Staff Nurse | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
We have an opportunity for a Registered Nurse who would like to learn more about rheumatology, endocrinology and diabetes patients to join our team. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support patients with chronic diseases to maintain as normal a lifestyle as they can.
There is a small team of band 2 and 3 Healthcare Assistants and another Band 5 that work alongside the Nurse Specialists in the 3 areas. Responding to helpline calls, undertaking telephone clinics, preparing infusions, supporting with investigations, and giving treatments as prescribed.
There are opportunities to learn alongside the teams to see if being a Specialist Nurse is the job for you.
Ambulatory Care is a progressive division that believes in caring for its staff. We support with training and education- we have a training team that support with all mandatory training and equipment. We also have a wellbeing team.
Clinical Services is a directorate that includes rheumatology, endocrinology, diabetes, allergy and immunology all covered in this post. There is also Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Pain Services. The nursing and admin teams work closely together to provide excellent patient care.
We can support with long or short days, whichever is your preference. On-the-job training will be provided and constant senior support from the Nurse Specialists teams.
In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Supervise the band 2 and 3 Healthcare Assistants, allocating workload and supporting with problems.
Ensure all infusions are prescribed and ready in pharmacy for the date of infusion.
Undertake telephone clinics with the hyperthyroid patients, under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Specialist, reviewing the bloods and advising on dose changes.
Complete clinical letters to send to the GP and the patients.
Support the osteoporosis nurse with the zolendranate and denusemab patients with the assessment and administration of the medication.
Respond to requests from the Consultants and Nurse Specialists to contact patients, arrange blood tests and review the results.
Review results on the ghost clinic and ask for support as needed.
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Monitor blood results and take actions as required.
Respond to helpline calls.
Undertake telephone clinics.
Undertake injection clinics.
Support patients' infusions.
Work with Nurse Specialists in rheumatology, endocrinology and diabetes.
This advert closes on Sunday 27 Oct 2024