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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the assessment and supervision of patients with different types of rheumatology conditions in dedicated nurse led clinics and have an interest in developing your skills in this area.

General duties include:

• Holistically assess and identify health and psychosocial needs of individual patients and plan a Personalised Care programme to meet these needs, in partnership with patients/carers and colleagues.
• Establish contact with patients/carers from the time of initial referral or identification to provide specialist nursing advice and practical and psychosocial support.
• Manage a patient caseload to agreed referral/discharge criteria. Act as a ‘key worker’, effectively working in partnership with other professionals and referring patients to other practitioners as required.
• Deliver knowledgeable nursing care to patients in agreed practice settings, working as part of nursing teams and in partnership with ward and departmental clinical leaders.
• Communicate with patients in ways that empower them through shared decision making to make informed choices about their health and health care. Act as advocate for individual patients and the client group.
• Provide appropriate education to patients and their families to promote health and encourage self-care and participation in the planned programme of treatment and care.

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for.

What We’re Looking For

Enthusiastic and confident in using own initiative and supporting the rheumatology department aims, you will have the skills to balance effective service delivery with clinical commitments while being able to contribute to a team approach.

Applicants must possess excellent communication and organisational skills. Ideally you will possess experience working in a rheumatology role, this would be an advantage although not essential.

If you are a nurse who takes pride and ownership in giving a high standard of patient/participant centred care with great attention to detail and who is interested in an exciting role, this is a fantastic opportunity for you.

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
• Degree qualification or equivalent 120 credits at L6
• Post registration qualification within area of speciality or equivalent experience
• Completion of all Band 5 (preceptorship) competencies
• Provide evidence of supporting/ managing a range of learners in practice
• Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
• Extensive post registration experience within specialist area.
• Knowledge of current issues within the acute health service.

Desirable criteria

• Registered on MSc Pathway – completion of HTPA Competencies
• Act in the role of Practice Assessor or supporting the progression of learners / supporting challenges as needed
• Counselling qualification
• Palliative care course
• IT training
• Change Management, clinical practice development
• Multidisciplinary team working.
• Interest in nurse –led care
• Organisational/strategic awareness

Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together