People in Nurse Advisor jobs are themselves registered Nurses and are preferably ENB 998 qualified and are a member of the NMC. As a Nurse wanting to become a Medical Nurse Advisor, you should preferably have experience in a specialist therapy area, for example Asthma/COPD, Diabetes or Wound Care and will have obtained a qualification in this. You will also have demonstrable commercial awareness - you may already have a little sales experience as well. The key qualities are to be an excellent communicator, results-driven and self-motivated. You should have the ability to work autonomously or as part of a team.
The main aim in Nurse Advisor jobs is to help the Medical Sales Representatives in achieving market share. That said, Nurse Advisors have to behave ethically and in the patient’s best interest at all times. Therefore, Medical Nurse Advisors work as independent professionals, ‘sponsored’ by a Pharmaceutical or Healthcare Company.
The work of a Nurse Advisor must assess, review and audit Hospitals and GP Practices and their approach to therapy in a particular therapy area such as Asthma. When the Medical Nurse Advisor feels that it is of genuine benefit, they will transfer a patient to their Company’s product.
Becoming a Medical Nurse Advisor can be a very rewarding option for those Nurses who have become disenchanted working in the NHS. As a Nurse Advisor they will remain patient-focused and will be a useful resource for many busy GP Practices and busy Hospital Wards. While the Practice or Ward can proceed with their usual work, the Nurse Advisor can spend time reviewing processes and implementing best practice. This can provide a significant improvement in patient treatment for the therapy area that the Medical Nurse Advisor is focusing on.
The role of the Nurse Advisor can help their ‘sponsoring’ Pharmaceutical or Healthcare Company become a front runner in the treatment area in question by reaching new standards and innovating.
Pharmaceutical Nurse Advisor must work in accordance with the ABPI code of conduct but a Healthcare Nurse Advisor is not restricted in the same way. Whereas Pharmaceutical Nurse Advisors are working with medicines, Healthcare Nurse Advisors may be working on how best to use a particular type of syringe or oxygen monitoring equipment.
Some Healthcare Nurse Advisors work within the Cosmetic Surgery area, talking to patients thinking of Cosmetic Surgery and explaining to them of all the things the should consider before making their choice to have surgery. The role Healthcare Nurse Advisor jobs may therefore be slightly more commercial than that of Pharmaceutical Nurse Advisor jobs.
People in Nurse Advisor jobs are rewarded with first class training, incentives, opportunity for career development (eg. to become a Nurse Manager) and an attractive salary package.
