Hepatology Surveillance Nurse SpecialistinHerefordinHerefordPUBLISHED TUE 7 JAN 2025
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Opportunity to play a critical role in early detection and management of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), contributing to potentially life-saving interventions for patients.
Collaboration with a dedicated team, including a nurse consultant and a Band 7 nursing team, fostering a supportive and professional work environment.
Hands-on involvement in patient assessments, investigations, and consultations, providing a diverse range of clinical experiences.
Ability to provide personalized patient care and support, acting as an advocate and educator to empower patients in making informed choices.
Engagement in the development and implementation of a nurse-led liver surveillance pathway, allowing for innovation in care delivery.
Possibility for internal secondment, providing opportunities for personal and professional growth within the organization.
Regular communication and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team (MDT), enhancing teamwork and patient-centered care.
The Hepatology Surveillance Nurse Specialist at Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford is a Band 6 position focused on developing and implementing a nurse-led liver surveillance pathway for patients with stable, compensated liver cirrhosis at risk for Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This role involves conducting patient assessments, managing investigations and test results, offering lifestyle advice, and ensuring timely access to surveillance to enhance patient outcomes and enable early detection of HCC.
Key responsibilities include running HCC surveillance clinics, providing comprehensive support to patients, communicating results, and coordinating with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate timely patient transfers if cancer is detected. The nurse specialist will utilize their expertise and communication skills to advocate for patients, ensuring they make informed decisions and receive psychological support throughout their care journey.
Key responsibilities include running HCC surveillance clinics, providing comprehensive support to patients, communicating results, and coordinating with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate timely patient transfers if cancer is detected. The nurse specialist will utilize their expertise and communication skills to advocate for patients, ensuring they make informed decisions and receive psychological support throughout their care journey.
Opportunity to play a critical role in early detection and management of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), contributing to potentially life-saving interventions for patients.
Collaboration with a dedicated team, including a nurse consultant and a Band 7 nursing team, fostering a supportive and professional work environment.
Hands-on involvement in patient assessments, investigations, and consultations, providing a diverse range of clinical experiences.
Ability to provide personalized patient care and support, acting as an advocate and educator to empower patients in making informed choices.
Engagement in the development and implementation of a nurse-led liver surveillance pathway, allowing for innovation in care delivery.
Possibility for internal secondment, providing opportunities for personal and professional growth within the organization.
Regular communication and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team (MDT), enhancing teamwork and patient-centered care.
The Hepatology Surveillance Nurse, Band 6, will collaborate closely with the nurse consultant and the Band 7 nursing team to establish and implement a nurse-led liver surveillance pathway. This pathway will support patients with stable, compensated liver cirrhosis who are at risk of developing Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the outpatient setting.
The primary purpose of the role is to deliver the HCC surveillance pathway. Key responsibilities include conducting patient assessments, investigations, reviewing blood results, and Ultrasound scans (USS), and providing lifestyle advice and signposting. The aim of the pathway is early detection of HCC and effective management of liver disease to enhance patient outcomes and provide potentially life-saving interventions.
Internal Secondment will be considered
- To provide nurse led HCC surveillance clinics for patients with stable cirrhosis.
- Provide advice, information and support for participants enrolled in the liver HCC surveillance pathways.
- Be responsible for care delivery for patients undergoing liver surveillance for stable compensated cirrhosis and to meet the needs of patients.
- Communicate test results and implement surveillance and follow-up
- Manage patients within the liver cancer surveillance pathway in accordance with relevant society and National guidance (e.g., NICE QS152).
- To use specialist knowledge and advanced communication skills with patients and carers when obtaining consent for procedures and providing psychological support where necessary.
- Acting as the patient advocate supporting them to navigate and make informed choices throughout the process.
- Ensure timely access to surveillance for those individuals diagnosed with advanced fibrosis or viral hepatitis who are at risk of liver cancer.
- To establish effective links with hepatology multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in order to ensure that when cancer is detected, there is timely presentation and transfer of patients to the MDT.
- To ensure patient records are completed to include results of all diagnostic investigations, onward referrals, and clinical communication.
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