Job summary
- Main area
- Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-MIC-2073
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,133 - £65,261 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Band 7
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Be part of shaping and developing our IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist service at imperial College NHS Trust.
We have a new and enthusiastic IBD nursing team who are highly motivated to develop an excellent service and provide high quality care to our patients. We are recruiting to a new Band 7 CNS to work as part of this team, and in conjunction with a highly supportive multi-disciplinary team provide care for patients referred to our tertiary specialist inflammatory bowel disease service. The IBD team consists of a Lead IBD CNS, three Band 7 IBD nurses, administrative support all of which provides clinical support to patients across all three sites.
If you are looking for promotional or developmental opportunity in this service this is an ideal role for you. Our commitment to you is the chance to work in a forward thinking and dynamic organisation where there is strong support for both personal and professional development. You will be well supported by the IBD team and work closely with the lead IBD consultant.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/ patients and relatives/ carers in collaboration with the multiprofessional team, in line with the local and national targets.
- Provide telephone support/advice service for patients, carers and other health care professionals in order to ensure high quality appropriate care and management for patients.
- To be actively involved in the development of Trust policies and procedures, providing specialist input, leading their implementation and reinforce their use.
- Participate in scheduled nurse led IBD clinics, and in addition manage and review patients on an urgent basis where necessary, in order to provide and expert, efficient service and ensure effective contribution to chronic disease management.
- Have continuing responsibility for the provision of a suitable, clean, uncluttered and safe environment for the physical and psychological well-being of staff, patients/clients and their relatives.
- Be actively involved in staff education and development, including utilising appropriate learning opportunities and to act as a mentor and resource for student nurses, adaptation and unqualified members of the nursing team.
- In conjunction with the Senior IBD CNS Collate annual report relating to own and team activity.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Undergraduate Degree in nursing or related subject
- Teaching and Assessing qualification or equivalent teaching experience.
- Post registration experience in a relevant speciality.
Desirable criteria
- Masters in related subject or studying towards MSc
- Non -medical prescriber or willing to undertake
- Post registration study/qualification relevant to speciality (inflammatory bowel disease)
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees.
- Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
- Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- Flexible
- Good IT skills, Understanding of office Works suite including PowerPoint
- Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to own sphere of practice.
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees.
- Advanced IT skills use or Excel
- Presentation skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience in specialty area
- Experience with managing patient relevant to specialist area
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Proven teaching and assessing skills.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Gastroenterology Clinical Nurse Specialist Role
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Influencing skills.
- Self-directed able to generate new idea’s to develop and improve services
- Committed to service.
- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills
- Has the ability to inspire and lead
- Excellent level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Able to work under pressure
- Motivated and able to motivate others
- Assertive attitude
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
- Anita D’Souza
- Job title
- Lead IBD Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- anita.d'[email protected]
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