Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist – Hepatology
| Posting date: | 15 October 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 November 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW170QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6724012/200-6597211-GO-SC |
Summary
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to work, as one of two new positions in a new role to establish and deliver a robust surveillance pathway for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) and manage patients with cirrhosis and viral hepatitis. The clinical work will be varied and the main tasks will include:
• Running cirrhosis clinics, managing an identified caseload of patients
• Leading the rollout and operation of a call/recall surveillance system for all patients in the department for HCC surveillance and managing data reporting
· Supervising and supporting the fibroscan service in the local community diagnostic centre (Queen Mary’s Hospital Roehampton) according to established guidelines.
There may also be a need or opportunity to:
• Support the ODN with viral hepatitis diagnosis, assessment and treatment
• Support the fibroscan technicians in the CLHC pilot to identify those with risk factors for cirrhosis including excess alcohol, hepatic steatosis and viral hepatitis and provide post test counselling.
The post-holder will be expected to work autonomously with patients/service users in the St George’s University Hospital sites, in the Community Diagnostic Centre at Quenn Marys Roehampton and potentially in a variety of outreach settings to provide holistic care for those tested and diagnosed with cirrhosis and viral hepatitis.
The key components identified for the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist include:
• Expert clinical practice
• Outreach service development
• Data management
• Education
• Research, audit & governance
• Leadership and consultancy
• Professional role
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Oct 2024
This is an exciting opportunity to work, as one of two new positions in a new role to establish and deliver a robust surveillance pathway for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) and manage patients with cirrhosis and viral hepatitis. The clinical work will be varied and the main tasks will include:
• Running cirrhosis clinics, managing an identified caseload of patients
• Leading the rollout and operation of a call/recall surveillance system for all patients in the department for HCC surveillance and managing data reporting
· Supervising and supporting the fibroscan service in the local community diagnostic centre (Queen Mary’s Hospital Roehampton) according to established guidelines.
There may also be a need or opportunity to:
• Support the ODN with viral hepatitis diagnosis, assessment and treatment
• Support the fibroscan technicians in the CLHC pilot to identify those with risk factors for cirrhosis including excess alcohol, hepatic steatosis and viral hepatitis and provide post test counselling.
The post-holder will be expected to work autonomously with patients/service users in the St George’s University Hospital sites, in the Community Diagnostic Centre at Quenn Marys Roehampton and potentially in a variety of outreach settings to provide holistic care for those tested and diagnosed with cirrhosis and viral hepatitis.
The key components identified for the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist include:
• Expert clinical practice
• Outreach service development
• Data management
• Education
• Research, audit & governance
• Leadership and consultancy
• Professional role
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Oct 2024
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