Rheumatology - Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

Exciting opportunities have arisen within our Rheumatology Service. We are seeking enthusiastic, driven senior nurses with excellent clinical skills to join the Department of Rheumatology. Our teams are based across our City and Sandwell Health Campus Sites.

We are looking for individuals that are highly motivated, able to work effectively within in a large multidisciplinary team and use their own initiative within their scope of practice.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for the management of patients with complex conditions and will promote the service and deliver high quality care that is evidence based and reflects current best practice. Working collaboratively within the Rheumatology team and be visible and accessible to patients, carers, and staff.

Candidates would also need to be able to undertake independent nurse led clinics, requiring skills such as expert clinical decision making, advanced health assessment and non-medical prescribing. The role would involve seeing new and follow up patients, extensive knowledge of Rheumatology medications and biologics, deciding the treatment pathway for patients according to NICE/BSR guidelines and managing the biologics service and homecare prescriptions.

Main duties of the job

As the Clinical Nurse Specialist you will provide care for patients with complex, multi-system health needs and offer support to these patients from diagnosis to enable them to self-manage their long term conditions. You will provide assessment and treatment, health education and support to patients to manage their conditions in clinic, via a telephone advice line and virtually using tele-medicine. Within this role, you will be required to demonstrate that you are reliable and flexible.

The post holder will provide highly specialised advice, education, training, and support for patients and be responsible for the development of care pathways and nurse led initiatives to enhance services delivered. In the event recruitment to the B7 positions are not possible, a B6 to 7 development role may be considered . Relevant training and supervision would be provided to meet set objectives for this role.

Please note if a high volume of applications are received this post may close prior to the advertised closing date.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it.Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Birmingham

B18 7QH

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Birmingham

B18 7QH

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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