West Kent Viral Hepatitis Outreach Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job Description

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust part of Kings Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching hospitals with a turnover of nearly £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 12,600 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London and Kent.The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) site in Camberwell and the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley, Orpington Hospital, and some services at Beckenham Beacon and Queen Mary’s Sidcup.The Trust is recognised internationally for its work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and Emergency Department.King’s College Hospital is the lead Trust for the Hepatitis C Operational Delivery Network in Kent working in partnership with spoke sites, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Foundation Trust and Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and plays a pivotal role in the provision of antiviral therapy for treatment of chronic Hepatitis C Virus across the region.We are looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Band 7 Outreach Viral Hepatitis Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our existing team of Viral Hepatitis Nurse Specialists. You will provide specialist community nursing outreach services in West Kent for patients with viral hepatitis on behalf of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.Candidates should be educated to degree level and should also have excellent communication skills, be flexible and innovative and meet all aspects of the job description. Ideally candidates will hold an independent nurse prescriber qualification or be willing to work towards. You will have the drive and the opportunity to be involved in clinical audit, patient involvement strategies and to assist with the identification and development of clinical strategies and protocols to enhance both the continuity and standard of care for patients with viral hepatitis.In turn you will be well supported by our existing experienced, friendly team to successfully complete competencies within this speciality and to develop your skills and practice. You will be encouraged to play an active role in individual treatment and care plans in line with current research and guidelines whilst participating in developing our outreach service within West Kent.If you are passionate about Hepatitis, have proven management and service development experience and would like the challenge of working in a ground-breaking environment we would like to speak to you.Please note that the post holder will be employed by King’s College Hospital but will be based in community and outreach services across the West Kent Region.For further details / informal visits contact:NameLaura GallagherJob titleProgramme ManagerEmail