Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse
The closing date is 21 June 2026
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
The Day Case Unit is a busy rheumatology department that provides IV treatments and biologic therapies for patients with long term conditions such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Connective tissue disorders and Osteoporosis.
We also deliver blood transfusions and facilitate other clinics such Ultrasound scanning, Spinal caudal epidurals and are providing additional nursing support to outpatient clinics. Non patient facing work managed by the nursing team includes triaging TCIs, booking appointments, answering telephone queries, blood monitoring, preparing clinics and prescriptions, chasing results, pharmacy stock and stores management.
Main duties of the job
- Administer intravenous infusions to patients attending the day unit according to Trust and national protocols.
- Liaises with Rheumatology Specialist Nurses to ensure that therapies are given in a timely and safe manner.
- Advises on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness and acts as a point of contact for patients receiving care from Rheumatology Out-Patient Services.
- Ensures administration arrangements for outpatients attending the department are made safely in line with Trust policies.
- Takes measures to ensure patient safety, reporting incidents, completing relevant documentation and taking appropriate action to reduce risk to the patient.
- Supports the training needs of junior staff in the clinical area.
- Always acts in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct highlighting concerns regarding patient care to the senior nursing team.
- Is able to work autonomously under the guidance of the Rheumatology Specialist Nurses as well as within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings, raising and discussing concerns. Actively seeking acceptable and best outcome solutions for patients and ensuring patients and relatives views are heard and taken into account.
- Promote a high standard of nursing care adopting evidence based practice following agreed policies, protocols and guidelines.
- Practice a high standard of communication including highly sensitive and complex information to develop and sustain partnerships working with individuals, groups, communities and other agencies. Utilise evidence based information through a variety of communication media.
- Maintain patient documentation to NMC and Trust standards and requirements.
- Acts as a link nurse to other specialities including giving advice as required to both primary and secondary care colleagues.
- Ensures that the ordering, storage and administration of drugs is conducted with strict adherence to National, Trust and NMC policies and guidelines.
- Ensures that the department is maintained in good order. Ensures that supplies are adequate and used in an economical and efficient fashion and safe working conditions and practices are maintained.
- Takes all measures to ensure the safety of the patient reporting all accidents and incidents and completing relevant documentation. Take appropriate action when necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse on NMC Register
- Conforms to NMC requirements
- Qualification in this specialty
Experience
- Experience of undertaking assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care and treatment plans in collaboration with the patient, family and the multi-disciplinary team
- Rheumatology experience or other relevant experience of working with long-term conditions.
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care
- Understanding and interpreting blood results and acting on findings
Skills
- Cannulation and venepuncture
- Effective team working
- Aware of sepsis pathway and activation of escalation of care
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.
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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