Allergy Clinical Nurse Specialist

About

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Allergy Clinical Nurse Specialist for its Allergy Service, providing specialist care to adult and paediatric patients with allergic disease. The permanent role is offered full-time, part-time or with flexible working, and applicants must hold current UK professional registration. Skilled Worker sponsorship applicants are welcome and will be considered alongside other applicants. Job grade: Band 7. Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year p.a pro rata. Terms of service: Permanent. Reference: 180-C-CVA1101-RE. Duty station: Addenbrooke's Hospital - Division C, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom.

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on NHS Jobs.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes and undertaking specialist nursing procedures.
• Providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. This includes the provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students.
• Implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care.
• Undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area and provide line management to junior nurses within the team and other members of the team as required.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake Post registration qualification in speciality.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Teaching qualification.
• Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake Advanced clinical assessment.
• Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills.
• Accept personal accountability for own practice.
• Experience of formal/informal teaching.
• Experience of initiating change.
• Understanding of evidence-based practice.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Understand of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues' needs.
• Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.