IBD Clinical Nurse specialist | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	24 Rhagfyr 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	28 Ionawr 2026
Lleoliad:	Upton, CH495PE
Cwmni:	Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7581076/408-25-979

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The IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will provide a highly specialist nursing contribution to the clinical management and education of patients referred to the service in collaboration with the multidisciplinary IBD team across hospital and community settings.
• Acts as a clinical expert within the field of IBD medicine, and as a role model to others demonstrating high standards of quality care, facilitation and clinical leadership provision to others.
• Acts as a clinical expert in the development of clinical nursing services with the field of IBD medicine, implementing National strategies at a local level and contributing towards strategic decision making, and implementing policies appropriate to the speciality.
• Provides expert clinical advice and education to patients promoting a culture that supports self-management and health and wellbeing.
• Delivers specialist education and training to other professionals involved in patient care.

Leads the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost-effective care.

Applies advanced knowledge and insight from key stakeholders and experiences of patients to lead services re-design, stimulate innovative practice, implement improvements and ensure services are responsive to patient’s needs.
• Promotes the philosophy of person-centred care, co-creating care with people affected by IBD.
• To provide an autonomous specialist nursing service to IBD patients by attending referrals and delivering holistic care to patients.
• Work in partnership with the patient and their family/carers to promote self-care and independence wherever possible through education and the use of self-management plans.
• Makes clinical judgements based upon experience and knowledge and takes appropriate action.
• Request diagnostic tests within agreed sphere of competence and make clinical judgements based upon clinical expertise.
• Uses advanced communication to alleviate the psychological distress in inflammatory bowel disease patients and their families, including identification of need for onward referral to other agencies as appropriate.
• Ability to motivate self and others with an Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team. Delegated responsibility for staff appraisal, managing attendance and performance capability



All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Leads the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost-effective care.

Applies advanced knowledge and insight from key stakeholders and experiences of patients to lead services re-design, stimulate innovative practice, implement improvements and ensure services are responsive to patient’s needs.

Promotes the philosophy of person-centred care, co-creating care with people affected by IBD.
• To provide an autonomous specialist nursing service to IBD patients by attending referrals and delivering holistic care to patients.
• Work in partnership with the patient and their family/carers to promote self-care and independence wherever possible through education and the use of self-management plans.
• Makes clinical judgements based upon experience and knowledge and takes appropriate action.
• Request diagnostic tests within agreed sphere of competence and make clinical judgements based upon clinical expertise.
• Develop knowledge and expertise to a higher academic standard.
• Works across professional boundaries using creative reasoning and problem-solving
• Uses advanced communication to alleviate the psychological distress in inflammatory bowel disease patients and their families, including identification of need for onward referral to other agencies as appropriate.
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Delegated responsibility for staff appraisal, managing attendance and performance capability

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the IBD Clinical Nurse specialist position available with WUTH.


This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Jan 2026

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