Main area: Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 15 hours per week (Monday to Friday, availability between hours of 8:00 to 17:00)
Job ref: 438-PB2149
Employer: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Preston Hospital
Town: Preston
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/10/2024 23:59
Interview date: 18/10/2024
Allergy and Clinical Immunology Specialist Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
Are you a passionate individual looking for a new challenge? Then look no further!
An exciting development opportunity has arisen to work alongside the Consultant Clinical Immunologists, Consultant Allergist, and Clinical Nurse Specialists in the delivery of Specialist Immunology and Allergy Services for patients across Cumbria and Lancashire.
You will be expected to play an active part in supporting the quality of care and the experience of Immunology and Allergy patients through clinical practice, nurse-led clinics, education, research, and audit. This includes assisting the team to achieve RCP accreditation (QPIDS & IQAS).
This post is 15 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, 8 am - 5 pm, with flexibility required for earlier starts and later finishes occasionally.
Main duties of the job
We provide a clinical service for the management of patients with rare Primary Immunodeficiencies. The post holder will assist in the training and provision of home therapy and in the liaison with other members of the multi-disciplinary team involved in their management. Patients with a broad spectrum of allergic disease are also referred to the service for treatment, patient education, and ongoing management of complex allergic disease.
The service offers nurse-led clinics for immunoglobulin infusion, allergy desensitisation treatment (immunotherapy), and patient training to self-infuse and self-inject.
Applications are invited from nurses who are able to work independently and are dynamic and enthusiastic about developing nursing practice within this evolving specialty.
Working for our organisation
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area and give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire and Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely makes a difference to support our patients and staff, ensuring we keep thriving and delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people, and do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills and enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold, and help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description to see full duties.
Duties to include but not be limited to:
* Runs nurse-led clinics for treatments and education (Face to face, Video, and Telephone clinics).
* Provides psychological support.
* Provides expert advice and clinical practice.
* Provides specialist education and training to others.
* Works collaboratively and cooperatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivered.
* Effectively communicates with patients and other health professionals.
* Undertakes audit, quality initiatives, and contributes to research if required in the future.
* Manages and maintains medication and equipment stock.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
* Appropriate NMC Registration.
* Diploma or Degree in Nursing.
* NMC recognised Mentorship qualification.
* Evidence of continuing professional education or development in the area of specialty.
* Recognised teaching qualification.
Knowledge & Experience
* Post-registration experience, at Band 5 or above and evidence of an interest in immunodeficiency and allergy.
* Experience of multi-professional working.
* Awareness of recent advances within Nursing practice.
* Experience of implementing changes to benefit patients and improve nursing practice.
* Post-registration experience in Immunology and Allergy.
* Previous experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist.
* Experience of audit and research.
* Experience of teaching.
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity, or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Kathryn Haworth
Job title: Lead Allergy and Immunology Specialist Nurse
Telephone number: 01772 522130
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