To work closely with all members of the multi professional team to ensure that Patients receive seamless care within the Trust and community. To provide specialist advice to support assessment, planning and implementation of care, and where appropriate to deliver programmes of care. To carry out specialist Nursing procedures. To contribute to specialist education and training programmes for other staff and learners.

Main duties of the job

Establish and maintain effective communication with stressful topics in a range of situations.

Develop knowledge and practice in an area of work

Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area

Contribute to the development of services

Contribute to quality improvement.

Promote people's equality, diversity and rights

Assess and address people's health and wellbeing needs when those needs are complex and change across the caseload

Develop practice in addressing individuals health and wellbeing needs

Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice

Research and development

Day to day roles include but are not limited to dealing with IBD helpline calls/emails giving general advice, requesting required tests and possibly admitting patients to hospital, follow up clinics (when competent), checking results of bloods and other tests, pre assessing patients for biological therapies, prescribing and ordering treatments, ensuring documentation is prepared for weekly MDT meetings and completing agreed outcomes following this meeting, keeping service documentation up to date, monitoring IBD inpatients progress, registering patients for new treatments once all screening tests complete, keeping on top of homecare prescriptions for homecare patients, tracking endoscopy patients results for suspected and current IBD patients, attending meetings necessary for our service.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC registration first level
• First Degree in Nursing or an equivalent portfolio of evidence

Desirable

• Computer literacy
• Post basic qualification in specialty
• Non-medical prescribing

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable post registration
• Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
• Can demonstrate assertiveness, tact and diplomacy appropriately

Desirable

• Demonstrable relevant experience within specialty at a senior level
• Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
• Evidence of involvement in the development of protocols and clinical audit

PIN

Essential

• Please enter NMC pin

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

120 Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2TY

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C9165-24-06-063