Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Fracture Liaison Service/Bone health
This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 12 months to cover maternity leave.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) for a 12 month CNS fixed-term/secondment role.
The FLS works with patients over the age of 50 sustaining a fragility fracture to identify those with Osteoporosis/at high risk of fractures and placing them on a personalised treatment pathway.
Fragility fractures account for a significant number of hospital beds and NHS budget each year. The role of the FLS is crucial in reducing these figures and helping our patients to enjoy quality of life well into maturity.
We work with specialist teams including T&O, Orthogeriatrics & primary care. The successful candidate will work closely with patients, GP Practices and specialist services within the Berkshire area to promote bone health and Osteoporosis knowledge.
We are looking for a colleague who enjoys working as part of a small but well-established team and has experience of autonomous working. A passion for preventative health care is a must. Experience working in T&O or Rheumatology would be strongly desirable.
In exchange, we can offer a flexible working pattern and a supportive wider team. You will also be offered a comprehensive training pathway.
This would be the ideal position for a candidate looking to broaden their experience as a band 6 CNS.
Main duties of the job
The role requires covering clinics and patient calls to provide results and involves extensive written communication. Experience of history taking and carrying out patient assessments would be desirable.
Duties include:
Working to identify patients sustaining fragility fractures and arranges comprehensive further investigations. Following results, recommending an appropriate treatment pathway to these patients.
Participating in local clinical audits and national collaboration for FLS.
Providing specialist education and training for staff, patients and primary care colleagues.
Participating in workshops for newly diagnosed patients.
Working to identify, assess and implement treatment pathways for patients independently.
Visiting wards, fracture clinics, day units and participates in Rheumatology clinics to assess patients within the best time-frame.
The post holder displays excellent communication skills- both written and verbally.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of hospital services for the population of Reading, Newbury, Wokingham and the towns and villages of west Berkshire.
At our heart we are a local hospital that works with NHS and social care partners to provide excellent healthcare services for over 500,000 people who currently live in our catchment area. We also provide specialist hospital services beyond the county's borders.
Each year we are responsible for efficiently and effectively spending more than £400m of NHS resources on the services we provide.
As a founder member of the Berkshire West Integrated Care System, we are one of NHS England's demonstrator sites for integration between primary, community, mental health and acute healthcare services.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
* Evidence of recent clinical practice relevant to the post (Trauma and Orthopaedics/Rheumatology)
* Significant post-registration experience at Band 5 level
* Registered Nurse/AHP
* Sound knowledge of osteoporosis and the role of fracture prevention
* Experience advising patients of recommended treatment or lifestyle changes
* Experience of history taking
Skills
* Excellent verbal and written English
* Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members
* Experience in Audits/Quality imrprovement
* Experience of both team working and Independent work
* Confidence providing education to trust colleagues, patients and primary care teams
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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