Nurse Practitioner (or in training) Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Diseases | Hepatology

Are you a nurse practitioner (or do you have the ambition to pursue training for this) and are you ready for a new challenge within hepatology? Do you want to play an important role in the care of patients surrounding a liver transplant and become a specialist in the treatment and guidance of patients using immunosuppressants? Then we are looking for you!

As a nurse practitioner (in training) within hepatology, you will have an independent and versatile role in the care of patients with complex liver diseases. You will focus in particular on liver transplant care (LTx) and, in addition, on the treatment and guidance of patients who use immunosuppressants for other reasons, specifically patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH).

The position you are hired for is primarily outpatient in nature, with only clinical involvement during the screenings for liver transplantation, which take place primarily in a clinical setting. You move easily between different parts of care and are an important connecting link between the patient, nurses, physicians, and other involved disciplines.

Within liver transplant care, you are an important link in the entire care process. You coordinate the preparation of patients for the admission week for screening and, during this admission, you are involved in the guidance and support of the ward physicians. You maintain an overview of the admission process, coordinate with the various disciplines involved, and contribute to a good and efficient organization of the transplant screening.

You also play an important role after the liver transplant. Patients are followed in the transplant center (often ErasmusMC in Rotterdam or UMC Groningen) during the first year after transplantation. After that, care is transferred back to Radboudumc for joint follow-up. You are involved in the outpatient follow-up of these patients, learn about medication use, and work closely with the hepatologists, the transplant center, and other involved disciplines. In doing so, you pay attention to both the medical and nursing aspects of care and to the continuity of treatment.

In addition, you will become a co-provider for patients who use immunosuppressants for other reasons, particularly patients with autoimmune hepatitis. You guide patients in the outpatient clinic, where you are involved in, among other things, the initiation and monitoring of immunosuppressive treatment, evaluating the effect and side effects of the treatment, and providing information and guidance. You work closely with the hepatologists in this regard. Within this role, you will have the space to shape the profession of nurse practitioner within hepatology yourself. In addition to direct patient care, you contribute to quality improvement, professional development, education, and scientific research.

• You coordinate the preparation and organization of the admission week for patients being screened for a liver transplant.
• During admission, you are involved in the guidance of patients and support the ward physicians in the execution and coordination of the care process.
• You guide patients in the outpatient phase after a liver transplant who are referred back to our center from the transplant center for further follow-up. You guide these patients in monitoring immunosuppressive treatment.
• You hold independent consultations and provide medical and nursing care within your own area of expertise.
• You are a co-provider for patients with autoimmune hepatitis and guide them in the initiation and monitoring of immunosuppressive treatment.
• You provide information and guidance to patients and their loved ones and support them in dealing with their illness and treatment.
• You contribute to the development and implementation of care pathways, protocols, and guidelines within hepatology.
• You contribute to professional development and education for nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners in training, and students.
• You contribute to quality improvement and work based on current scientific insights.
• You contribute to medical-scientific research within hepatology.

Does it seem interesting to you to play an important role in the care of patients surrounding a liver transplant and patients with autoimmune hepatitis? Do you want to further develop nurse practitioner care within hepatology together with us? Then we cordially invite you to apply.

• Are you in training? Then your classification is in salary scale 9M. If you are already a qualified nurse practitioner, you fall into salary scale 10M.
• For additional questions about the position, you can contact dr. Kirsten van der Beek, hepatologist, via 06-11469150 or Celine Landman, nurse practitioner, via 06-50019242.
• The first interviews will take place on Friday, December 4th, from 4:00 PM onwards. It would be helpful if you could take this into account.
• A Certificate of Conduct (VOG) is required for this position.

We are recruiting for this vacancy ourselves. We do not appreciate acquisition; however, sharing within your network is welcome.