Clinical Nurse Specialist Inflammatory Bowel Disease; maternity cover

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time nurse to join our Inflammatory Bowel Disease nurse specialist team, within the Gastroenterology department, at The Royal Surrey County Hospital. This is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave; our team supports patients with a diagnosis of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis throughout their diagnosis journey. These are remitting and relapsing chronic diseases, our patients often require prompt review if they are experiencing a relapse in their symptoms.

Main duties of the job will include working independently and as part of the multi‑disciplinary team managing a caseload of patients, in both outpatient and inpatient settings.

You must have excellent communication skills, as you will spend a lot of your working day reviewing patients via telephone and liaising with parent consultants.

The role of the IBD nurse includes:

• telephone clinic reviews
• managing an advice line
• attending weekly multidisciplinary team meetings
• immunosuppression therapy monitoring
• liaising with pharmacy & homecare teams
• supporting patients, relatives and other medical professionals in the area of IBD

Previous experience in gastroenterology will be an advantage but is not essential as you will be fully supported and trained in managing our patients. You will also be supported to undertake study to enhance your knowledge of inflammatory bowel disease if you do not already hold this qualification.

We are looking for someone who has excellent organisational and communication skills. You must be able to cope well under pressure. You should enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team and be confident liaising with patients, general practitioners and referring hospitals.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.