Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job description

Job summary

The Rheumatology Specialist Nurse plays a pivotal role in the development and delivery of a high-quality specialist rheumatology service, ensuring excellent clinical outcomes and patient experience.

The post holder will demonstrate an enhanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and clinical judgement, undertaking complex decision-making across a broad range of clinical situations and conditions. They will be responsible for managing clinical practice within the Rheumatology Service and will contribute significantly to service development, innovation, and the delivery of evidence-based care.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Rheumatology Specialist Nurse will provide and receive complex, sensitive, and occasionally distressing information with compassion and professionalism. They will build effective relationships with patients, carers, multidisciplinary teams, and external organisations to support coordinated, patient-centred care.

Provide specialist advice, education, and emotional support to patients and carers regarding rheumatological conditions and treatment pathways.

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum 2 years at Band 6
• NMC Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Current Non Medical Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 1 years' NHS experience at Band 6 within Rheumatology

Desirable

• Previous Band 7 Rheumatology CNS NHS experience

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum 2 years at Band 6
• NMC Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Current Non Medical Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 1 years' NHS experience at Band 6 within Rheumatology

Desirable

• Previous Band 7 Rheumatology CNS NHS experience

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ

United Kingdom

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