Liver Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Main area Liver Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade NHS AFC:
Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity leave Cover) Hours Part time - 27 hours per week Job
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Site Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Town Blackpool Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/07/2026 23:59 Interview date 17/08/2026

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home‑life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self‑rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

The post holder will work as a Band 6 Liver Clinical Nurse Specialist, providing specialist nursing support (maternity cover) to patients with liver disease across the Fylde Coast. Working under non‑direct supervision, the role focuses on delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care through clinical assessment, care coordination, patient education, and contribution to service development within the Liver Service.

The post holder will support nurse‑led clinics and disease‑specific pathways including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, haemochromatosis, cirrhosis monitoring, HCC surveillance, and the day‑case ascites service, working closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and timely care.

• Act as a key member of the Liver Service, supporting the delivery of high‑quality specialist nursing care for patients with liver disease across the Fylde Coast.
• Undertake patient assessments, including history‑taking and basic physical examination, and contribute to clinical decision‑making under the supervision of senior clinicians.
• Support the delivery of nurse‑led clinics, including hepatitis B, haemochromatosis, cirrhosis monitoring, and stable disease review clinics.
• Assist with Fibro Scan preparation and basic interpretation in line with agreed protocols and competency frameworks.
• Monitor patients for early signs of hepatic decompensation, escalating concerns appropriately in accordance with Trust policies.
• Coordinate disease‑specific pathways, including venesection services, HCC surveillance recall systems, cirrhosis monitoring, and support for the day‑case ascites service.
• Support hepatitis C pathways, including documentation, coordination of care, MDT presentation, and collaborative working across organisational boundaries.
• Provide structured patient education on liver disease, lifestyle modification, and treatment adherence, supporting shared decision‑making and patient self‑management.

This role provides an opportunity to develop specialist hepatology knowledge and clinical skills, contributing to governance, audit, quality improvement, and education, while progressing towards increased autonomy and practice in line with agreed competency frameworks.

• Current NMC registration (Part 1 – Adult Nursing)
• Degree in Nursing or equivalent
• Commitment to maintaining mandatory training requirements
• Specialist qualification in gastroenterology/hepatology or working towards
• Venepuncture and cannulation competency

• Minimum of 2 years post registration experience in adult nursing
• Experience caring for patients with complex medical conditions
• Experience of holistic patient assessment and recognising deteriorating patients
• Experience of coordinating patient care across services and working within multidisciplinary teams
• Experience providing patient education, health promotion and lifestyle support
• Participation in clinical audit and quality improvement activity
• Sound understanding of adult nursing principles, chronic disease management, patient safety and clinical governance
• Ability to use clinical guidelines and evidence‑based practice
• Experience in gastroenterology, hepatology or specialist medical nursing
• Experience of nurse‑led clinics…