Are you an experienced and motivated nurse with a passion for improving outcomes for patients with fragility fractures? We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Fracture Liaison Service, playing a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care across acute trust sites.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of a specialist service focused on secondary fracture prevention. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, influencing pathways of care, supporting national FLS standards, and improving patient experience through education, innovation and leadership.
Working across sites, you will deliver specialist assessment, education and service development while supporting the wider team to ensure safe, effective and timely patient care.
You will work closely with lead clinicians, care group managers and directors to help shape and deliver the strategic vision of the Fracture Liaison Service, ensuring alignment with local and national priorities.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist clinical expertise and leadership within the Fracture Liaison Service.
Work strategically to influence and develop services both locally and nationally.
Participate in local clinical audits and contribute to national FLS collaboration and improvement initiatives.
Deliver specialist education and training to staff, students and patients, including workshops for newly diagnosed patients.
Develop and deliver presentations to large audiences and multidisciplinary teams.
Implement policies and support service development in line with best practice and national guidance.
Work collaboratively with orthopaedic, medical and multidisciplinary teams across acute sites.
Deputise for the Service Lead when required, supporting operational and clinical leadership.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job responsibilities
For more information on the main responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level or equivalent experience / able to demonstrate evidence that is working at degree level.
* Evidence of recent clinical practice in specialist area/ evidence of recent appropriate experience.
* Willing to undertake further training in specialist area.
* Sound knowledge of Osteoporosis
* Nurse Prescribing Course/ Willingness to undertake
Experience
* Significant post registration experience at Band 5 level
* Understand department Budget and Funding
* Recent clinical experience in related client group
Skills & Knowledge
* Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members
* Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
* Demonstrates effective team-working skills
* Ability of conduct Research and audits
* Excellent spoken and written English
* Experience of involvement in successful change management
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.
£40,617 to £48,778 a yearper annum incl HCAS
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