Job summary
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team within Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the Bristol and Severn Operational Delivery Network (ODN). They will undertake liver disease screening using FibroScan technology to identify individuals at risk of chronic liver disease and facilitate timely access to hepatology services.

The post holder will play a key role in delivering brief interventions, signposting and providing advice and support to patients identified as being at risk of developing chronic liver disease. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential to ensure patients are appropriately guided and referred to the most suitable hepatology services across the Bristol and Severn ODN.

Main duties of the job
Working closely with hospital and community-based multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will contribute to the delivery of a coordinated, high-quality service. They will also be actively involved in service development, education, audit, and research activities to support continuous improvement in patient care.

The role requires travel to a range of community settings, including drug and alcohol support services, GP practices, and other outreach locations across the Bristol and Severn region.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities

• To provide patients and staff with specialist advice to manage complex symptoms
• To develop, improve, and promote the service ensuring the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care utilising the support and guidance of senior colleagues.
• To develop and share expertise within the multidisciplinary team
• To develop the skills to act as a resource in the care of patients needs, ensuring an optimum level of service to patients and their carers.
• To work closely with community and relevant network, other hospital and community staff to ensure an effective seamless service.
• To provide effective communication systems of support for patients
• To build up a skill set to embed patient and public involvement within the sphere of specialist nursing practice.
• To ensure that all patients and families are aware of all treatment options, including clinical trials

Person Specification
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential

• Appropriate post-registration experience in nursing, specialty
• Proven commitment and experience
• Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
• Ability to work effectively under pressure

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
• Evidence of commitment to research-based practice or evidence of project work undertaken

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address: City, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Hepatology Community Matron
Jane Gitahi
Jane.Gitahi@uhbw.nhs.uk
01173421104

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).