Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (Secondment for internal applicants)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (4 long days per week)
- Job ref
- 321-SWO-7260000-B6
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £31,049 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
IBD Advanced Therapies Nurse (Specialist)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
The overall purpose of this role is to support the care of a group of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease who are on biologic and other advanced therapies, and manage the administration of and monitoring of these medications. The IBD Biologics Clinical Nurse Specialist role will have an overview of the management of IBD and, in time, will take on some non-biologic stable patient review also.
Main duties of the job
The Biologics CNS will:
- Work as an independent practitioner alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Accept patient biologic referrals to agreed criteria
- Coordinate the pre-biologics safety checks
- Support the Vedolizumab nursing team and OUH Gastroenterology Day Case Unit team, in the administration and management of all biologics
- Coordinate the appointments, alongside Day Case Unit administration team and clinic booking
- Be available for at least 4 clinical sessions a week in the Day Case Unit or Outpatient Clinics
- Liaise with the gastroenterology pharmacy team
- Work across departmental boundaries
- Contribute to the smooth running of the biologics service
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- Health Promotion, Protection and Prevention
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- Assess and address patient health education needs for biological therapies
- Use well developed interpersonal skills to assess individual’s level of understanding about their clinical condition and future treatment, and simplify highly complex medical information for patients providing appropriate information aids to ensure understanding via face-to-face, telephone, email and written communication.
- Demonstrate good communication skills when dealing with patients, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team utilising sensitivity, empathy and ability to manage conflict. Demonstrate an awareness of the barriers to communication and understanding
- Assessment of Patient Illness and Clinical Decisions
· Act as patient advocate at all times.
· Support in-patient outliers if a biologic is required whilst an inpatient on a non-gastro ward
· Apply specialised history taking and assessment skills as patients come in for treatments to ensure safe and appropriate use of the medication.
· Seek support and advice from the multidisciplinary team involved in direct patient care such as the gastroenterology consultants, pharmacy department and IBD ANP to support decision making
· Record and document treatment appropriately, including to practitioners in other specialties and primary care.
· Attend virtual biologics clinic with specialist pharmacist and consultant. Ensure patient and other relevant MDT practitioners aware of decisions made.
· Attend IBD MDT meetings and receive verbal referrals for biologic therapies – start the process liaising with consultants, pharmacy and with patient directly.
· With time, education and experience, will utilise and promote the use of key digital resources such as the True-colours patient self-assessment tool; utilising and integrating this tool with own clinical practice particularly in relation to non-biologic stable patient review.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
- Experience of working in a clinical are with IBD patients
- Venepuncture and Cannulation
- Excellent communication skills in writing and in person
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks / roles
Desirable criteria
- Relevant MSc education started
- Experience working as a team leader
- Experience working on protocols, audit or patient feedback processes
- Basic knowledge of computer software use such as excel
- IBD knowledge demonstrated in clinical scenarios
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lydia White
- Job title
- IBD Consultant Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865228772
- Additional information
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