Staff Nurse

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Staff Nurse to support the rheumatology outpatient service. Responsibilities include patient care assessments and administration of treatments. Essential qualifications include a post-registration healthcare qualification and phlebotomy skills. The role requires independent travel between sites and offers a competitive salary in line with NHS standards. Join a dynamic team dedicated to patient care and support in a diverse work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Supportive work environment

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with relevant qualifications in healthcare.
• Ability to teach multi-disciplinary staff groups and present effectively.
• Experience in rheumatology and long-term conditions service.

Responsibilities

• Care for patients accessing the rheumatology outpatient service.
• Undertake initial assessment of patient care needs.
• Work in diverse environments with supervision by Senior Nurse.

Skills

Phlebotomy skills

Excellent time management

Higher level communication skills

Teaching skills

Education

Post registration qualification in healthcare related subject

Teaching Qualification (e.g. ENB 998 Cert Ed)

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 07 January 2026

The Community and Wellbeing network are able to offer an exciting opportunity for a band 5 registered nurse to work within the Central Lancashire Moving Well service. The post is primarily based at the Minerva Health Centre and our satellite clinic at Chorley. The main purpose of this post is to support the running of our rheumatology outpatient service, administration of intravenous medications which are used to treat various rheumatological conditions and support our blood monitoring service for patients with various rheumatological conditions. You will work alongside our wider MDT including consultants, specialist nurses, AHPs HCAs and admin staff.

It is essential that candidates can independently travel between sites to fulfil the duties of the post.

Phlebotomy skills are essential as part of the role.

You will also need an enthusiasm for working with patients with complex long-term conditions.

The post is covering Maternity Leave and is Monday - Friday excluding bank holidays.

Applications are open to those who may not meet the person specification currently but are able to demonstrate appropriate experience and knowledge and are willing to working towards achieving the necessary requirements.

Main duties of the job

Undertake responsibility for the care of patients accessing the service under the supervision of Specialist Consultants, Nursing Staff and other Health Care professionals. Carry out initial assessment of care needs and the provision and evaluation of individual patient programmes of care including those patients attending for a variety of clinic appointments, rheumatology infusions and blood monitoring.

The post holder will be required to work in diverse environments away from the main area and not directly supervised but will be under the guidance of a Senior Nurse.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Post registration qualification in healthcare related subject
• Teaching Qualification e.g. ENB 998 Cert Ed or equivalent.
• Post registration qualification in healthcare related subject
• Teaching Qualification e.g. ENB 998 Cert Ed or equivalent.

Knowledge

• Cannulation and Venepuncture
• Ability to demonstrate excellent time management and organisational skills
• Ability to demonstrate higher level communications skills
• Confidence in teaching multi disciplinary staff groups and able to demonstrate excellent presentation skills
• Understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance, including quality issues, audit and risk management.

Experience

• Ability to provide evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Experience in the teaching, training and development of other staff members
• Experience of working within a rheumatology and/or long term conditions serviceExperience in working within a multi-disciplinary team setting
• Experience of carrying out audit or research

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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)