Immunology and Allergy CNS

at  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY BAND 6 - SECONDMENT OR FIXED TERM OPPORTUNITY

Epsom and St Helier Immunology and Allergy department are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and motivated individual who is keen to work in the field of immunology and allergy.
The post holder will assist with many specialist tests, undertake patient assessments and eventually train to run their own nurse led clinics within this specialised department.
The post holder will be based at St Helier Hospital but may be required to support immunology and allergy activity elsewhere.
You will join a small team of nurses and consultants covering a very large demographic of patients undertaking face to face and virtual assessments including skin prick testing, blood tests, follow up patient competency assessments and food and drug allergy testing.
This is an excellent opportunity for a registered adult nurse to further develop their portfolio by gaining a very unique skillset within this field.
To find out more or arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Nevine Irwin (Matron for clinical services) nevine.irwin@nhs.net.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Active participation in the RCN Immunology and Allergy Nurse Forum
  Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
  References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
  Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
  Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
  DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

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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.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

The post holder will participate in interventions within the immunology / allergy area that will maintain and improve standards of care and promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework.
This will be achieved through clinical practise, management, education, research audit and professional activities taking into account directorate and corporate objectives and within the clinical governance framework.
Full training will be provided to enable the post holder to gain the competencies necessary to assist in the delivery of infection immunotherapy and other associated duties.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Immunology and Allergy CNS role at Epsom and St Helier.