Band 6 Hepatitis Cns - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham

University Hospitals Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Job overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the hepatitis CNS team.

The post holder will work closely with the senior CNS's in the team in delivering patient focused care. They will help run a nurse led service in treating patients with hepatitis B and C.

As part of the NHSE hepatitis C elimination target by 2025, some of the workload will be in the community setting, including a clinic on a community van, but this will be with support from colleagues.

The aim is to find and treat as many patients with hepatitis C as possible.

The hepatitis B workload will be hospital based clinics to monitor patients and decide when to commence hepatitis B anti-viral treatment.

This will be under supervision of the senior team members and consultants.

Main duties, tasks & skills required:

This post requires a motivated and ambitious nurse to work as part of an established team to help develop services.

Once training has taken place you will have a caseload of patients to follow with support and supervision.

Good communication skills to deal with a complex group of patients and the ability to provide education of patients about their disease and treatment, will be essential in this role.

There will be a requirement to attend the weekly hepatitis MDT meeting, present patients and respond swiftly to instructions/outcomes.

The post is part time for 22.5 hrs a week during Monday-Friday, the days of work will be dependent on clinic requirement.

Some flexibility in hours can be considered. The office base is in Nuffield House.

About us:

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.

This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

This is more than words. We are taking action.

Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.

We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description:

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification:
Qualifications:

Essential:

Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6

Experience:

Essential:

Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
Significant post registration experience, with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice
Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence
Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
Experience of working in a multidisciplinary and cross agency work environment
Demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practicebased supervisor / assessor as detailed in the NMC

Desirable:

Experience in service development

Additional Criteria:

Essential:

Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload and developing skills, knowledge and competence
Willingness to achieve competence in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices
Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required and ability to work across UHB sites or off site in NHS premises where required
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

Certificate of Sponsorship:

UK Professional Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.