Job summary
- Main area
- Hepatology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 1 year (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Service is provided 7 days a week, from 8am-8pm so the rota will be based on that.)
- Job ref
- 151-VG221
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Slough Community Diagnostic Centre
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) Hepatology Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
This is a new 12 month Fixed Term post required to expand the current Hepatology services in the Slough area.
The new Slough Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is a state-of-the-art facility designed to provide high-quality diagnostic services to the local community.
With an investment of £25 million, the CDC is equipped with the latest technology, including MRI and CT scanners, and offers up to 150,000 extra tests per year.
Located centrally in Slough, the CDC aims to reduce health inequalities by making diagnostic care easily accessible to diverse communities.
By working here, you'll help patients avoid unnecessary hospital visits and contribute to improving health outcomes for conditions such as cancer and heart disease.
The centre is conveniently accessible by public transport and offers a supportive, innovative environment where your contributions will make a significant impact on community health.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will develop a Nurse led clinic to help improve early liver detection, namely related to alcohol related liver disease and metabolic dysfunction-associated Steatotic liver disease.
Patients would have been referred by primary care. The post holder will be trained to undertake Fibroscans™ and subsequently run independent scanning clinics, requesting relevant further investigations if needed, attending multidisciplinary team meetings as required, and discharging patients with robust management plans when appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
PURPOSE OF JOB:
· To work as an autonomous Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Hepatology service, specialising in liver disease, providing expert and complex care advice, clinical care, education, advice and support for individuals and their carers through the development and provision of nurse led clinics.
By working collaboratively within multi-professional teams, the Nurse Specialist will maintain effective communication systems especially with all other healthcare staff within the Trust responsible for the care of Hepatology, delivering timely and appropriate information in line with current best practice.
This job description is an indication of the type and range of tasks that are expected of the post holder, and other duties may be required, in line with the role and the banding. It will be reviewed and amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder to take account of changing organisational need.
Person specification
As below
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse - NMC
Desirable criteria
- Experience within the field of hepatology
- FibroScan training
Essential
Essential criteria
- Physical or Health Assessment Course
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in advanced communication skills
As above
Essential criteria
- Able to work independently
As above
Essential criteria
- Leadership and people management skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience in data collection/management for national targets
As above
Essential criteria
- Able to travel between sites if required
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
- Liliana Goncalves
- Job title
- Hepatology Specialist Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 613 4239
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