Band 6 Nurse Specialist - Chronic fatigue Service

This is an exciting opportunity for a fixed term 12 month contract covering maternity Leave. The post holder, in conjunction with other members of the ME/Chronic Fatigue Service multi-disciplinary team, will provide a high-quality service to patients with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and those patient with Long COVID, based on nationally recommended guidelines for treatment, in order to promote management of, and recovery from ME/CFS (NICE 2021). The post-holder will be responsible for developing and delivering a highly specialised nursing service to patients with ME/CFS working under the supervision of a Nabd 7 CNS. This will be achieved by triaging new referrals, undertaking comprehensive pre-diagnostic patient assessments, managing a patient caseload, delivering group education and lifestyle management programmes, liaison with GPs and other healthcare professionals, consultation, teaching and training to the team and other health professionals., The main duties include

Triaging - ME/CFS is a diagnosis of exclusion where collation of medical history and interpreting blood tests are a vital part of the triaging process. Attention to detail is important together with building a broad knowledge base of medical conditions.

Assessment - conducting holistic comprehensive assessments, gathering clinical information and report writing skills are essential.

Follow up clinics - ability to manage own caseload providing support and advice

Opportunity to participate in education seminars and patient group programmes.

Ability to work sensitively and compassionately with a marginalised patient population who are often misunderstood by medical professionals.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.