IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist

Employer Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Chesterfield Royal Hospital Town Chesterfield Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/01/2026 23:59

The successful candidate will be working alongside the existing IBD Team to provide evidence based and quality care for those with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in North Derbyshire.

We believe that leadership is part of every role, that certainly includes the IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Our Leadership Framework outlines the behaviours we expect of all our people; we call this ‘leading the Chesterfield way’ – it’s about how we interact with all our people. The framework directly supports the Trust’s priorities and ambitions, setting out principles that colleagues can role model to make the Trust an even better place to work, supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care.

The framework also provides support for individual progression through appraisal, career progression and personal development.

Contributes to the delivery of outstanding patient care by:

• Monitoring of blood results.
• Liaise with the appropriate Consultant as appropriate.
• Help co-ordinate Biologic patients’ care on the Medical Day Case Unit.
• Review of patients attending Medical Day Case for Biologic treatments as necessary.
• Communicate effectively with members of the IBD MDT and the wider IBD Team including GPs.
• Assist with the IBD Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings, prepping medical notes and ensuring the agreed outcomes are achieved and the patients communicated with.
• Face-to-face IBD clinics and review of patients independently.
• Preparation of medical notes and attend the monthly Virtual Biologic MDT (IBDVC), and agreed outcomes communicated with the patients appropriately.
• Input the Blueteq System (high-cost drugs database).
• Assist with the IBD audit and service improvement initiatives.
• IBD Health Education and Promotion – ensuring all resource material is up to date, sustained and displayed appropriately.
• Support newly diagnosed patients in the Endoscopy Department as necessary.

Our staff enjoy a range of benefits including on-site parking, local discounts, on-site Cafe and Amazon lockers. There is a cycle-to-work scheme along with electric vehicle charging points. A newly opened hub, dedicated to the health and wellbeing of our staff, which includes rooms for mindfulness, gym and shower facilities with different programmes to keep you active.

Chesterfield is a thriving market town surrounded by attractive countryside, contemporary leisure facilities and extensive retail outlets. The town has excellent road and rail links, and easy access to airports.

Derbyshire is home to the Peak District National Park and is an area of outstanding beauty. Numerous stately homes are within easy travelling distance. The Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, a number of coastal resorts and many historic cities are also close enough for day trips.

Housing in the Chesterfield area is competitively priced and offers a wide range of choice, including urban and rural locations. There are several high-performance state schools in the town, as well as a number of excellent private schools across the wider region.

In addition to local shops and complexes, the Meadowhall Shopping Centre is within easy travelling distance and is one of the largest and most up to date in Europe.

The city of Sheffield is only 9 miles away and hosts two universities, one with a medical and dental school.

For further information please see the attached job description and person specification which gives a comprehensive overview of the main duties required for this role.

• RGN
• First level degree or working towards in related subject
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards
• Experience of audit and research
• Advanced physical Assessment and Consultation Skills Module
• Advanced communication skills training
• Te…