Lead Nurse Rheumatology | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a lead rheumatology specialist nurse at North Middlesex health unit.We are seeking an experienced practitioner who is forward thinking, dynamic and proactive to lead the service.

The Rheumatology Department at North Middlesex consists of 4 Consultant Rheumatologists; 3 full time Clinical Nurse Specialists

Rheumatology activities are mainly based in the outpatient setting. There is a significant monitoring workload, especially for patients on Biologic treatments. In the department we promote an active audit and teaching interest to deliver the best care and patient experience. To provide a seamless service, continuity of care provision is essential and paramount and the Lead Nurse for Rheumatology will drive this.

The Lead Nurse will be required to actively participate in the assessment and monitoring of patients with rheumatology conditions. They will be pivotal for delivering the strategy of the service and drive it forward with consultant support. They will also be expected to undertake regular audits and will play a pivotal role in the development of strategies and the writing of policies.

The post holder is expected to undertake regular nurse-led clinics in addition to ad hoc clinics. The Lead Nurse for Rheumatology will also be involved in undertaking national and local audits. There is a dedicated patient advice line for patients taking DMARDS and Biologics which the lead nurse will have overall accountability for.

The post holder will provide support to ward nursing staff in the care of rheumatology in-patients and liaise with the Emergency Department and community colleagues in the promotion to avoid admissions. They will also deliver educational requirements with the support of other CNS in the Rheumatology department.

See Job Description for further details.

At the Royal Free London, our mission is to be world class in the provision of care and treatment to our local and wider population, clinical research and teaching excellence. We aim to deliver kind and compassionate care in all of our hospitals and satellite areas, to improve lives and help people thrive. We have over 10,000 staff across our various sites, all working towards the same aim which is to ensure our patients receive the very best care.

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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The Rheumatology service provides a diagnostic, wide ranging treatments and management advice service for a caseload of patients with a variety of Rheumatological conditions.

Act as a visible role model and expert autonomous practitioner

Provide strategic direction for Clinical Nurses Specialist team

Lead on the development, and implementation of programmes of nursing led care for individual patients and the client group as a whole

Lead training and education for nurses and allied health care professionals within the specialist area, internally and externally

Contribute to development of the department's clinical research strategy, and engage at all levels of research process

Responsibility for excellent standards of nursing care to patients through the planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating nurse-led services

Lead on review and evaluate the provision of patient information & education sessions, in collaboration with the MDT

Work with the clinical team to create and enable a positive patient experience and promote staff wellbeing

See job description and person specification for further details.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025