Overview
This post provides specialised clinical leadership, management, coordination and support to the Viral Hepatology service at both Bedford Hospital and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital as part of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHSFT.
The post holder will work as an autonomous Specialist Nurse within the Hepatology service specialising in Viral Hepatitis, providing expert and complex care, advice, clinical care, education and support for individuals and their carers through the nurse led clinics, a designated telephone support line and the training of nursing and medical staff.
Context and Partnership
The NHS in England has an ambition to reduce the levels of hepatitis C and hepatitis B transmission to improve public health outcomes. This will contribute to the WHO 2030 goals of the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat.
The post holder will work closely with the Regional Hub, Cambridge ODN (Operational delivery Network) in order to ensure equitable access to specialised resources and treatments to improve patient outcomes. To ensure cost effective use of resources within budgetary constraints. The post holder will also hold the PTPPS (per treated patient payment scheme) monies and work closely with Hepatitis C peers to support case finding in vulnerable and ethnic minority communities.
Responsibilities
- Carry continuing responsibility for the management of a defined caseload of both HCV and HBV patients providing expert and complex care, advice, education and support for individuals and their carers through nurse led clinics and a designated telephone support line.
- Provide teaching of nursing and medical staff.
- Promote clinically effective, evidence-based practice and clinical governance; assist in delivering care including independent assessment, clinical decision making, reporting of findings, and recommendations for further investigation and treatment.
- Work closely with the Drug and Alcohol services across Bedfordshire to ensure clients are provided with care and expert advice for Hepatitis B and C; input of patients into the national data registry.
- Involvement in the NHSE ED opt-out programme to identify anyone living with a BBV and provide a seamless pathway for treatment and monitoring of Hepatitis B/C.
- Provide specialised education and training for nursing and medical staff.
- Collaborate with the Regional Hub and other stakeholders to ensure equitable access to resources and treatments.
- Support case finding in vulnerable and ethnic minority communities; manage designated budgets and schemes as applicable.
Context and Organization
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people across Bedfordshire and surrounding areas, on two hospital sites in Bedford and Luton, offering services such as A&E, obstetrics-led maternity and paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to staff wellbeing and development. The Trust offers access to high quality training and development to help you grow your career and remains committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We recruit based on qualifications and experience, and we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours that underpin our Trust’s core values. We use values-based recruitment and are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
For further details
Name: Therese MooreJob title: Viral Hepatitis CNSEmail: therese.moore@bedsft.nhs.uk
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