Can you help us to deliver and develop our Rheumatology Services, do you have an interest in Rheumatology and would love to work at Solihull? if so this job may be for you!

We have a CNS vacancy in our team of Rheumatology Nurse Specialists, this is an exciting and rare opportunity to join a motivated team who deliver expert patient care and strive for change.

The CNS will work in close collaboration with a team of nurses, doctors and the wider multi-disciplinary team to help deliver expert and high quality care for our patients with rheumatological conditions.

Main duties of the job

Once in-house training programme completed & competencies achieved the post holder will be able to:

Assist in the development of expert nursing practice within Rheumatology, providing & encouraging high standards of evidenced based nursing care to our patients

Provide professional advice & leadership to other professionals, MDT, patients & their carers

Assist Matron/Senior Trust staff in maintaining & enhancing professional standards of care across the spectrum of Rheumatology services, to ensure the DH agendas are taken forward & specific service objectives are developed

Act as a resource for education & research

Run independent Nurse led clinics

Be involved with the CNS telephone helpline which has positive feedback. The team wants to be able to keep up the high demand (40-60 calls a day) for this service which often avoids patients having to attend the acute Trust

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse on the NMC register

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post registration experience working in a complex health care setting / Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring junior staff
• Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical and or managerial training and CPD
• Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
• Relevant and recent clinical experience within the speciality /acute care setting, including the supervision /education of junior staff
• Experience of mentoring undergraduate students
• Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift /area of department
• Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice
• Demonstrate an ability, experience, passion in the following:
• Leadership
• Team Building
• Managing resources
• Time management
• Role modelling
• Change management / clinical developments
• Clinical governance
• Audit and research
• Workforce planning / management
• NHS policy and political awareness

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL

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304-55603YS