Opportunity to enhance patient care in a specialized field of hepatology, ensuring timely access to treatment.
Experience in setting up and managing a one-stop clinic, which streamlines patient assessments and improves efficiency.
Collaboration with a diverse clinical team and service manager to shape the future of a nurse-led service.
Direct impact on patient experience and outcomes, particularly for vulnerable populations with Hep B and Hep C.
Access to world-class facilities at UCLH, renowned for its acute and specialist healthcare services.
Involvement in an NHS trust committed to sustainability, contributing to the goal of carbon net zero health service.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist for Hepatology at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will play a pivotal role in enhancing the hepatology service by managing a one-stop clinic aimed at providing timely access to care and treatment for patients with liver conditions. The successful candidate will oversee patient assessments, blood tests, and necessary imaging procedures, while also focusing on streamlining patient pathways to improve appointment waiting times. They will actively engage with patients found in the emergency department with Hepatitis B or C, ensuring appropriate treatment and referrals to community services.
Candidates should possess experience in hepatology nursing and ideally have experience running outpatient clinics, with a strong commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of vulnerable patients. This position is funded for 12 months and will involve collaboration with the clinical team and service manager to assess service effectiveness. UCLH aims to deliver exceptional patient care and support, backed by robust research and education, while also committing to sustainable practices within the healthcare system.
Candidates should possess experience in hepatology nursing and ideally have experience running outpatient clinics, with a strong commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of vulnerable patients. This position is funded for 12 months and will involve collaboration with the clinical team and service manager to assess service effectiveness. UCLH aims to deliver exceptional patient care and support, backed by robust research and education, while also committing to sustainable practices within the healthcare system.
This role is to enhance our existing hepatology service, taking a lead in ensuring our patients get timely access to care and treatment and are supported during diagnosis and ongoing treatment.
In order to streamline the patient pathway and improve waiting times for appointments, this post will set up and run a one stop clinic for patients whereby they can be assessed, have up to date bloods taken and ultrasound/ fibroscan as required.
The successful candidate will manage the one-stop clinic, assessing its value from a patient experience and the service as a whole. They will also support the current work with patients attending our emergency department who are found to have Hep B or hep C, ensuring they are identified, treated and referred on as appropriate to community services.
The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience with hepatology nursing, ideally have some experience of running outpatient clinics and a desire to work with our potentially vulnerable patients, supporting their health and wellbeing.
This post has been funded for 12 months to support the development and growth of the nurse-led service so the successful postholder will also have to work with the clinical team and service manager to capture measures of success throughout the 12 months.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2and indirect emissions by 2040.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: eleanor knights Job title: matron Email address:
In order to streamline the patient pathway and improve waiting times for appointments, this post will set up and run a one stop clinic for patients whereby they can be assessed, have up to date bloods taken and ultrasound/ fibroscan as required.
The successful candidate will manage the one-stop clinic, assessing its value from a patient experience and the service as a whole. They will also support the current work with patients attending our emergency department who are found to have Hep B or hep C, ensuring they are identified, treated and referred on as appropriate to community services.
The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience with hepatology nursing, ideally have some experience of running outpatient clinics and a desire to work with our potentially vulnerable patients, supporting their health and wellbeing.
This post has been funded for 12 months to support the development and growth of the nurse-led service so the successful postholder will also have to work with the clinical team and service manager to capture measures of success throughout the 12 months.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2and indirect emissions by 2040.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: eleanor knights Job title: matron Email address:
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