Hepatology Community Liaison Nurse

at  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Community Hepatology Nursing Team. You will work closely with our Nurse Manager and wider team to deliver high quality care to patients with Hepatitis C across the Thames Valley Operational Delivery Network (ODN) . This post will be primarily based in Swindon, with further opportunities to work on local, regional and national campaigns to support the health and wellbeing of patients living with viral Hepatitis and liver disease.
Thames Valley Operational Delivery Network for Hepatitis C are dedicated to achieving the elimination of Hepatitis C as a public health threat ahead of the WHO target to achieve elimination by 2030, as pledged by the United Kingdom Health Security Agency.
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented Registered Nurse (Adult) with a real passion for developing clinical skills and pathways in an environment that is ever changing. You must be self-motivated and able to work autonomously, demonstrating initiative when it comes to handling a wide range of situations and challenges.
We will consider flexible working requests and a secondment will also be considered by the interview panel. This is an ever-evolving service that will develop to meet the needs of this marginalised group and ensuring that your clinical skills will be fully utilised and continually updated.
You must have a flexible approach to working within a team that encourages new ideas and initiatives on how to develop the service. The role is largely focussed on Hepatitis C management covering testing and treatment in many different settings including testing campaigns, outreach clinics, GP surgeries, drug and alcohol services, mobile van and prisons, with a vision to include other areas of liver health. This post will cover the Swindon area of the Thames Valley region, working with the community team and also the local Hospital Team.
The Thames Valley ODN will offer training and development within our friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team to develop this specialist role.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel
Car owner / driver is essential
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Person Specification
Essential
Registered Nurse (Adult) with NMC
Significant and relevant post registration nursing experience
Good communication skills (written and verbal)
IT skills
Phlebotomy skills
Hep C Knowledge
Flexible in hours of work
Car owner
Desirable
Post qualification or relevant experience within hepatology or drug and alcohol settings
Non-Medical Prescribe

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