Specialist Nurse - Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main areas of responsibility will include:

Development of knowledge and skills within the management of IBD and related conditions.

Willingness to get involved, learn and grow and undertake further training and study when needed. Willingness to undertake non-medical prescribing if not already achieved.

Be a primary point of contact for patients and clinicians in relation to the management of IBD. To provide support and education and function as a resource and an advocate in the speciality.

Assist with the daily IBD Flare Line and assist with managing patient emails.

Participate in follow up telephone clinics and face to face clinics.

Administer subcutaneous Biological medication in the clinic environment.

Assist with medicines management – counselling patients requiring new medications, monitoring, and optimising their treatment. This includes immunosuppression monitoring also.

Assist with the weekly Virtual Biologics Clinic which is an essential part of medicines management.

Work closely with the Lead IBD CNS, Lead IBD Consultant and Gastroenterology Pharmacist and the wider MDT in the development of the IBD service.

Participate in Continuous Improvement.

Provide in-patient support.

Co-ordinating bowel cancer surveillance for IBD patients.