Rheumatology Specilaist Nurse

This role involves managing patients through the assessment and treatment stages of their disease and includes the following key responsibilities.

• Providing education, advice and monitoring for patients with a wide range of rheumatological autoimmune diseases.
• On‑going surveillance and efficacy assessment of disease management with appropriate medical intervention.
• Undertake nurse‑led clinics.
• Assisting with associated research studies.
• Providing support for both patients and their families in both the hospital and community setting.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic nurses to join our Rheumatology Clinical Specialist Nurse team working in the Rheumatology Department which is based across the Aintree and Broadgreen Hospital sites. Applicants should ideally have experience in the care of patients with rheumatological autoimmune conditions with some knowledge and skills to educate & monitor patients on immunosuppressive medication.

Candidates should be committed to the provision of high‑quality patient care and demonstrate excellent communication skills.

• Registered Nurse / Midwife
• Post‑basic specialist qualification relevant to speciality
• Evidence of continued professional development

• Recordable specialist qualification
• Independent Nurse Prescribing
• ECDL, Post registration experience
• Extensive clinical experience
• Involvement in audit
• Participation in research
• Evidence of leading and facilitating change, in‑depth specialist knowledge, teaching / assessment skills, organisation and negotiation skills
• Effective communicator
• Root Cause Analysis
• Leadership & motivation skills
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Evidence of audit and change management ability
• Computer literate
• Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team, diplomatic
• Assertive and confident
• Recognition of own limitations
• Able to travel between sites
• Flexibility, you must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work‑life balance and achieving fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity at all times. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community.

We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under‑represented in our workforce: black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16‑24.

Note:

Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right‑to‑work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist.

Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Applicants are required to hold appropriate UK professional registration. The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and adults and requires all staff to complete mandatory safeguarding training. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process, please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.