Job summary
- Main area
- Hepatology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Able to work flexibly to meet the business needs)
- Job ref
- 130-NMR099-0525
- Employer
- Swansea Bay University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Singleton Hospital
- Town
- Swansea
- Salary
- £37,898 - £45,637 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/07/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
SBUHB has committed to meet the WHO Elimination of HBV and HCV as a public health threat by 2030. Hepatitis C, proportionally the greatest burden of which in Wales is borne by the residents of Swansea Bay, is a very curable infection with treatment at the earliest opportunity indicated to improve standards of liver health and reduce hospital admission. Application of therapy however is complex due to the social determinants of health, such as homelessness, substance dependence, and incarceration the greatest number of those affected are subject to.
Swansea Bay BBV Unit, with its reputation for piloting studies and delivering research, is uniquely placed within Wales to innovate care provision to a diverse range of individuals affected by viral hepatitis including, but not limited to, those in receipt of infected blood products, homeless and vulnerable adults, those in the care of the criminal justice system and subject to poorer health outcomes, and those dependent on drugs.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
Central to the projected work of the BBV Elimination action plan is a core team of dynamic clinical nurse specialists who, under the guidance of the specialist senior nursing team will drive successful BBV testing projects and deliver rapid access to curative therapy across Swansea Bay amongst those most at risk of ongoing transmission of infection to halt the further spread of disease across Swansea Bay. The team will apply a wide range of novel testing methods, adapted to suit the individual needs of the patient, and employ strategies to engage hard to reach adults and a broad range of settings, ensuring equity of care amongst those often excluded from traditional healthcare by virtue of homelessness, substance use, or incarceration.
The team will work effectively alongside not only the BBV practitioners but also the wider multidisciplinary team including Integrated Sexual Health, Respiratory, and Homeless Health to maximise the potential of each interaction and deliver resource-efficient and cost-effective screening and an effective pathway to specialist care.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
Essential Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse & current NMC Registration Bachelor’s Degree
- Specialist post graduate qualification or equivalent experience
- Proficient level of knowledge in clinical speciality Knowledge of service improvement
- Able to undertake a literature search and critically appraise research papers
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification (or equivalent experience) Advanced clinical skills Non-medical Prescribing
Essential Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience Experience in the relevant specialty
- Experience of working in a multi- professional environment
- Experience of working with preregistration nursing/midwifery students in a mentorship role
- Experience of undertaking audit
Desirable criteria
- Experience of participating in research
- Experience of participating in practice change
Essential Aptitude and abilities
Essential criteria
- Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours
- Able to demonstrate effective leadership and management skills
- Be able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others using good communication skills
- Evidence of undertaking presentation to groups.
- Awareness of professional issues and developments Able to manage time effectively
- Ability to use electronic systems - IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh
Other Essential Criteria
Essential criteria
- Ably to work flexible to meet the business needs e.g. flexible working patterns to ensure maximum visibility of CNS team.
- Ability to travel to all areas of the UHB in a timely manner Awareness of current developments within the NHS
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- James Plant
- Job title
- Clinical Nurse Specialist; Blood-Borne Virus
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Prospective applicants are encouraged to make contact for an informal discussion about the nature of the role
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