Hepatology 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.

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The shift pattern for this position is 830AM-430PM.

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 18.5 hours per week as a Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist. The post holder will be based at IRH & RAH sites, whilst providing and contributing to the development of the existing Hepatology and Gastroenterology Service encompassing all three Clyde sector hospitals.

The post-holder will work within a variety of the Hospital settings including :

• medical and surgical inpatients
• outpatients
• as well as with primary care stakeholders;
• General Practitioners
• addiction service Healthcare Professionals
• and other outreach programmes.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering nurse led clinics to provide patient education, treatment and support to patients with a variety of liver diseases. The post holder will be expected to develop skills aligned with clinical assessment and triage, including Fibroscan and large volume paracentesis.

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 expected to be able to work autonomously and prioritise their own workload, whilst contributing to the wider nursing and multi-disciplinary team .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 liver disease assessment and monitoring, long-term surveillance including hepatocellular carcinoma and patient education.

The role 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 and sported by the Liver Clinical Nurse Specialist team lead. On-going support and professional development will be provided.

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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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