Hepatology Community & Secondary Care Nurse

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Thames Valley Operational Delivery Network (ODN) Hepatology Nursing Team, supporting high-quality care for patients living with viral hepatitis and a wide range of liver conditions across both community and secondary care settings. Based primarily in Buckinghamshire, the postholder will work closely with the wider ODN team to deliver specialist nursing input, contribute to service development, and participate in local, regional, and national initiatives aimed at improving liver health outcomes. The Thames Valley ODN for Hepatitis C is committed to achieving the elimination of Hepatitis C as a public health threat ahead of the WHO 2030 target. The successful candidate will play a key role in reaching underserved populations, enhancing access to testing and treatment, and supporting the ongoing transformation of this dynamic service. We are seeking a Registered Nurse (Adult) who is motivated, flexible, and eager to develop advanced clinical skills within an evolving specialty. You must be able to work autonomously, demonstrate strong initiative, and adapt confidently when managing a diverse range of clinical scenarios and challenges. We encourage applications from individuals who are passionate about improving outcomes for marginalised . The post offers excellent opportunities for professional development, involvement in innovative care pathways, and ongoing skills enhancement . Flexible working requests will be considered., As a Band 6 Hepatology Nurse, you will work autonomously across community and secondary care settings to support the assessment, treatment and ongoing management of patients with Hepatitis C and wider liver disease. Clinical

• Deliver safe, person-centred care within your professional scope of practice.
• Carry out holistic assessments, history-taking, physical assessments and risk identification.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information with compassion to patients and families.
• Support testing, treatment coordination and liver health initiatives in clinics, outreach settings and partner services.
• Develop specialist decision-making skills and escalate appropriately to senior staff.
Leadership & Teamwork
• Contribute to effective multidisciplinary working and help promote a positive team culture.
• Support service improvement, clinical governance activities and incident review where required.
• Participate in supervision and assist with supporting junior colleagues.
Education
• Engage in ongoing professional development and maintain a portfolio of evidence.
• Support patient and staff education within your scope of practice.
• Contribute to a learning culture within the team.
Research & Quality Improvement
• Support audit, evaluation and improvement activity within the hepatology service.
• Apply emerging evidence to practice and contribute to data collection and service development.
  
  You will need a flexible and adaptable approach to working within a collaborative team environment that values innovation, new ideas, and continuous service development. This role supports the delivery of high-quality care for patients with Hepatitis C and a wide range of other liver conditions, and involves working across both secondary care and community settings., will be done by paper, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel