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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join NHS Fife HSCP as a lone Clinician providing a Fife wide community service to patients who have been given a diagnosis of ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) by their GP or Consultant.
Using evidenced based best practice and working within the 4 pillars of advanced practice you will assess, manage and provide patients with individualised self- management plans, with the aim of improving quality of life and health outcomes. Patient Consultations will be via Near Me video consultation, Tel consultation, Home visit and locality clinics.
An important part of this role will be delivering regular education sessions to General Practice and other Clinicians across NHS Fife to increase awareness of the condition and promote best practice. You will also work closely with other NHS Fife services that support patients with aspects of their ME/CFS to coordinate patient care and improve referral pathways. You will modernise and redesign the ME/CFS service using available clinical IT systems to increase the efficiency and reduce current patient wait times.
It is desirable but not essential that you have previous experience working within a community/ HSCP setting and also in change management or service redesign.
It is essential to this post that you have/are:
• 1st level Nurse registration with the NMC in the UK.
• Significant demonstrable experience working directly with patients with multiple co morbidities and ME/CFS patients within a rehabilitation environment.
• Knowledge that facilitates interpretation of blood results investigations
• Understanding of developing national health agendas relevant to ME/CFS and the wider system
• Ability to reliably and efficiently travel across Fife
• Proficient in use of Microsoft office packages including power point and excel
• Experience in managing behaviour change relevant and CBT qualification.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work as a member of the wider Health and Social Care Team
• The ability to work autonomously using own initiative
• Excellent clinical judgment and decision making skills
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Prior achievement of UK recognised ME/ CFS accredited Course.
• You will be educated to degree level minimum with evidence of working towards MSc within a relevant clinical area.
You will be expected to attend interview on location in Fife and be prepared to deliver a short presentation as part of the Interview.
For informal enquiries, please contact Katrina Wilson, Lead Nurse, Community Specialist Services - katrina.wilson@nhs.scot / Tel: 01383 565380.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.