Senior Nurse Specialist in Endocrinology

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital in Bath is seeking a Senior Nurse Specialist in Endocrinology to enhance patient experiences and clinical outcomes. The ideal candidate will be an experienced nurse focused on endocrinology, engaging in independent outpatient work and staff education in a thriving department.

Benefits

Staff wellbeing program

Holistic health support

Opportunities for professional development

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with mandatory NMC registration.
• Endocrine experience in acute or community settings.
• Independent Nurse Prescribing or willingness to undertake.

Responsibilities

• Join and contribute to the Diabetes & Endocrinology team.
• Develop and deliver the specialist endocrine nursing service.
• Ensure excellent patient care and education for healthcare professionals.

Skills

Endocrine nursing

Patient consultation

Data analysis

Education program delivery

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC registration

Masters level module in endocrinology

Job description

Senior Nurse Specialist in Endocrinology

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Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Endocrine nurse to join the Diabetes & Endocrinology team with a passion for improving the experience and clinical outcomes for our patients who inspires others to provide excellent patient care.

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Endocrine nurse to join the Diabetes & Endocrinology team with a passion for improving the experience and clinical outcomes for our patients who inspires others to provide excellent patient care.

We are looking for a nurse who has experience working autonomously in outpatients undertaking endocrine tests and playing a key role in the education of healthcare professionals.

Main duties of the job

The RUH in Bath is a large DGH with a largely autonomous endocrine dept that works alongside our local tertiary centres at Bristol and Oxford. It treats all forms of endocrinopathies and has thyroid and parathyroid surgery on site. It also has a tier 3 bariatric service.

We undertake regular pituitary and adrenal clinics and MDTS alongside Bristol. We also run several internal MDT meetings/clinics with surgery, radiology biochemistry etc. We also have regular clinical review meetings of our endocrine patients. We have an active research arm that undertakes multi centre diabetes and endocrinology

trials

The service is currently supported by 5 endocrinology consultants.

The post-holder will play a key role in developing and delivering the specialist endocrine nursing service

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see attached for detailed job description as well as person specification required for the post

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration
• Independent Nurse Prescribing or willing to undertake
• Experience of endocrinology in acute or community setting
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Masters level module in endocrinology
  
  

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Endocrine nurse experience and development within the speciality
• evidence of working within a multi professional team
• Ability to critically analyse and evaluate data to inform endocrine management
• experience of undertaking clinical audits & identifying deficits to improve outcomes
• Ability to educate and deliver highly specialist endocrine education programmes.
• Strong patient consultation skills
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of developing and implementing creative/ complex care packages
• Experience in developing protocol, policies, and care pathways
  
  

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Endocrine CNS (PDF, 256.4KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Karen McMahon Job title Matron for Diabetes & Endocrinology Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01225821959

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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