Osteoporosis Specialist Nurse

Go back Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Osteoporosis Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 06 November 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for someone with a keen interest in bone health and osteoporosis to join our dynamic, friendly team. The role is varied and includes participation in clinics, DXA scanning, patient education, and treatment pathways.

We welcome applicants with transferable skills who are enthusiastic, motivated, and willing to learn. Full training and support will be provided to build on your current skills, as you develop into the Osteoporosis Specialist Nurse Role.

Main duties of the job

You will provide diagnostic and management clinics for patients being referred to the Osteoporosis service.

You will provide education, advice and support to patients and health professionals in the management of bone health.

Assess bone density by use of a bone density scanner (DXA scan).

About us

Our Specialist Nurses carry out Osteoporosis Management clinics at Torbay Hospital and Paignton HWBC both in person and on the telephone. We have regular MDT meetings for discussion of complex patients.

DXA scans are also carried out at Paignton HWBC by Specialist Nurses who have been trained in this role.

Job responsibilities

You will work within the multidisciplinary Osteoporosis Team.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills to ensure that correspondence is of a high standard.

Maintain effective communication with a range of people across all levels, both within and outside the organisation.

Liaise and work collaboratively with colleagues within the department.

Deliver information to patients in an appropriate format at a level understood by the patient.

Ability to take a medical history and decide with the patient on the most appropriate course of action/treatment for their bone health in a clinic situation.

Recognise when a condition is outside of the scope of the role/knowledge/experience and seek appropriate advice.

Ensure DXA scans are acquired to a high standard to allow appropriate diagnostic reporting of bone density results.

Analyse bone density examinations using manufacturer specific software or in-house analysis techniques according to departmental protocols or as instructed.

Undertake independent Osteoporosis Management Clinics.

Prioritise and adapt approach to situations as they arise.

Undertake unsupervised and be accountable for, bone density scans of patients and maintain the highest possible standard of radiography.

Able to exercise initiative and act with autonomy when dealing with issues within own specialist areas of competence.

Able to travel between Torbay Hospital and Paignton Health and Wellbeing Centre.

Assist patients onto and off the scanner bed.

Regular need to move and position patients when performing bone density scans as a single operator.

Person Specification

• Registered Nurse Level 1
• Current NMC registration
• Non-medical prescriber (or willingness to undertake course)
• Ability to prioritise own workload and manage time effectively.
• Autonomous working.
• Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues.
• Practical experience of DXA scanning or willing to undertake learning.
• Non-Medical Prescriber
• National Training Scheme for Bone Densitometry Certificate
• Understanding of Osteoporosis and treatments
• Experience in Osteoporosis Management or musculoskeletal related specialty.
• Experience of assessing patients in a clinic environment
• Knowledge of IRMER regulations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust