Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.
Are you a motivated Nurse looking to build specialist skills in a friendly, fast‑paced Allergy service? Join us as a Band 5 Nurse in Adult Allergy, where you’ll play a hands‑on role in delivering skin testing, food challenges, patient education and safe, evidence‑based allergy care.
You’ll be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team who are passionate about improving patient experience and helping people understand and manage their allergies with confidence. Every day brings something different — from running clinics to supporting challenge pathways and contributing to our alternate‑week Food MDT.
You’ll be based within the Adult Allergy team in Specialist Medicine and will report to the Lead Nurse, working closely with consultants, CNS colleagues, specialist dietitians and the wider MDT. If you’re enthusiastic, curious and ready to grow in a specialist area, we’d love to welcome you to the team.
Working for our organization
University Hospital Southampton is one of England’s largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Job Description & Responsibilities
What you’ll be doing
- You will provide high‑quality, individualised nursing care for adults attending allergy assessments, investigations and treatments.
- You will support the smooth running of allergy clinics, including skin testing, food and drug challenge pathways, and patient education.
- You will work closely with consultants, specialist nurses, dietitians and MDT colleagues to deliver safe, evidence‑based care aligned with UHS values.
- You will contribute to service development, attend MDT meetings and take part in training, innovation and professional development activities.
What we’re looking for
- You will be a registered nurse with an understanding of personal accountability and evidence‑based practice.
- You will bring strong prioritisation, multitasking and time‑management skills to a busy outpatient environment.
- You will demonstrate excellent teamwork, communication and facilitation skills when supporting patients and colleagues.
- You will show commitment to ongoing personal development and supporting learners in practice.
Additional information
- You will work primarily within the Adult Allergy outpatient service, including supporting day‑case testing sessions.
- You must be able to travel independently across UHS sites when required including RSH.
- You will be required to follow all Trust policies, including safeguarding, infection control and medicines management.
- You will receive full training and competency assessment before undertaking specialist allergy procedures.
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience
Essential criteria
- Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
- Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
- Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
- Understanding of personal accountability
- Knowledge of own role within the team
- Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice in the role of practice supervisor
- Awareness of evidence‑based practice
- Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control
- Evidence of on‑going personal development
- Able to use initiative
- Able to travel independently across hospital sites
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent study and/or willingness to undertake further study
- Previous experience/qualification in relevant specialty
- Teaching experience
- Previous experience of caring/managing patients with allergy conditions/Anaphylaxis
- Experience of MDT working
- Able to travel independently across hospital sites (SGH/RSH)
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patient First
- Working Together
- Always Improving
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