Clinical Nurse Specialist - Rheumatology

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Rheumatology Team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Royal Berkshire Hospital to improve patient care. This role involves delivering high-quality, patient-focused care, providing education, and collaborating with healthcare professionals. Candidates with a strong clinical background and effective communication skills are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Evidence of recent clinical practice in rheumatology.
• Understanding of blood monitoring.
• History taking and Diagnostics module completed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-focused care for rheumatology patients.
• Exercise clinical judgment for patient needs.
• Provide education to staff, patients, and families.

Skills

Excellent communication

Negotiation

Organisational skills

Clinical judgment

Education

Current Registered Nurse Degree

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Rheumatology

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Rheumatology

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 in Royal Berkshire Hospital. This post offers the opportunity to have a real impact on the independence and confidence in patients in Royal Berkshire. A passion for admission prevention is a must for this position.

We are looking for:

An individual who is confident in teaching colleagues/patients. Sharing knowledge with patient's and colleagues is an important part of the job, so confidence and good interpersonal skills are key.

Someone who is interested in continuing their learning and willing to work towards History taking and Prescribing. A candidate who is committed to staying up to date on research/guidelines.

A candidate who has a high standard of spoken and written English. Experience in working with audits and research would be desirable.

Experience in Biologic/Dawn Monitoring is desirable but training will be provided to the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is a skilled practitioner and is responsible for the delivery of patient-focused care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of the Rheumatology patient.

The post-holder is able to exercise clinical judgement and decision making about patient needs in terms of long-term goals and plans.

To follow Departmental, Trust and BSR Protocols and Guideline, including conducting related investigations, data collection, research and audit.

Provide Rheumatology specific education to staff, patients and their families/carers.

The post holder ensures the smooth running of the Rheumatology service in the absence of Senior Nurses and provides clinical and managerial leadership support to the team.

Support the development of specialist strategies, policies and plans to build capacity and resilience within and across the Trust, in line with Trust wide strategy.

The post holder will also work closely with the Rheumatology Consultants, Pharmacist, Physiotherapist and Homecare to support robust monitoring of the patient condition and act accordingly to the specialty instructions and SOPs.

The post-holder works with clinicians, care group leaders and administrators to set and deliver the strategic vision of the services.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities. The Trust strives to provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients and their families.

Our values:

• Aspirational
• Resourceful

The town of 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 CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.

Job responsibilities

Please Note: This post does not offer Remote working.

For further information on this role, refer to the Job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications/ Training

• Current Registered Nurse, Degree level
• Resuscitation-minimum of Intermediate Life Support
• Evidence of recent clinical practice in specialist area and evidences of recent appropriate experience
• History taking, Assessment and Diagnostics module

Clinical and Governance

• Understand blood monitoring and remote surveillance service
• Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skill
• Demonstrate willingness to develop clinical skills in specialist area.
• Experience of data collection for audit, research and quality improvement
• Demonstrates a desire to explore innovative ways of delivering services
• Understand Trust budget, costing and Blue-Teq

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.