Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Endocrine Nurse Specialist will work as a senior member of the Diabetes and Endocrine Multi-Disciplinary Team providing endocrinology nursing expertise to patients and health care professionals at MWL Trust. They will be seen as a clinical expert in the area of endocrinology and play an integral role in the service development and quality initiatives relating to the endocrine service. They will act as an autonomous practitioner providing expert nurse led care to patients and will be expected to advise secondary and primary care clinicians in all areas of endocrinology including complex endocrine patients. They will maintain links across organisational boundaries, acting as a source of specialist knowledge working within agreed protocols and guidelines. Main duties of the job
Autonomously assess, triage, and diagnose endocrine conditions and review those with longstanding endocrine conditions, including complex patients as outpatients and inpatients, recommending or initiating appropriate treatment within agreed protocols and guidelines. Independently order, undertake, interpret, and act upon diagnostic tests and results for endocrinology patients. Be proficient in venepuncture and cannulation. Manage, lead, and report on key areas within the endocrine service maintaining regular audit and updates on service development at appropriate Governance Meetings and relevant reporting bodies or appropriate agencies as needed. Assess, plan, co-ordinate, implement, and evaluate evidence-based endocrinology care in conjunction with relevant health care professionals. Liaise and support primary and secondary care clinicians in relation to management of endocrine clinical care and management. Develop, undertake, and manage clinical telephone support clinics and the endocrine support line, patient education sessions relating to endocrine conditions and medication titration. Participate in nurse-led clinics using relevant protocols whilst exercising judgement, discretion, and decision making in clinical care. Be proficient in assessing and prioritising internal and external referrals for endocrine conditions. Person Specification
Qualifications
1ST Level Registered Nurse, Degree level or equivalent Venepuncture and Cannulation proficiency MSC qualification or level of study Knowledge & Experience
At least sufficient years' experience working in a band 6 role or equivalent Significant experience of working with endocrine patients in a clinical setting Experience of clinical audit and research Experience in developing clinical pathways/protocols and education materials Understanding of wider professional and NHS issues Experience of multi-disciplinary working Experience and ability to educate professionals and patients to a high level. Can demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development. Experience of working in the different sectors of the NHS Experience of collating and presenting evidence for internal and external assessments such as CQC and NHSLA. Qualifications
Excellent communication and presentation skills Proven track record of initiating and implementing change management Ability to cope and meet deadlines within a challenging environment Proven track record of working effectively as part of a team Proven track record prioritising and managing a changing workload Effective organisational skills with demonstrative examples Good IT Skills Others
Be a caring and compassionate nurse Be flexible and able to work on own initiative Willing to travel to other health care venues within the local area if needed 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.
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The Endocrine Nurse Specialist will work as a senior member of the Diabetes and Endocrine Multi-Disciplinary Team providing endocrinology nursing expertise to patients and health care professionals at MWL Trust. They will be seen as a clinical expert in the area of endocrinology and play an integral role in the service development and quality initiatives relating to the endocrine service. They will act as an autonomous practitioner providing expert nurse led care to patients and will be expected to advise secondary and primary care clinicians in all areas of endocrinology including complex endocrine patients. They will maintain links across organisational boundaries, acting as a source of specialist knowledge working within agreed protocols and guidelines. Main duties of the job
Autonomously assess, triage, and diagnose endocrine conditions and review those with longstanding endocrine conditions, including complex patients as outpatients and inpatients, recommending or initiating appropriate treatment within agreed protocols and guidelines. Independently order, undertake, interpret, and act upon diagnostic tests and results for endocrinology patients. Be proficient in venepuncture and cannulation. Manage, lead, and report on key areas within the endocrine service maintaining regular audit and updates on service development at appropriate Governance Meetings and relevant reporting bodies or appropriate agencies as needed. Assess, plan, co-ordinate, implement, and evaluate evidence-based endocrinology care in conjunction with relevant health care professionals. Liaise and support primary and secondary care clinicians in relation to management of endocrine clinical care and management. Develop, undertake, and manage clinical telephone support clinics and the endocrine support line, patient education sessions relating to endocrine conditions and medication titration. Participate in nurse-led clinics using relevant protocols whilst exercising judgement, discretion, and decision making in clinical care. Be proficient in assessing and prioritising internal and external referrals for endocrine conditions. Person Specification
Qualifications
1ST Level Registered Nurse, Degree level or equivalent Venepuncture and Cannulation proficiency MSC qualification or level of study Knowledge & Experience
At least sufficient years' experience working in a band 6 role or equivalent Significant experience of working with endocrine patients in a clinical setting Experience of clinical audit and research Experience in developing clinical pathways/protocols and education materials Understanding of wider professional and NHS issues Experience of multi-disciplinary working Experience and ability to educate professionals and patients to a high level. Can demonstrate evidence of continuous professional development. Experience of working in the different sectors of the NHS Experience of collating and presenting evidence for internal and external assessments such as CQC and NHSLA. Qualifications
Excellent communication and presentation skills Proven track record of initiating and implementing change management Ability to cope and meet deadlines within a challenging environment Proven track record of working effectively as part of a team Proven track record prioritising and managing a changing workload Effective organisational skills with demonstrative examples Good IT Skills Others
Be a caring and compassionate nurse Be flexible and able to work on own initiative Willing to travel to other health care venues within the local area if needed 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.
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