IBD support nurse | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of IBD Specialist Nursing team as a Band 6 support nurse that can offer new experience and learning opportunities in a specialist area. To establish an IBD nursing role that is integrated into the multidisciplinary team to ensure individualised clinical management for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. To work trust wide to ensure continuing collaboration between patients and the professional team in line with National Standards.

• To provide comprehensive clinical skills, information, advice and support to both existing and newly diagnosed patients with IBD.
• Ensure rapid access for patients to specialist care and advice through face to face and telephone contact.
• Work as an independent practitioner both on the ward and in the outpatient setting, including Primary Care, working with your own case load alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team including gastroenterologists, surgeons, dieticians.
• Assess patients prior to their treatment.
• Review and monitor on immunomodulator/biologic medications.
• Participate in clinical audits and research in specialist areas.
• Participate in the education and training of multidisciplinary staff within the Trust.
• Provide a flexible approach to collaborative working to ensure patients have seamless access to specialist care.
  
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
• Ourvisionis to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Ourmissionis to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Ourcarevalues are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.