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Leads the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost-effective care. Applies advanced knowledge and insight from key stakeholders and experiences of patients to lead services re-design, stimulate innovative practice, implement improvements and ensure services are responsive to patients needs. Promotes the philosophy of person-centred care, co-creating care with people affected by IBD. To provide an autonomous specialist nursing service to IBD patients by attending referrals and delivering holistic care to patients.

Work in partnership with the patient and their family/carers to promote self-care and independence wherever possible through education and the use of self-management plans. Makes clinical judgements based upon experience and knowledge and takes appropriate action. Request diagnostic tests within agreed sphere of competence and make clinical judgements based upon clinical expertise. Develop knowledge and expertise to a higher academic standard.

Works across professional boundaries using creative reasoning and problem-solving Uses advanced communication to alleviate the psychological distress in inflammatory bowel disease patients and their families, including identification of need for onward referral to other agencies as appropriate. Ability to motivate self and others Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team Delegated responsibility for staff appraisal, managing attendance and performance capability Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the IBD Clinical Nurse specialist position available with WUTH.