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Metabolic Medicine Nurse Specialist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
190-0689-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
08/10/2025

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Metabolic Medicine Specialist Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to announce that an exciting position has opened up as a band 6 specialist nurse within the Adult Inherited Metabolic Disease Service in Sheffield, which has recently been recognised and centrally commissioned by NHS England as a specialised centre for adult inherited metabolic disease.

The successful applicant will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to support adults with a variety of inborn errors of metabolism and complex disorders. While experience in this field would be beneficial, full training and support will be given to the successful applicant to develop their knowledge and skills in this field. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop a broad professional skillset and contribute towards shaping the role of the specialist nurse within the service.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work within an established multidisciplinary team including Consultants, Registrars and Specialist Metabolic Dietitians, working collectively to deliver high quality care for adults with inherited metabolic disorders.

They will provide clinical nursing advice, education and leadership within the speciality working with a high degree of personal autonomy. Optimal care will be delivered throughout all aspects of the patient care pathway. Therefore an ability to communicate with a wide range of people across different disciplines in both the hospital and community environment is essential.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (valid with NMC)
  • First degree (demonstrating graduate attributes)
  • To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
  • Relevant experience in metabolic medicine Or willingness to gain experience from learning from working alongside the medical team
  • Post grad diploma in nursing

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience post qualification in nursing
  • Evidence of personal and professional development
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Experience of delivering individualised education to patients, or willingness to learn this skill.
  • Experience of developing patient information leaflets or willingness to learn how to develop patient information
  • Experience of working in Multi disciplinary clinics or nurse lead clinics or willingness to learn to learn this via on the role learning
Desirable criteria
  • An understanding of out patients
  • Evidence of management experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Excellent effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Computer literate and have the skills to utilise relevant IT systems for patient / staff management.
  • Specialist knowledge and skills in caring for patients with complex metabolic bone conditions. Or willingness to undertake required training.
  • Commitment to work within the Clinical Governance Framework
  • Ability to successfully manage and evaluate change
  • Experience of managing complex clinical situations or willingness to learn this.
  • Experience of carrying out diagnostic investigations for patients or willingness to learn to be able to do so
Desirable criteria
  • Excellent leadership skills

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the system
  • Good organisational skills

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rebecca McLaughlin
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2714636
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