Job summary
- Main area
- Immunology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 339-MED2684-LMH
- Employer
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southmead Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Immunology Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Immunology & Allergy Team at North Bristol Trust for a Band 6 nurse. We are looking for a highly motivated nurse who are passionate about high quality patient care to join the team of Immunology & Allergy Nurses.
The teams manage the care of patients with allergies who are having diagnostic tests or treatment as well as the long term management of a client group with primary antibody deficiency.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will participate in nurse-led clinics providing allergy desensitisation and clinics offering drug and food challenges. The post holder will be part of a nursing team providing the primary point of contact for patients, relatives, carers and clinicians, in relation to the management of immune deficient patients or complex allergies. The post holder would also be part of the nurse led Penicillin allergy delabelling service, following the relevant training.
The post holder will be required to train patients and relatives to self-adminster a variety of treatments for both immune deficiency and allergy and participate in audit and research programmes.
The successful applicant will need to be enthusiastic with excellent communication skills. You will need to be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative within an MDT team. Some knowledge of immunology and allergy would be an advantage however the opportunity to expand your knowledge will be available and full training will be given.
Working for our organisation
We are a small, friendly team, looking for a nurse to work closely with the Lead Immunology Nurse, Specialist Nurses and medical team, to provide specialised nursing care for patients with immune deficiencies and allergies in an outpatient and day care setting.
In return you will be rewarded with an interesting, dynamic and varied role, with no weekend or bank holiday working.
For more information or an informal chat, please contact the Immunology Lead Nurse, Lisa Smith on 0117 414 6401 or [email protected].
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work as part of a team of Immunology Nurses who provide a high standard of care and treatment to patients with a variety of immunology and allergy conditions predominantly in an Outpatients setting.
- To assess new allergy patients in a clinic, request relevant tests and make diagnoses after receiving the relevant training.
- To promote and maintain a high standard of care for patients receiving immunoglobulin therapy in a Day Unit/Outpatient setting.
- To carry out a variety of allergy testing in a clinical setting, including skin and intradermal testing and drug/anaesthetic allergy testing. Full training will be given.
- To run a nurse led clinic providing specialist treatment to patients receiving desensitisation for severe allergy conditions.
- Establish and maintain a professional and therapeutic relationship with patients and their relatives through interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Contribute to/deputise for the Immunology Lead Nurse, prioritising workload, managing time, resource and staff efficiently, working flexibly in differing environments without direct supervision and anticipating and planning for the future needs of the service.
- Communicate regularly with consultant immunologist and other health professionals working in the field of immunology, in order to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- Be willing to develop skills required to assess new patients in allergy clinics.
- May be required to work at satellite centres on an as required basis.
- Willing to undertake training in order to support the immunology team and provide support and direction for professional practice.
- Ability to develop and teach practical skills to patients and their families in order that treatment can be continued in the community.
- Ability to demonstrate practical clinical skills (venepuncture and cannulation).
- Able to act as a knowledge resource for other health professionals needing advice on aspects of immunology and allergy.
- Be competent in assessing patients ‘risk factors’ before and after allergy desensitisation injections.
- Be able to analyse complex clinical diagnostic allergy testing (skin prick testing) and interpret results.
- Life support skills (adult).
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Teaching Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent acute nursing experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the field of immunology/allergy
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- lisa smith
- Job title
- Immunology lead nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01174146401
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
People & Transformation Division
North Bristol NHS Trust
Southmead Hospital
BS10 5NB
- Telephone
- 0117 4141151
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