University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a motivated experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist with either rheumatology experience or transferable clinical skills.
You will be joining a friendly supportive Rheumatology Service based at the Queens Hospital Burton. We provide a full range of care from the assessment to treatment of all types of rheumatic disease including disorder of the joints, muscles, bones and tendons such as arthritis, connective tissue disease and degenerative joint disease.
We have a strong work ethic, supported by links with the radiology, neurophysiology, pathology and immunology departments to aid our diagnostic service.
We see patients with:
* Inflammatory arthritis
* Connective tissue disease
* Metabolic bone disease and osteoporosis
* Osteoarthritis & soft tissue problems
* Vasculitis
The Rheumatology Department at Queens Hospital Burton is a busy outpatient area offering a wide range of treatment and follow up care to people with rheumatological conditions.
Main duties of the job
We would like to appoint a Nurse Specialist to join our Nursing Team. You will be required to assess, advise and counsel patients who require treatment with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (including biological therapies).
You will be expected to deal with all abnormal blood results in relation to monitoring patients on disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs using the rheumatology database and other Trust IT systems. You will be required to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with patients, carers and other health care professionals.
We offer an induction programme and support from members of the Rheumatology Team. In addition, we encourage all our staff to become members of the British Society for Rheumatology which offers additional training and national networking opportunities.
To be suitable for this post you will need the following:
* Rheumatology knowledge and experience, although we will consider motivated individuals with transferable skills.
* Confidence to assess, counsel and treat patients with rheumatological conditions and to advise patients, relatives, and other health professionals.
* Excellent team working skills, excellent communication skills and good IT skills.
Closing date of applications: 23 December 2024
Interview date: 7 January 2025
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualification and Experience
* Demonstrable post registration experience in a busy clinical environment.
* Experience of running nurse-led clinics.
Analytical/organisational
* Evidence of being able to manage, identify and solve complex problems, prioritise workload.
* Experience of working in an independent capacity and running own clinics.
Patient care
* Ability to assess patient care needs and identify, plan and implement care within the specialty. Work with an MDT to provide care planning for patients.
* Evidence skills, Nurse prescribing.
* Demonstrates an ability to contribute to service development through sharing ideas, and use of audit and research.
* Evidence of taking the lead on an audit or service development project in previous roles.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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