Endocrine Specialist Nurse | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 July 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7289581/249-7289581 |
Summary
Please note, if you are a student qualifying in Summer 2025 please be aware that we have concluded our NQ Nursing campaign and are unable to accept any additional applications at this time.
We are seeking a full time Band 5 Endocrine Specialist Nurse to join our team here at the Great Western Hospital.
You will be working as an Endocrine Specialist Nurse primarily in an outpatient setting, but also occasionally within the inpatient setting, delivering endocrine education and carrying out endocrine testing. You will work closely with the lead Endocrine Specialist Nurse and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional care, support, education and condition management to patients, their carers and family, for a variety of endocrine conditions.
1. To be responsible for Endocrine Complex Testing referrals and the management of the complex testing database including booking and testing preparation.
2. Responsible for completing Endocrine Complex Testing safely within local and national guidelines/ protocols and to follow up the results including the completion of test proformas.
3. To provide education and support to patients, their relatives and carers with a variety of endocrine conditions, through telephone/email enquiries.
4. To be involved with the development and implementation of an Endocrine Nurse inpatient service.
5. Communicating and liaising with the multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless and timely high quality care provision to patients.
6. Support the Endocrine Nurse team with providing information to patients, their relatives or carers, on how to administer specialist endocrine medications e.g. emergency Hydrocortisone injections. Providing updates to the teaching as required.
7. To use IT support systems to ensure that records are kept which support clinical need and enable audit and evaluation of the service whilst safeguarding patients’ rights and confidentiality.
8. To participate in regular MDT meetings to ensure patient treatment is effective and remains appropriate.
Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
1. Maintain accountability for practice taking every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence. Ensure all aspects of professional behaviour as required within the NMC’s The Code are followed at all times.
2. Develop and sustain effective and positive working relationships with a wide range of internal departments/colleagues including; specialist nursing services, consultants, outpatient nursing and HCA staff, secretarial and administrative staff, community nursing services, homecare services, therapy services, GPs’ and Practice Nurses.
3. To provide cross cover within the Endocrine Nurse Team in incidence of leave.
This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Jul 2025
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