Job summary
An exciting opportunity is available for a motivated and flexible Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Rheumatology team.This role involves working within the specialist team to deliver high-quality outpatient care, including independent clinics, patient assessments (DAS, HAQ, PSarc), drug monitoring, and expert support.
You will manage your own caseload, ensuring timely reviews, prescription management, and coordination of Healthcare at Home prescriptions. Additionally, the role includes active participation in audits, research, and education, contributing to the training of nursing, medical, and allied health students while advancing best practices through the development of new guidelines and protocols.
So, if this sounds like the right role for you, please apply today
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job include:
- providing high-quality, patient-centered care by ensuring effective communication, supporting informed decision-making, and maintaining strong relationships with multidisciplinary teams.
- managing patient referrals, leading nurse-led clinics, assessing disease activity, and interpreting diagnostic tests to ensure patient safety and prevent complications.
- providing expert advice, education, and emotional support to patients and carers is also a key responsibility.
- collaborating with senior nursing staff to develop and implement innovative care strategies, improve patient outcomes, and contribute to policy and service development.
- Ensuring adherence to Trust policies, infection control standards, and handling complaints are also essential aspects of the job.
About us
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We look forward to your application.
Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We look forward to your application.
Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience
- ENB 998 - or equivalent teaching qualifications
- Experience at band 6 level or above.
Desirable
- Degree level nursing qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of research, data collection, compilation and interpretation
- Experience of management, with ability to supervise and priorities
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking audit and research studies
- Experience of caring for patients within a clinic or 1 to 1 setting
Communication Skills
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Personal and professional confidence
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Motivated, reliable, flexible, organised and innovative
Desirable
- Understanding of the audit process / ability to prepare and present reports
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience
- ENB 998 - or equivalent teaching qualifications
- Experience at band 6 level or above.
Desirable
- Degree level nursing qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of research, data collection, compilation and interpretation
- Experience of management, with ability to supervise and priorities
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking audit and research studies
- Experience of caring for patients within a clinic or 1 to 1 setting
Communication Skills
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Personal and professional confidence
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Motivated, reliable, flexible, organised and innovative
Desirable
- Understanding of the audit process / ability to prepare and present reports
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
