Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

 An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a dynamic, self-motivated rheumatology clinical nurse specialist to join  the Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist  team who is based at Whipps Cross Hospital.

This post holder will be expected to work closely with experienced rheumatology  nurses within the Rheumatology department. The post holder will be involved in all aspects of managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst delivering individualized and personalized direct patient care.  This will include nurse led clinics and working as an independent practitioner and with members of the multidisciplinary team, providing advice and support to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, across both secondary and primary care.

The successful candidate should have relevant rheumatology experience, must have good communication and organisation skills with a sound clinical background. Attention to detail and the ability to work both as part of a team and autonomously is essential. 

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The post-holder will work as an independent practitioner and with members of the multidisciplinary team, provide advice and support to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, across both secondary and primary care.

The post holder will influence the positive experience of patients and carers by working with the multidisciplinary team across the Trust and acting as the patients key worker.

The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the on-going development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service development to ensure patients have a seamless pathway.  Promoting a safe, competent and evidence- based practice, in line with national objectives in survivorship and within the clinical governance framework.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.