Rheumatology Nurse Band 6

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 09 May 2025

Job summary

An opportunity currently exists within the Division of Medicine and Emergency Care for a committed and skilled individual to join the Rheumatology Team . You must be motivated and committed to providing the highest standard of nursing care. You must be able to demonstrate how you have used your clinical expertise in the delivery of nursing care. You must be flexible, assertive and confident and have the ability to confidently provide expert clinical advice in all situations.

We are looking for a highly motivated Registered Nurse who has am interest in Rheumatology Nursing, The ideal candidate will be committed to delivering direct patient care, as well as developing and expanding the service.

Main duties of the job

1.Lead a specialist area of practice, providing expert professional advice to others across the Trust within agreed guidelines and protocols, including medical colleagues and other professional groups when required.2.Perform comprehensive specialist assessment of patients, plan, treat and evaluate care within agreed guidelines and protocols according to evidence-based practice and changing health needs.3. Communicate complex specialist information to medical colleagues and others. Refer patients to appropriate clinicians, in the Trust or externally, within agreed guidelines and protocols, according to assessment of patient need and evidence based decision.4.Prioritise patient care, supervising and allocating ones own workload, monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of care, including discharge of patients, or referring on, within agreed guidelines and protocols.5.Perform specialist clinical skills in the treatment and overall management of patient care, including requesting and interpreting investigations, within agreed guidelines and protocols.6. Provide a comprehensive specialist service, accepting accountability and responsibility for the management and effectiveness of the service on a day-to-day basis.7.Promote patient and public involvement in the improvement of services, and involve patients and carers/relative in the planning and delivery of their care.

About us

MCHFT provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.

With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Pro Rota

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

412-MED-7125692

Job locations

Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will treat patients on an outpatient basis and the role will include travel to our outlying site in order to facilitate the running of the outpatient clinics. You will be required to deliver treatments on an independent basis, managing your own caseload and specialty clinics. There is a patient advice phone service that will also need to be monitored on a daily basis.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RGN/RSCN/RM/RN Child
Knowledge of professional accountability, and impact of NHS issues
Broad range of clinical experience, post registration experience at a senior level

Desirable

Evidence of post graduate level study in specialist level
Willingness to commence non medical proscribing once in post.

Skills

Essential

Ability to manage own workload, with minimal supervision
Ability to make evidence based clinical decisions within defined protocols or guidance

Desirable

Ability to create and present detailed reports from information

Physical Requirements

Essential

Good attendance record

Desirable

Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RGN/RSCN/RM/RN Child
Knowledge of professional accountability, and impact of NHS issues
Broad range of clinical experience, post registration experience at a senior level

Desirable

Evidence of post graduate level study in specialist level
Willingness to commence non medical proscribing once in post.

Skills

Essential

Ability to manage own workload, with minimal supervision
Ability to make evidence based clinical decisions within defined protocols or guidance

Desirable

Ability to create and present detailed reports from information

Physical Requirements

Essential

Good attendance record

Desirable

Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).