Endocrine Specialist Nurse

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Nouvelle-Zélande; Sur place; NZD 83 000 - 108 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Development opportunities

Staff benefits including EAP

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Résumé du poste

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a substantive Band 6 Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist (Adults) for 22.5 hours/week. You will lead nurse-led clinics, provide patient education and support, and coordinate endocrine investigations across sites, with a focus on thyroid, calcium disorders and related conditions.

The role requires a minimum of 3 years as a Registered Nurse, a degree, and an eligible Non-Medical Prescribing qualification.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Willingness to undertake a degree and prescribing qualification.
• Experience in Endocrinology is essential, outpatient experience preferred.

Responsabilités

• Run nurse-led clinics for thyroid and calcium disorders.
• Provide training and support for treatments such as acromegaly and GH deficiency.
• Coordinate endocrine investigations (e.g., SSTs, OGTTs, ITT, water deprivation).
• Give steroid/adrenal guidance across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Collaborate with consultants and MDT to deliver patient-centred care.
• Support service development and contribute to continuous improvement.

Connaissances

Endocrine nursing

Non-Medical Prescribing

Adult nursing experience

Degree in nursing

Formation

Registered Nurse (Adult)

Non-Medical Prescribing qualification

Degree in nursing

Description du poste

A further exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive Band 6 Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist (Adults), working 22.5 hours per week, within the Diabetes & Endocrinology team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB)., You will have a minimum of 3 years' experience as a Registered Nurse, preferably more, and will currently hold, or be willing to undertake, a degree and Non-Medical Prescribing qualification. You may be required to work across 3 main sites (Royal Derby Hospital, Florence Nightingale Community Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton) as part of the service. The Endocrine unit provides a comprehensive service for patients with a wide range of Endocrine conditions. Specialist clinics include Pituitary, Gynae/Endocrine, Thyroid Eye, Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid-Surgical MDT and Antenatal Endocrine. The team also delivers the Lipid Clinic Service for Derby and South Derbyshire and contributes to the Metabolic Bone Service. Close collaboration with surgical teams in Derby and Nottingham ensures seamless care for patients requiring Endocrine surgery.

• Running nurse-led clinics for thyroid and calcium disorders.
• Providing training and support for patients receiving treatments for acromegaly and growth hormone deficiency.
• Organising coordinating endocrine investigations in the medical day case unit such as short synacthen tests (SSTs), prolonged OGTTs, Insulin Tolerance Tests and Water Deprivation Tests.
• Providing steroid advice for patients with Addison's disease and adrenal insufficiency, across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Work closely with Consultant and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Work closely with Endocrine Nurse Specialist Co-Leads and wider specialist nursing team to continually develop and improve the service.
• Contributing to service development and improvement within the Endocrine Specialist Nursing service. We are looking for an individual with broad adult nursing experience, a positive outlook and a passion for driving services forward. Recent experience within Endocrinology is essential, with experience in an outpatient setting preferred. However, we encourage applications from nurses with a strong background in general adult nursing who can demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm to develop specialist expertise within Endocrinology. We will provide all specialty-relevant training and support. As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.