Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist (Rheumatology)
This is a part‑time post for 26 hours per week.
The Rheumatology Team have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated individual to join our team working to improve the safety, experience and outcomes for patients at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
This post offers the opportunity to have a real impact on the independence and confidence in patients at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
A passion for admission prevention is a must for this position.
Key competencies
* Confident in teaching colleagues and patients, with strong interpersonal skills.
* Willingness to continue learning and work towards history taking and prescribing.
* Committed to staying up to date on research and guidelines.
* High standard of spoken and written English.
* Experience in working with audits and research would be desirable.
* Experience in Biologic/Dawn Monitoring desirable; training will be provided.
Please note: This post does not offer remote working.
Main duties of the job
* Deliver patient‑focused care addressing the complex and changing health and well‑being needs of rheumatology patients.
* Exercise clinical judgement and decision making regarding patient needs, long‑term goals and plans.
* Follow departmental, Trust and BSR protocols and guidelines, conducting related investigations, data collection, research and audit.
* Provide rheumatology‑specific education to staff, patients and their families/carers.
* Ensure the smooth running of the rheumatology service in the absence of senior nurses and provide clinical and managerial leadership support to the team.
* Support development of specialist strategies, policies and plans to build capacity and resilience within and across the Trust, in line with Trust‑wide strategy.
* Work closely with rheumatology consultants, pharmacist, physiotherapist and homecare to support robust monitoring of the patient condition and act accordingly to specialty instructions and SOPs.
* Collaborate with clinicians, care group leaders and administrators to set and deliver the strategic vision of the services.
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