Band 5 Rheumatology Support Nurse

Responsibilities

• Support the Rheumatology Nurse Specialist team of 7 nurses and provide a nursing contribution to the clinical management of patients with Rheumatological Disease.
• Administer intravenous infusions of infliximab, rituximab and other rheumatological medications, alongside bisphosphonates on a day‑case basis.
• Support the clinical nurse specialists to provide open access to patients through the Rheumatology helpline and e‑mails, ensuring specialised advice and support is given.
• Provide advice and support to patients and their families with regards to the care and management of patients with inflammatory joint disease.
• Ensure effective liaison and professional relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in health promotion and the prevention of ill health; support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage a healthy lifestyle and self‑care.
• Participate in consultant and nurse‑led clinics at base as and when required.
• Record information about patients in a safe, accurate and consistent manner, including computerised patient records.
• Comply with and fulfil the objectives of the rheumatology service and be responsible for initiating objectives within the rheumatology team.
• Participate in audits and research in Rheumatology services to improve practice as directed by line management.
• Attend appropriate meetings and attend courses to gain a more in‑depth knowledge and supplement in‑house learning.

Your application form must include a complete record of your employment history. Please explain any gaps in your employment/education history and reasons for these gaps. The Trust maintains the right to withdraw an employment offer or terminate employment if it is later found that an application for employment contained false, misleading or inaccurate information, including omissions of previous periods of employment or reasons given for gaps in employment.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.

Appointed candidates who hold a Graduate Visa will be appointed on a fixed‑term contract which will end at the expiry date of their visa.

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust embraces diversity, equality and inclusion and our aim is to be diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability and ethnicity. We are committed to ensuring disabled workers aren't disadvantaged when applying for and doing their jobs and offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised post.

Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.