Hepatology Specialty Nurse
Blackburn, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 9 hours ago
The role involves providing specialist nursing support and coordinated care for patients with viral hepatitis and stable hepatology conditions within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. Working closely with the Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP), and multidisciplinary hepatology team, the post holder is responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based care, supporting treatment adherence, monitoring patient progress, and promoting health and wellbeing.
The position requires strong communication, clinical assessment, and patient advocacy skills, particularly when supporting vulnerable, migrant, and hard-to-reach populations affected by chronic liver disease, alcohol dependency, substance misuse, and blood-borne viruses. Responsibilities include supporting outpatient service delivery, undertaking clinical interventions within agreed protocols, coordinating patient care pathways, providing education and emotional support to patients and families, and contributing to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.
The post holder is expected to act as a positive role model, maintain professional accountability, uphold Trust values, and contribute to multidisciplinary collaboration, leadership, teaching, and continuous professional development while ensuring safe, compassionate, and patient-centred care.
Main duties of the role include providing specialist nursing care and support to patients with viral hepatitis and stable liver conditions, ensuring high standards of patient-centred care within the hepatology service. The post holder works closely with the Lead CNS, ANP, and multidisciplinary team to support assessment, treatment monitoring, care coordination, and treatment adherence.
Key responsibilities include supporting outpatient hepatology services, undertaking clinical interventions and investigations within agreed protocols, monitoring patients for changes in liver function, and escalating concerns appropriately. The role also involves providing education, emotional support, and health promotion advice to patients, families, and carers, particularly those from vulnerable or hard-to-reach groups.
Additional duties include maintaining accurate patient records, participating in audits and service improvement initiatives, contributing to clinical governance and risk management, supporting colleagues and learners, and maintaining ongoing professional development to ensure evidence-based practice and high-quality care delivery.
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Working for the organisation offers the opportunity to be part of a supportive, patient-focused NHS Trust committed to delivering safe, personal, and effective care. The Trust promotes a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, respect, and accountability, encouraging staff to contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
Employees are supported through ongoing training, professional development, clinical supervision, and opportunities to expand their skills and knowledge within specialist hepatology services. Working alongside a dedicated multidisciplinary team, staff are encouraged to provide compassionate, evidence-based care while contributing to innovation, equality, and excellence in patient outcomes.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Yvonne Spencer Job title: Care Group Matron Email address: yvonne.spencer@elht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01254263555
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The position requires strong communication, clinical assessment, and patient advocacy skills, particularly when supporting vulnerable, migrant, and hard-to-reach populations affected by chronic liver disease, alcohol dependency, substance misuse, and blood-borne viruses. Responsibilities include supporting outpatient service delivery, undertaking clinical interventions within agreed protocols, coordinating patient care pathways, providing education and emotional support to patients and families, and contributing to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.
The post holder is expected to act as a positive role model, maintain professional accountability, uphold Trust values, and contribute to multidisciplinary collaboration, leadership, teaching, and continuous professional development while ensuring safe, compassionate, and patient-centred care.
Main duties of the role include providing specialist nursing care and support to patients with viral hepatitis and stable liver conditions, ensuring high standards of patient-centred care within the hepatology service. The post holder works closely with the Lead CNS, ANP, and multidisciplinary team to support assessment, treatment monitoring, care coordination, and treatment adherence.
Key responsibilities include supporting outpatient hepatology services, undertaking clinical interventions and investigations within agreed protocols, monitoring patients for changes in liver function, and escalating concerns appropriately. The role also involves providing education, emotional support, and health promotion advice to patients, families, and carers, particularly those from vulnerable or hard-to-reach groups.
Additional duties include maintaining accurate patient records, participating in audits and service improvement initiatives, contributing to clinical governance and risk management, supporting colleagues and learners, and maintaining ongoing professional development to ensure evidence-based practice and high-quality care delivery.
Please See The Job Description For For Further Information
Working for the organisation offers the opportunity to be part of a supportive, patient-focused NHS Trust committed to delivering safe, personal, and effective care. The Trust promotes a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, respect, and accountability, encouraging staff to contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
Employees are supported through ongoing training, professional development, clinical supervision, and opportunities to expand their skills and knowledge within specialist hepatology services. Working alongside a dedicated multidisciplinary team, staff are encouraged to provide compassionate, evidence-based care while contributing to innovation, equality, and excellence in patient outcomes.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Yvonne Spencer Job title: Care Group Matron Email address: yvonne.spencer@elht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01254263555
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