Job summary
Hepatology Service BAND 7 37.5 HRS PER WEEK Permanent This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse to develop advanced nursing skills in the management of patients in Liver Services. Working with the multidisciplinary team you will play a key role in contributing to this high quality patient centred service including organisation and participation at weekly MDT meetings and outpatient clinics. There will also be an opportunity to develop a skill set in terms of day case procedures.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have previous post registration clinical experience in the care of patients with cancer. Applicants should possess excellent literacy, communication, organisational and leadership skills and should be prepared to work within a flexible working environment. The ENB 998 and basic IT skills are required.
As part of the Gastroenterology Nursing Team you will be supported and given the opportunity to develop an understanding of the psycho-social needs of those affected by cancer, as well as developing an understanding of the importance of advanced communication skills and the application of the Supportive and Palliative care strategy (NICE 2004).
Your role will adopt a strategic approach to patient care, supporting colleagues, resulting in interventions which aim to pre-empt potential problems minimize periods of crisis for patients, and their carers. A significant strength of the role will be the development of skills to cross professional boundaries in both primary and secondary care with the confidence and competence to work autonomously, utilising a wide degree of clinical assessment and clinical decision making skills.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the CNS / Team Leader contains a number of key tasks and responsibilities.
To enable the post holder to undertake their role and deliver patient care it is acknowledged and supported that the main element of the role will be contributing to clinical care.
A vehicle / framework to achieve this will be the use of a job plan and this will be discussed with the post holder at Induction.
The content of the job plan will need to be agreed with the Matron, Lead Clinician and HoOp It is also anticipated that a formal discussion will take place to agree the performance measures framework to ensure that it is role specific.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse / Midwife
- Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to speciality
- Recognised Teaching Qualification
- First Degree
Desirable
- Research qualification
- Recordable specialist qualification
- Masters
- Independent Nurse Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable Post-Reg. experience
- Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6
- Extensive clinical experience
- Evidence of the application of management / leadership skills and managing staff
- Involvement in audit
Desirable
- Experience as Specialist Sister
- Participation in research
- Management qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth specialist knowledge
Skills
Essential
- Teaching / assessment skills
- Organisation and negotiation skills
- Effective communicator
- Leadership & motivation skills
- Evidence of audit and change management ability
- Computer literate
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Root Cause Analysis
Desirable
- Evidence of leading and facilitating change
- ECDL
Other
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Diplomatic
- Assertive and confident
- Personal and professional maturity
- Recognition of own limitations
- Demonstrates enthusiasm
- Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
- Flexibility
- Able to travel between sites
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Hospital Site
Dolby Street
Liverpool
L7 8YE