Job summary

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Hepatology Band 7 - Full-time 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), based primarily at Croydon University Hospital but often needed to provide support at the outreach clinics within the community.

The Hepatology CNS will work closely with the Consultant Hepatologist, as part of the multi-professional team, to ensure that patients receive the highest standard of care and support from time of diagnosis, through treatment and follow-up.

Are you:

• A recognised expert in this field?
• Able to assisted in promoting effective and informative learning experiences for students?
• Also able to co-ordinate clinical research in hepatitis, including trials?
• All while actively disseminating best practice through publication and conference attendance, and participating in nursing research and national working parties?

If so, we would love to hear from and further explore your interest in, and suitability to this role.

Interviews: tbc

Main duties of the job

To provide a high quality service within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust to all patients with hepatology needs.

This includes the provision of:

• A Fibroscan service
• Viral hepatitis clinics
• Day-case ascetic drain procedures for patients with liver disease via a nurse-led clinic

It is anticipated that the hepatology service will develop further over the next few years. Flexibility in how the service is developed by the multi professional team will be required and this will be a necessary component of the Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist's role.

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.