Clinical Nurse Advisor
Location: Edinburgh Scotland
Description: Equal Approach Ltd is looking of Clinical Nurse Advisor right now, this position will be placed in Scotland. Detailed specification about this position opportunity kindly read the description below. Our client specialises in the delivery of advanced medical nutrition for patients requiring disease and malnutrition management. They pride themselves in their constant innovation through products and services, a flexible approach in the way they work in partnership with their customers and the care they provide their often vulnerable patient groups.
If you would like to work autonomously, and enjoy working in a teaching, support and clinical nurse capacity as well as maintaining a professional approach at all times, then this role will offer you the right opportunity, where you will be able to specialise in one therapy area.
This is a field based Nutritional Nurse opportunity supporting home enterally fed patients via home visits and telephone support, covering the Edinburgh and East Lothian region
A patient facing role - the recruited nurse is required to understand the commercial aspects of the role. The nurses, work alongside their Clinical Nurse Manager and will attend contract and Service Level Agreement review meetings at the account and then present back on the achievement of their activities.
Supporting families and carers to obtain the optimum nutritional state
Promote and support positive enteral feeding practices for patients and carers
Support the objectives of early supportive discharge and admission avoidance (pre & unplanned)
To develop high level expertise in Malnutrition and the universal screening tool MUST
Be aware and take into consideration current legislation, and nutritional trends and research
Team player, with flexibility, who can also work in isolation, and be accountable for own clinical decisions.
Minimum Requirements for the role.
NMC Registered.
RGN qualified with a minimum of 2 years post registration nursing experience
Full UK driving licence
Computer skills
Excellent time management skills and planning is essential
Strong communication skills - for patient and carer training and presentations to the account (Dieticians and Hospital and Community based Nutrition nurses)
Preferable Requirements
Experience in the oral supplement/Enteral feed therapy area
ENB 998 or equivalent
Experience of working independently
Experience of working in a commercial/customer service organization
Equal Approach Clinical division specialise in recruiting nurses and medical professionals and clinicians at all levels nationally for the commercial market
Equal Approach Clinical division operates as part of Equal Approach Ltd offering a variety of bespoke, national recruitment solutions to a portfolio of prestigious national clients.
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This position starts available on: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:10:51 GMT