Osteoporosis Specialist Nurse/AHP
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking a dedicated Senior Osteoporosis Nurse/AHP to join our dynamic team in delivering high-quality patient care within the field of Osteoporosis management and bone health.
The successful candidate will play an essential role in supporting the osteoporosis nurse specialists, while also performing and analysing Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scans.
You will assist in assessing bone health, providing crucial diagnostic information and contributing to the overall management of patients at risk of osteoporosis.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of patients with osteoporosis. We offer excellent professional development opportunities, a supportive work environment, and a chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients.
If you are passionate about osteoporosis care, have the necessary skills and experience, and are ready to take on a rewarding role, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Successfully completed the Royal Osteoporosis Society Bone Densitometry Course/or be prepared to under the relevant training
- Well-developed communication skills and time management
- Effective organisational abilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent documentation skills
- Resourceful
Desirable
- Relevant knowledge in Osteoporosis
Qualifications/Academic/Craft/ Professional
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse
- Working independently
- 3 yrs. post registration
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in Bone Densitometry/Osteoporosis
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Continued Professional Development
- Ability to work flexibly within working hours of department
- Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy
- Good general health
- Smart Appearance
About the employer
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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