Endocrine Specialist Nurse, Band 7

This Band 7 Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist post at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the first dedicated endocrine nurse specialist role in the organisation, so the holder will build the service. The work centres on a specialist caseload of patients with complex endocrine conditions, nurse-led face-to-face and virtual clinics, and dynamic function testing. It sits alongside consultant endocrinologists, primary care and regional tertiary centres, with inpatient consultation and staff education.

Fit depends on NMC registration, a prescribing qualification or willingness to take one, and venepuncture/cannulation competency.

• Provide specialist assessment, treatment, monitoring and ongoing management of patients with endocrine disorders
• Manage a complex specialist caseload autonomously, prioritising by clinical need
• Establish and deliver nurse-led endocrinology clinics, face-to-face and virtual
• Act as key worker for patients with complex endocrine conditions across the pathway
• Undertake endocrine dynamic function testing in line with national guidance and local protocols
• Initiate, monitor and review specialist endocrine treatments, referring for medical review where needed
• Provide specialist advice to endocrine inpatients and support safe discharge planning
• Educate patients on adrenal insufficiency, steroid replacement, hypopituitarism, sick day rules and emergency hydrocortisone
• Administer and monitor specialist endocrine medications, including injectable therapies
• Lead the establishment and development of the endocrine nurse specialist service across the Trust
• Develop endocrine nursing pathways, clinical guidelines, protocols and patient information
• Lead clinical audit, service evaluation and quality improvement projects

• Evidence of postgraduate study or specialist endocrine training
• Prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake one
• Teaching and assessing qualification

• NMC registered nurse with significant clinical experience

• Caring for patients within diabetes or endocrine services
• Autonomous clinical decision making
• Multidisciplinary working
• Audit, quality improvement or service evaluation
• Venepuncture and cannulation competency

• Experience of undertaking dynamic endocrine function testing
• Experience of writing policies, guidelines and standard operating procedures

• NHS pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible working opportunities
• Discounts at local shops and restaurants
• Access to two on-site nurseries
• Discounted public transport
• Reward and recognition scheme
  
  Health and wellbeing initiatives