Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic band 5 nurse to join our friendly team.

The post holder will be working with a variety of Immunology and Allergy patients from across a large geographical area.

The team manages 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 both primary and secondary immunodeficiency.

Main duties of the job

• 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 in an Outpatients setting
• Promote and maintain a high standard of care for patients receiving immunoglobulin therapy in an Outpatient setting
• 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)
• Assist in running a nurse led clinic providing specialist treatment to patients receiving desensitisation for severe allergy conditions
• Assist in running Immunology clinics
• Educate patients on allergy avoidance measures and teach practical treatment skills to patients and relatives
• Help to care for patients and relatives receiving home therapy by participating in home therapy training and maintaining infusion records
• Maintain and update patients details on the National Immunoglobulin Database and other National external databases.
• Complete patient-related admin to enable the above care
• Order supplies required for the smooth running of the clinics

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.