specialist in IBD, your role will also be to support the wider MDT members and provide support, advice, formal and informal education. This is a fantastic opportunity where you can really make a difference to patients' lives.
Person specification
Qualifications
- RGN
- Teaching qualification
- Educated to degree level
- Educated to masters level
Experience
- Band 6 in an acute nursing setting
- Teaching/supervision of other health care professionals
- Experience of MDT working with complex IBD patients
Skills
- Ability to develop training programmes for other health care professionals, patients, and families in care of IBD
- Ability to design, implement and audit standards of care
- Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate
- Skills & knowledge in managing and supporting patients with IBD
- Knowledge of current advances in IBD
- Knowledge of research and audit methodology to degree level
Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note:
- Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
- Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
- Interview arrangements will be communicated via email, so please check your email regularly following the closing date.