An Exciting opportunity has arisen in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Team in Cardiff and Vale UHB to welcome Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialists into the team to support the patients suffering with IBD.

The service actively cares for over 4000 patients per year, supporting patients to self manage their condition, to stay at home and maintain a healthy lifestyle. As well as operating a busy outpatient service for those patients with more complex presentations, including Hot Clinics, Advice lines, Self Management programmes, biologic therapy in our dedicated infusion suite. The IBD service also offers advice to GP practices as well as to any inpatient areas in Cardiff and Vale UHB.

The post will require to work between the University Hospital of Wales and the University Hospital of Llandough with your main base being in Llandough Hospital.

The IBD Service is looking for an experienced IBD CNS or those with transferable skills to join the service to help lead and develop the service to provide the highest standard of care to our patients. Whilst holding a Non-Medical Prescribing qualification is preferable, the service will support any successful candidate to achieve this qualification if needed.

We are looking for a dynamic, kind and responsive individual who is wanting to drive the IBD Service forward with the Lead Consultant and other Nursing team members.

Main duties of the job

• To competently provide highly specialist nursing knowledge, support and advice for patients with IBD, based on the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
• Complex decision making and counselling of patients and their carers.
• To co-ordinate recruit and manage patient on self-directed care. Follow up and surveillance of patients at high risk of colon cancer and also those patients at risk of developing osteoporosis following steroid therapy.
• To provide training and supervision to patients receiving Methotrexate/ biologic injections subcutaneously and to provide appropriate follow up for these patients
• To organise and manage Nurse-Led out-patient clinics, to assess newly diagnosed Inflammatory bowel disease patients in clinic independently, including undertaking Clinical Assessments and developing complex management plans, with the support of the Medical workforce.
• Perform extended nursing skills as required including cannulation, venepuncture, radiological requesting in accordance with UHB policy (Support with further education will be provided)
• Management of the patient from diagnosis, on-going investigations and treatment changes will be made by the post-holder, including complex decision making, referring to more senior colleagues or Consultant when needed.
• To support and engage with audit and research in the service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is Caring for People, Keeping People Well,and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the Job Description and the Main Duties of the Job Section or click 'apply now' to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level Nurse Registration
• Msc or equivalent Experience
• Evidence of CPD
• Teaching and assessing in clinical practice

Desirable

• Independent Prescribing
• Teaching Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in Relevant Speciality
• Significant post registration experience

Desirable

• Experience of managing own case load in relevant speciality

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of Excellent communication Skills (verbal and non-verbal)
• Demonstrate sound IT Skills
• Evidence of managing self development
• Evidence of ability to work independantly
• Demonstrate ability to influence within and outside of service, across multi. inter disciplinary groups

Desirable

• Involvement in audit and research
• Evidence of present work within and outside the organisation

Special knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of specific knowledge and skills in speciality
• IQT Silver

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Evidence of ability to motivate, influence change, support staff and evaluate service
• Evidenceof professional and personal development

Desirable

• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

University Hospital of Llandough / University Hospital of Wales

Cardiff

CF64 2XX

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001-NMR297-0724