Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time (37.5 hours/week) Clinical Nurse Specialist in Cystic Fibrosis. We are seeking a highly motivated enthusiastic forward thinking adult trained nurses to join the multi-disciplinary Cystic Fibrosis Centre team based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in The City London.
We provide a high-quality service caring for both adolescents and adults living with Cystic Fibrosis. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) you will work closely with our established multidisciplinary team to develop and enhance a seamless approach to delivering care to our patient group through their lifespan.
Applicants are required to hold a current 1st level registration with the NMC on part 1 or part 12 of the NMC register. We would very much welcome applicants without previous experience in CF. Applicant should be able to identify how they would apply their previous experience to the position applied for. Previous experiences in respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, intensive care, oncology, diabetes, adolescent medicine high dependency nursing etc. would all be relevant. Applicants should be able demonstrate a level of experience in the complex issues associated with caring for young people and adolescents through their lifespan. Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills need to be evident and demonstrated. 

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will receive the support and opportunity to develop their clinical expertise and knowledge regarding all aspects of the Cystic Fibrosis service across both community and secondary care settings through formal and informal training and development. Applicants will be supported to establish and develop a highly specialised body of knowledge to encompass all aspects of specialist CF nursing care, to include; genetics, pathophysiology, adolescent health issues, 

To develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist Cystic Fibrosis (CF) & non-CF b ronchiectasis nursing service that is aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care and facilitating multi-professional working. This will be achieved through clinical practice, management, education, research and audit and professional activities taking into account directorate, corporate, and national policy and within the clinical governance framework.
The Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Nurse Specialist works alongside their senior colleague, the Cystic Fibrosis multidisciplinary team and helps co-ordinate the multidisciplinary service for adolescents and adults with Cystic Fibrosis

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.