The IBD Clinical Nurse Consultant will provide an autonomous, expert, nurse-led service for which they are accountable. This role complements the Consultant Gastroenterologist by sharing the IBD patient workload.
The post holder will:
Accept referrals for new and complex patients to the service, as well as those with established IBD
Make best use of advanced clinical skills across sites (APH and CGH)
The IBD Clinical Nurse Consultant will make autonomous decisions regarding treatment pathways, informed by evidence-based practice and specialist clinical knowledge. This includes:
Performing detailed clinical history taking, examination, and diagnostic assessment
Formulating and implementing treatment plans, including prescribing medicines in IBD care
With a supportive and structured job plan, the post holder will also play a significant role in developing and influencing strategies and policies to ensure excellence in clinical care for IBD patients. This will include:
Leading and facilitating the implementation and development of local and national policies
Contributing to the planning of the strategic direction of acute care for IBD patients within the organisation
The IBD Clinical Nurse Consultant will provide expert nursing advice to ensure patient needs are met by leading, challenging, and improving practice within gastroenterology and IBD settings. This includes supportive care and conservative management approaches.
The post holder will function both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team, demonstrating a high level of competence across a wide range of advanced clinical skills that complement the medical role in the delivery of healthcare.
In addition, the role includes:
Providing managerial and professional leadership to the team of IBD nurses within the department
Supporting trainee Advanced Practitioners rotating through the department as part of their educational programme
Delivering an in-reach, nurse-led IBD service into acute areas and non-gastroenterology wards, offering urgent specialist opinion
Managing and mentoring junior IBD nurses
The IBD Clinical Nurse Consultant will also:
Deliver 2–3 nurse-led clinics per week for newly referred patients and follow-up of patients with complex IBD needs, with the aim of reducing hospital appointments and waiting times
Provide an urgent ambulatory drop-in clinic for patients with complex IBD, enabling intensive follow-up and helping to prevent hospital readmission following acute disease episodes
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.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on this vacancy here at the Wirral University Teaching Hospitals.
