IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist - Gastroenterology

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is 8:30am-4:30pm.

(Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.

The Gastroenterology service, Clyde Sector of NHS GGC is recruiting a Band 6 for 30 hours per week as IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist. The post holder will be based at IRH & RAH sites, whilst providing and contributing to the development of the existing IBD and Gastroenterology Service which encompasses all three Clyde hospitals. The post-holder will predominantly work as an IBD clinical nurse specialist within a variety of the Hospital settings including medical and surgical inpatients, outpatients and endoscopy. The post holder will be responsible for delivering nurse led clinics to provide patient education, treatment and support to patients. The post holder will be expected to develop skills aligned with clinical assessment and triage.

We Are Looking For

• an experienced
• highly motivated
• and enthusiastic registered nurse with excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
  
  

Following training, the post holder will be able to work autonomously, whilst prioritizing their own workload & contributing to the existing Gastroenterology nursing teams. You will be required to maintain and develop relationships with a wide range of internal and external contacts. You must have a flexible and organised approach and display a passion to deliver quality patient centred care. Participation in multidisciplinary team meetings and staff training is expected. The role is primarily focused on Treatment response, Advanced Therapy education & Screening, IBD Related Cancer Surveillance and Managing Disease relapses. The role occasionally requires you to work with patient’s relatives and primary care healthcare teams in order to promote early recognition of disease relapse, prompt management and to prevent the need for unnecessary admission/readmission to hospital. Full induction and training will be facilitated by the existing team. On-going support and professional development will be provided. This is an excellent opportunity for role development.

Essential

• First Level Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and minimum 5 years post Registration experience.
• Significant experience with a gastroenterology setting or medical setting.
• Ability to fulfil criteria outlined in the job description.
• Certificate in intravenous cannulation, intravenous drug administration and venepuncture
• Degree educated
• IT Competent
  
  

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate working at advanced practice level
• NMC qualification as a Non-Medical Prescriber
  
  

Informal contact: Fiona McCluskey, IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist - Team Lead, 0141 314 6924, [email protected]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

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NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

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