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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Infusion Nurse | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,806 - £53,134 p.a. inc. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2024 |
| Location: | Hackney, London, E9 6SR |
| Company: | Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6520885/293-EMRS2-0359 |
Summary
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of patient-focused care, working autonomously and in collaboration with the IBD Multidisciplinary team to ensure the IBD service maintains consistently high-quality care. This role supports patients on biologics to ensure timely treatment and patients are having appropriate blood monitoring. This includes ensuring funding and Blueteq applications are in place.
• Provide advice, information and support for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Manage and organise inflammatory Bowel Disease patients receiving anti-TNF treatments and iron infusions.
• Undertake clinical administration work to arrange infusion-based treatments, including interpreting blood results.
• Assess patients when they attend the Medical Day Unit for infusion
• Administer intravenous infusion
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, using specialist knowledge to educate, inform, and support patients and their families with IBD.
• Provide cover for the telephone advice line giving telephone advice to patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
• Work collaboratively with members of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease multi-disciplinary Team to provide a comprehensive patient-focused service.
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Aug 2024
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