Fibro scan Support Nurse

at  East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting new opportunity for a support nurse working within the Fibroscan service at Ipswich Hospital. You will be responsible for delivering the day-to-day clinical activity of the fibroscan service within the hospital including cross-site and community services as required. This will include conducting fibroscans and delivering meaningful health promotion and patient education where appropriate.
You should have experience within gastroenterology, with an interest in liver disease and will be capable of working autonomously within a robust protocol to ensure patients are seen and escalated appropriately by the right clinician and within the right timeframe, whilst supported by our team of nurse specialists and consultant gastroenterologists.
Please note, this vacancy can be offered as a Band 5 developmental opportunity for the right candidate who may not have all the desired experience as stated in the person specification. T he successful applicant should have a full driver license and access to their own vehicle
You will manage a nursing caseload of fibroscan patients, working with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate care and follow up as appropriate
You will work with the clinical lead and senior nursing team in the development and implementation of a direct access pathway for primary care colleagues
You will work autonomously following clearly defined policy and protocol, escalating patients where appropriate
You will give health and lifestyle advice to patients during clinical consultation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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