Clinical Nurse Specialist - Bariatric

Job summary

Main duties of the job

To provide highly specialised and complex bariatric advice and support to our patients. To maintain and improve standards of care and to promote a seamless service within a multi disciplinary team approach. This will be maintained through expert clinical practice, being involved in clinical audit and research, supporting the division and trust objectives and working within clinical governance frameworks.

The successful candidate will be the first point of contact during hours for patients in the bariatric surgery pathway. They will work as an integral member of the weight management and bariatric multidisciplinary team contributing towards the provision of high quality bariatric care.

The care we provide to our patients using the service will be both in an inpatient and an outpatient setting.

The successful candidate will ensure that our patients receive smooth management of their care whilst liaising with and referring to the appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will act as a source of expertise in weight management within the bariatric service and provide an educational and advisory service to our patients and our staff whilst working with the bariatric multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will work in partnership with the bariatric multidisciplinary team, pre-operative staff and ward staff to ensure that our patients are provided with high quality care at every stage at their journey.

Job responsibilities

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.