Viral Hepatitis Support Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Viral Hepatitis Support Nurse. This post is part time 22.5 hours per week.
This is an exciting venture as we are in the process of expanding the out-reach treatment service to patients within the East Suffolk, North Essex geographical area.
Our department provides a dedicated Viral Hepatitis Service including Nurse led clinics to manage on-going treatment and care. The immediate core team consists of Consultant Hepatologists, Nurse Specialists, Support Nurses, Pharmacist and secretarial support. The service is forward thinking and continually seeks to develop new innovative models of care to ensure that patients with Viral Hepatitis are provided with ongoing, consistent and timely treatment.
You should have experience of working on your own initiative and prioritising workload as well as having excellent communication skills.
Interviews planned for 13th November 2024, + To manage a nursing caseload of viral hepatitis patients undergoing anti-viral therapy and post treatment as necessary - working with the inter-disciplinary team to facilitate care.
+ To make decisions independently regarding clinical care and priorities. To be visible in the clinical area and act as a resource for both staff and patients/clients.
+ To support a nurse led outreach service to manage and treat viral hepatitis patients within Suffolk, Northeast Essex and the local prison population.
+ To act as patient advocate in line with the NHS plan and to actively apply in depth knowledge of holistic/socio-economic and cultural aspects of the care to clients within your specific specialty, acting as a role model and resource for patients, relatives, and staff. This will include patient choice.
+ To promote and ensure that nursing documentation is accountable, defensible documentation, maintained to the Trust standard (including electronic records). To work according to protocol and ensure quality care provision through regular audit.
+ To champion current trends and developments in nursing, education, and practice development in the NHS.
+ Identify clinical risks and ensure that appropriate action is taken, in accordance with the Trust Risk Management policy, providing expert advice and focusing on principles of learning organisation, 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.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A, Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.
Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
Secondment - if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis.
When providing reference details please provide email addresses so references can be sought promptly to cover the last 3 years of employment.
Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document
The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.
Whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due Home Office eligibility.
In submitting an application form, you authorise East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT's core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT., 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.