Band 7 Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Location: | Hampstead, NW3 2QG |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7253108/391-RFL-7253108 |
Summary
In this role you will provide specialist nursing care to patients across the liver specialty. If this is your first role as a Hepatology CNS you will undergo a period of training. You will work alongside experienced practitioners to gain experience in the viral hepatology clinics and as your competence and confidence grows you move in to a more varied position.
An experienced practitioner would have the opportunity to work with the existing CNS team who carry out a varied role. We work in both hospital and community settings to offer nurse led clinics in areas such as stable cirrhosis, Viral hepatitis, AILD, NAFLD, and speciality clinics such as treating hard to reach patients with hepatitis C or HBV and the rarer liver disease patients and as well as a clinic for newly discharged decompensated patients and nurse led paracentesis.
You will need to be passionate about liver disease and have experience of hepatology nursing. Good communication skills are essential. You will be engaging key stakeholders, supporting the nursing team to deliver specialist hepatology nursing across secondary and primary care. Working with others at national level on new nursing projects would be supported.
There are two one year fixed term posts available to cover maternity leave.
To liaise with all key members of the multidisciplinary team to advise and support
colleagues in the delivery of specialised patient care across professional
boundaries.
To undertake hepatology nurse led clinics and to be responsible for excellent
standards of nursing care to patients through the planning, co-ordinating, delivering
and evaluating nurse-led clinics.
To work autonomously to deliver specialist hepatology clinical care appropriate to
the needs of the patient group and based on principles that are research based and
which enhance the quality of patient care.
To contribute to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care
pathways for a designated group of patients with the Hepatology and Operating
Delivery Network to meet the elimination targets for HCV.
To contribute to training and education within hepatology specialist areain the
hospital and community seting
To promote an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of
patient care through reviewing the evidence base and embedding this in practice
through engagement in research activities.
To act as a visible hepatology role model and expert practitioner.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk
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This advert closes on Monday 30 Jun 2025