Rheumatology Support Nurse

Job summary

Join Our Rheumatology Team and Make a Difference

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate nurse to join our dedicated Rheumatology team, providing expert clinical care and support to patients living with rheumatological conditions.

In this role, you will:

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred nursing care while developing and enhancing your specialist Rheumatology knowledge and skills.
• Provide expert clinical support and advice to Rheumatology patients, helping to improve their experience and outcomes.
• Act as a key nursing resource for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, offering guidance, education, and psychological support.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of services by reviewing nursing practice and supporting the implementation of evidence-based changes and best practice.
• Assist in the development, delivery, and evaluation of audit, quality improvement, and risk management initiatives to ensure the highest standards of care.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your specialist expertise within a supportive multidisciplinary team and play a vital role in enhancing services for Rheumatology patients across our organisation.

Main duties of the job

To co-ordinate a clinical workload in liaison with the appropriate medical physician and departmental manager.

To ensure that agreed standards of nursing practice are maintained.

To administer intravenous and intramuscular therapies of Rheumatology patients, under the direction of the Consultant Rheumatologist.

To perform assessment of Rheumatology patients, before and during treatment.

To perform ongoing monitoring of Rheumatology patients, under the direction of the Consultant Rheumatologist.

Actively support/enhance good communication between members of the multi-disciplinary team, the patient and their carers.

To maintain accurate patient records.

To actively participate in the collation of data for research and audit purposes.

About us

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Job responsibilities

Please note: Internal applicants must inform their line manager before applying for this secondment opportunity and obtain the necessary authorisation.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for a full and comprehensive overview of the role.

Person specification

Education and Qualfications

Essential

• NMC registered Adult Nurse
• Diploma or Degree, working towards/relevant experience

Desirable

• Experience of working within a day care infusion service
• Acute hospital experience
• Supervisor/mentorship qualification
• Advanced communication qualfication

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in working within an acute healthcare setting
• Leadership Skills
• Broad clinical knowledge

Desirable

• Knowledge in Rheumatology conditions
• Understanding of research within the Rheumatology field

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage a busy workload
• Working with Rheumatolgy patients and clinical knowledge of their conditions
• Intravenous administration competent

Desirable

• Chemotherapy trained