Band 6 Endocrinology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Royal Free Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Endocrinology Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Diabetes & Endocrinology service at Royal Free Hospital, London. This fixed-term post for 18 months is full time (37.5 hours) with a salary of £47,951–£56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS.

The post holder will lead endocrine nursing clinics, provide expert advice to patients and colleagues, work autonomously, and contribute to teaching and research within the endocrine team.

Qualifications

• The post-holder will play a key role in ensuring that the Trust provides high quality, patient focused care within the specialist endocrine nursing service; providing expert advice and support to patients, families and health care professionals using best evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• The post-holder will work independently/autonomously and at times without direct supervision and will be accountable for their own professional actions.
• The post holder will be a core member of Endocrine Clinical Specialist Nursing Team working in all areas of Endocrinology.
• The post-holder will focus in supporting endocrine consultant clinics, developing, and running nurse-led clinics, and contributing to teaching and training sessions for staff, patients and their families.

Job description

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Band 6 Endocrinology Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Diabetes & Endocrinology Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 18 months (FTC 18 months) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 391-RFL-8202634-A

Site Royal Free Hopsital Town London Salary £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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The post-holder will play a key role in ensuring that the Trust provides high quality, patient focused care within the specialist endocrine nursing service; providing expert advice and support to patients, families and health care professionals using best evidence-based practice.

The post holder will work independently/autonomously and at times without direct supervision and will be accountable for their own professional actions. The post holder will be expected to demonstrate highly developed and specialist knowledge and skills through innovative practice leading to the development of increasing levels of autonomy. Using specialist nursing practice, the post holder will manage a cohort of patients with specific and defined endocrine conditions referred for specialist intervention, care and support. The post holder will be expected to establish and maintain close relationships with other Endocrinology services in the region and working collaboratively to improve services for patients.

The post-holder will be a core member of Endocrine Clinical Specialist Nursing Team working in all areas of Endocrinology. The post-holder will focus in supporting endocrine consultant clinics, developing, and running various nurse-led clinics, performing dynamic function tests, carrying out training and teaching session for staff, patients and their families as well contribute to the delivery of endocrine research.

Main duties of the job

• Provide an evidence-based specialist Endocrinology and Metabolism nursing service, to a cohort of patients referred to the endocrinology team. Care will reflect current local protocols and national guidelines and will be delivered through face-to-face consultation within the MDT clinics; by telephone or via electronic communication on a day-to-day basis.
• To ensure that all patient referrals are dealt with promptly and efficiently.
• Demonstrate practice skills in the holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for the cohort of patients within the specialist service. This will necessitate high levels of autonomy and advocacy, using analytical and judgemental skills in undertaking