Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Camberley, Surrey
- £40,617-48,778 per year
- Contract
- Full-time
- Deliver nurse-led services and provide nursing support within the specialty of immunodeficiency and allergy
- Contribute to the further development of immunodeficiency and allergy services in the Trust
- Must be accountable for their own professional actions, not directly supervised
- Act as highly specialist resource of knowledge providing relevant education and training to patients, other staff and learners linking in with the service
- Undertake clinical audit and research within the specialty
- Provision of the home therapy programme for immunodeficiency patients
- Training patients to self administer intravenous and subcutaneous immunoglobulin, and other immunological medications
- To be a point of contact for immunodeficiency patients for assessment, provision of general advice and support
- Maintenance of a database of immunodeficiency patients (as part of the requirement for service accreditation
- To provide support for nurses on the infusion units administering therapy to immunodeficiency patient
- To supervise other nurses performing immunological therapy when necessar
- To deliver all nursing aspects of the allergy service together with the other members of the specialist nursing team.
- To deliver and support nursing aspects of the specialist allergy service (including but not limited to drug allergy testing, drug and food challenge, allergen immunotherapy, skin prick testing, training for home self-administration of biologic therapies
- To work with the rest of the team to achieve IQAS accreditation for the unit
- Continue to update own knowledge regarding immunodeficiency and allergy
- To provide the nurse-led home therapy service for immunodeficiency patients together with the Band 7 CN
- Be aware of the Trusts complaints procedure and able to apply it as needed
- Provision of the home therapy programme for immunodeficiency patients
- Training patients to self administer intravenous and subcutaneous immunoglobulin, and other immunological medications
- To be a point of contact for immunodeficiency patients for assessment, provision of general advice and support
- Maintenance of a database of immunodeficiency patients (as part of the requirement for service accreditation
- To provide support for nurses on the infusion units administering therapy to immunodeficiency patient
- To supervise other nurses performing immunological therapy when necessar
- To deliver all nursing aspects of the allergy service together with the other members of the specialist nursing team.
- To deliver and support nursing aspects of the specialist allergy service (including but not limited to drug allergy testing, drug and food challenge, allergen immunotherapy, skin prick testing, training for home self-administration of biologic therapies
- To work with the rest of the team to achieve IQAS accreditation for the unit
- Continue to update own knowledge regarding immunodeficiency and allergy
- To provide the nurse-led home therapy service for immunodeficiency patients together with the Band 7 CN
- Be aware of the Trusts complaints procedure and able to apply it as needed
- Current NMC registration
- First degree in nursing or an equivalent portfolio of evidence
- Intravenous accreditation
- Significant post-registration experience
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the mentorship and development of nurses and nursing practice
- Significant experience within the specialty (or within a specialty that provides appropriate transferable skills) at a senior level
- Health assessment qualification
- Non-medical prescribing course
- Excellent communication skills and able to communicate complex and sensitive information
- Able to work independently as well as in a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change
- Evidence of leadership development
- Report writing
- Project management
- Experience of running nurse-led clinics
- Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and clinical audit
- Proven venepuncture and cannulation skills
- Training and education of nurses and other health care professionals
- Analytical and assessment skills
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in allergy and immunodeficiency at Band 6 or above
- Previous experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Previous involvement in clinical trials
- Current NMC registration
- First degree in nursing or an equivalent portfolio of evidence
- Intravenous accreditation
- Significant post-registration experience
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the mentorship and development of nurses and nursing practice
- Significant experience within the specialty (or within a specialty that provides appropriate transferable skills) at a senior level
- Health assessment qualification
- Non-medical prescribing course
- Excellent communication skills and able to communicate complex and sensitive information
- Able to work independently as well as in a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change
- Evidence of leadership development
- Report writing
- Project management
- Experience of running nurse-led clinics
- Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and clinical audit
- Proven venepuncture and cannulation skills
- Training and education of nurses and other health care professionals
- Analytical and assessment skills
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in allergy and immunodeficiency at Band 6 or above
- Previous experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Previous involvement in clinical trials