Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 02 July 2025
Job summary
You will be joining a friendly and supportive Rheumatology Department, which provides comprehensive Rheumatology services for Derby and Burton together, with South Derbyshire/East Staffordshire, and some parts of adjoining areas of Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.
The Rheumatology Department is looking to appoint a Band 6 Specialist Nurse to work within the Rheumatology team.
We are a progressive forward thinking department with a positive approach at meeting and delivering the current challenges of the NHS. The Rheumatology Nursing team work alongside the Consultant Rheumatologist, Specialist Pharmacist, and Specialist Therapist.
Main duties of the job
Under direction of the Lead Specialist Nurse:
- deliver care to defined case load of patients requiring specialist care.
- Act as the patient's advocate maintaining privacy and dignity.
- Provide advice and support to junior staff and learners in all aspects of the delivery of high quality care.
- Provide support, advice and education to patients/ significant others in the management of their care
Closing date of applications: 2 July 2025Interview date: 16 July 2025
About us
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 4th busiest 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.
Details
Date posted
19 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
320-MED-1657
Job locations
FNCH
London Road
Derby
DE1 2QY
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
FNCH
London Road
Derby
DE1 2QY
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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