Clinical Nurse Specialist - Cystic Fibrosis

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time (22.5 hours/week) 10 month fixed term post as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Cystic Fibrosis. A secondment to this post would be considered. We are seeking a highly motivated enthusiastic forward thinking adult trained nurse to join the multi-disciplinary Cystic Fibrosis Centre team based at St Bartholomew's Hospital in The City London., We provide a high-quality service caring for adolescents and adults living with Cystic Fibrosis. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Cystic Fibrosis you will work closely with our established multidisciplinary team to develop and enhance a seamless approach to delivering care to our patient group through their lifespan., To develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist Cystic Fibrosis (CF) & non-CF bronchiectasis nursing service that is aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care and facilitating multi-professional working. This will be achieved through clinical practice, management, education, research and audit and professional activities taking into account directorate, corporate, and national policy and within the clinical governance framework.

The Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Nurse Specialist works alongside their senior colleague, the Cystic Fibrosis multidisciplinary team and helps co-ordinate the multidisciplinary service for adolescents and adults with Cystic Fibrosis.

Applicants are required to hold a current 1st level registration with the register and hold experiences in a related specialty (eg respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, high dependency nursing). Applicants should be able demonstrate a level of experience in the complex issues associated with caring for young people and adolescents and end of life care. Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills need to be evident and demonstrated.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.