Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist, to join the immunology and allergy service for 12 months to cover maternity leave.



We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated band 6 Nurse - previous experience in the specialty preferred but not essential as we will provide appropriate specialist training. This post would be suitable as a secondment for someone wishing to gain experience in the specialty of immunology and allergy as well.



The Clinical Immunology and Allergy Service provides specialist immunology and allergy care for Frimley Health and further afield. The team is based at Frimley Park Hospital delivering outpatient and day case care.



Deliver nurse-led services and provide nursing support within the specialty of immunodeficiency and allergy



Contribute to the further development of immunodeficiency and allergy services in the Trust



Must be accountable for their own professional actions, not directly supervised



Act as highly specialist resource of knowledge providing relevant education and training to patients, other staff and learners linking in with the service



Undertake clinical audit and research within the specialty



Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.



Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.



We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.



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To deliver all nursing aspects of the immunodeficiency service together with the other members of the specialist nursing team. This includes:



Provision of the home therapy programme for immunodeficiency patients

Training patients to self administer intravenous and subcutaneous immunoglobulin, and other immunological medications

To be a point of contact for immunodeficiency patients for assessment, provision of general advice and support

Maintenance of a database of immunodeficiency patients (as part of the requirement for service accreditation

To provide support for nurses on the infusion units administering therapy to immunodeficiency patient

To supervise other nurses performing immunological therapy when necessar

To deliver all nursing aspects of the allergy service together with the other members of the specialist nursing team.

To deliver and support nursing aspects of the specialist allergy service (including but not limited to drug allergy testing, drug and food challenge, allergen immunotherapy, skin prick testing, training for home self-administration of biologic therapies

To work with the rest of the team to achieve IQAS accreditation for the unit

Continue to update own knowledge regarding immunodeficiency and allergy

To provide the nurse-led home therapy service for immunodeficiency patients together with the Band 7 CN

Be aware of the Trust's complaints procedure and able to apply it as needed



Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details