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Please note this is a part-time post for 30hrs and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
This is an ideal opportunity for a Rheumatology Nurse Specialist to enhance & develop their clinical knowledge and skills, in order to further their professional career.
Working alongside a dedicated, hard-working team within the Integrated Children's Community Nursing Service based at the University Hospital Wishaw.
The shift pattern will be Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm, a full valid UK driving licence holder will be essential for this position to meet the need of the service.
The Rheumatology Nurse Specialist will provide leadership for specific Paediatric Specialist Service within NHS Lanarkshire in supporting the delivery of nursing skills and knowledge in the care, management, and education of children with specific specialist disorders within the hospital and community setting. This role encompasses autonomous practice, caseload management, and a level of specialist knowledge and intervention, required by a specific patient group, their carers, and other staff involved in the care delivery process.
The successful candidate will have achieved the following skills & attributes :
Registered Sick Children's Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level.
Postgraduate expertise within a specialty/area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safely, effectively, and efficiently.
Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the specialty/area of practice.
Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies, and procedures associated with the specialty/area of practice ensure that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within the specialty/area of practice.
Leadership skills to enable the day-to-day management of service delivery.
Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in the area of specialty including study days/courses/postgraduate qualification.
Possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using their own initiative.
Excellent listening, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Effective time management skills
Working knowledge of basic information technology.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Katrina Bonner Team Leader ICCNS, Nursing Tel:07500121039
email: Katrina.Bonner@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process
email:recruitment.lanarkshire@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge, and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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