Job summary
- Main area
- Hepatology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (FTC 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7253108
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- Hampstead
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 7 Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
In this role you will provide specialist nursing care to patients across the liver specialty. If this is your first role as a Hepatology CNS you will undergo a period of training. You will work alongside experienced practitioners to gain experience in the viral hepatology clinics and as your competence and confidence grows you move in to a more varied position.
An experienced practitioner would have the opportunity to work with the existing CNS team who carry out a varied role. We work in both hospital and community settings to offer nurse led clinics in areas such as stable cirrhosis, Viral hepatitis, AILD, NAFLD, and speciality clinics such as treating hard to reach patients with hepatitis C or HBV and the rarer liver disease patients and as well as a clinic for newly discharged decompensated patients and nurse led paracentesis.
You will need to be passionate about liver disease and have experience of hepatology nursing. Good communication skills are essential. You will be engaging key stakeholders, supporting the nursing team to deliver specialist hepatology nursing across secondary and primary care. Working with others at national level on new nursing projects would be supported.
There are two one year fixed term posts available to cover maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
To liaise with all key members of the multidisciplinary team to advise and support
colleagues in the delivery of specialised patient care across professional
boundaries.
To undertake hepatology nurse led clinics and to be responsible for excellent
standards of nursing care to patients through the planning, co-ordinating, delivering
and evaluating nurse-led clinics.
To work autonomously to deliver specialist hepatology clinical care appropriate to
the needs of the patient group and based on principles that are research based and
which enhance the quality of patient care.
To contribute to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care
pathways for a designated group of patients with the Hepatology and Operating
Delivery Network to meet the elimination targets for HCV.
To contribute to training and education within hepatology specialist areain the
hospital and community seting
To promote an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of
patient care through reviewing the evidence base and embedding this in practice
through engagement in research activities.
To act as a visible hepatology role model and expert practitioner.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse
- Undergraduate degree
- Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification
- Post registration qualification relevant to specialty
- Advanced assessment skills
- Independent nurse prescribing course or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
- Masters degree or working towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial post-registration experience in area of speciality at Band 6
- Evidence of teaching junior members of staff
- Proven evidence of improving the patient experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of research and audit
- Undertaken nurse led clinics
- Current experience of line management of staff
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Expert specialist skills for the post
- Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
- Skilled in use of computer/keyboard
- Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines
- Ability to motivate staff and improve individuals and team performance
- Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional teams
- Demonstrates evidence of knowledge and ability to undertake change management
- Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met
- Able to lead, manage and motivate others in complex problem solving and assessment skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to specialty
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
- Katie Quist
- Job title
- Lead Nurse for Liver Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07730026320
- Additional information
Informal discussion ahead of application or interview is encouraged.
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