Rheumatology Nurse

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Ashington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Ashington is seeking a specialist nurse in rheumatology to conduct nurse-led outpatient clinics and support patient management. Candidates should possess excellent communication and organisational skills, understand disease modifying medications, and advocate for patient needs. This role offers numerous benefits including flexible work options and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Professional development training

Access to lease car scheme

Qualifications

• Awareness of the mechanism of diverse diseases under rheumatology.
• Understanding of disease modifying drugs.
• Ability to educate patients on self-administration of therapies.
• Empathy towards patients' social and health needs.
• Expertise to advise other healthcare workers.
• Commitment to confidentiality.
• Willingness to develop clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Run nurse-led outpatient and telephone clinics.
• Support patient advice line and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Monitor patients on disease modifying medications.
• Ensure effective communication among team members.
• Act as an advocate for patients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

IT skills

Job description

Following a period of training and development in line with the RCN Rheumatology Competency Framework, the post-holder will become involved in the running of nurse-led outpatient and telephone clinics, supporting the patient advice line and participating in multi-disciplinary meetings.

The candidate will also participate in the monitoring programme for patients on disease modifying medications. Excellent communication, organisational and IT skills are required.

The specialist nurse role requires:

• an awareness of the mechanism of the diverse diseases under the rheumatology speciality and how to assess disease activity
• a full understanding of the many disease modifying drugs used to manage these conditions
• teaching patients to safely self-administer biologic and DMARD therapies
• an empathy and understanding of the patients social, emotional and health needs, acting as an advocate for the patient at all times
• ensure effective communication between all members of the MDT both internally and externally to the Trust
• request and interpret diagnostic and monitoring investigations as required
• to act as an expert nurse, advising and supporting other healthcare workers in the management of patient care
• to support the medical team
• to maintain confidentiality at all times
• to continue to develop clinical skills and personal knowledge

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce, as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme. We are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview, please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible.

What we offer

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• extensive staff health and well-being programme, including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
• support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
• a range of flexible working opportunities
• generous annual leave and pension scheme
• access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
• opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
• on-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
• access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank

We are proud to be one of the country's top performing NHS trusts - rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside.