Clinical Nurse Specialist - Eosinophilic Oesophagitis/Upper GI

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

As a nurse specialist, you will be supporting and developing the trust eosinophilic oesophagitis (EOE) service (60%) with an additional role in diagnostic upper GI endoscopic procedures (up to 40%).

Training will be provided for both parts of this role according to prior experience.

The trust has a rapidly expanding cohort of approximately 300 patients with EOE who are now cohorted under a lead Consultant. The role will involve supporting patients via the dedicated email support network, coordinating with emergency and ENT departments and Gastroenterology team to help identify patients early after bolus obstruction, helping maintain active database and timely appointments, supporting the research team in current and future EOE studies and clinical audit, liasing with the early diagnosis capsule sponge team,.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

You, in conjunction with the lead consultant, will manage:

Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) –ongoing development of the EOE service at East and North Herts

Nurse run EOE clinic (tele/face to face)

Develop dietary therapy service with existing team and local Dieticians

Email based patient support line and development of patient information materials

Support EOE research and Audit

Diagnostic Endoscopy service lists (once trained). Weekend service lists may be required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.