Senior Advanced Respiratory Specialist nurse

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Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job overview

Advanced Respiratory Specialist Nurse - Band 7 - Wandsworth

South West Division - Wandsworth Specialist Nursing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical nurse specialist to join our community team. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and compassionate registered nurse with the skills and knowledge to fulfil this role.

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a high level of expertise clinically, have excellent communication skills and the ability to work flexibly with consideration to the needs of the service.

The post holder will spend at least 80% of the time providing patient facing or related care.

To work within a multidisciplinary respiratory team to deliver community respiratory service in South West division- Wandsworth providing specialist services including hospital at home (admission avoidance and early supported discharge scheme), home oxygen assessment & review service, nurse led clinics, stable disease management and home visits to provide expert specialist care to patients with COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis, OSA and ILD.

For further information and discussion please contact:

Charlotte Francis - Clinical Operations Manager for Wandsworth Specialist Respiratory Nursing and Home Oxygen Services

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Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Providing a specialist respiratory nursing service for patients and their families/ carers with specialist care needs
• Offering support, advice and education to the primary health care teams, hospice, and hospital staff
• Participating in quality initiatives for service improvement.
• Championing respiratory services across CLCH and the South West Division.

What skills do you need to join our team?

• Use specialist respiratory knowledge and skills to safely identify patients with an acute respiratory exacerbation that are suitable for admission avoidance and self-management care plans using the NICE guidance for safe care planning and home management.

• Undertake comprehensive assessments of patients with suspected respiratory disease, including history taking, physical examination, spirometry, formulating individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning.

• Undertake comprehensive assessments of complex respiratory patients with co-morbidities, including physical examination, and to develop treatment plans for patients using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning.

• To work with the team in developing and implementing specialist care programmes, including home oxygen therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation, psychological interventions and medication reviews, adhering to evidence based guidelines.

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here:

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work autonomously to deliver specialist clinical care appropriate to the needs of the patient group and based on principles that are evidence based and which enhance the quality of patient care.

• To use specialist respiratory knowledge and skills to safely identify patients with an acute respiratory exacerbation that are suitable for admission avoidance and self-management care plans using the NICE guidance for safe care planning and home management.

• To undertake comprehensive assessments of complex respiratory patients with co-morbidities, including physical examination, and to develop treatment plans for patients using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning.

• To assesses, develop and implement specialist care programmes, including home oxygen therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation, psychological interventions and medication reviews, adhering to evidence based guidelines.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria

• RN Level 1 registration with the NMC
• Post registration respiratory qualification or equivalent experience
• Teaching/Mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
• Possession of a degree or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Advanced Communication Skills Course
• Advanced Physical Assessment Course
• Non - Medical Prescribing Course
• Teaching and Assessment qualification
• Master's level study in related subject (or willingness to work towards)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with respiratory patients at a senior level
• Experience of working within a community setting
• Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
• Demonstrates ability to managing change

Desirable criteria

• Participation in service development and audit

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to motivate self and others.
• Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
• Ability to be proactive and resourceful.
• A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence-based practice.
• Ability to develop and maintain team working.
• Undertake NMP training.
• Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise, including physical assessment, spirometry, developing self-management action plans.
• Ability to perform blood gas sampling.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care
• Excellent documentation skills
• Knowledge awareness of recent NHS policies/DoH agenda
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
• Computer skills i.e. Word, data- bases email, internet
• An eagerness to contribute to quality assurance and audit

Other

Essential criteria

• Current license to drive a car and in possession of a car
• Friendly and approachable.
• Flexible
• Calm & confident team player
• Good presentation of self, enthusiastic, flexible.
• Receptive to feedback and the willingness to learn and develop.
• Committed to respiratory care.
• Excellent communication skills with patients, carers, Health Care professionals and colleagues.
• Satisfactory health record.
• Physically able to perform all aspects of the job.
• Punctual and reliable
• Commitment to life-long learning

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)

Race Equality Network

Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust )

"We work Flexibly"

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 544.3KB)
• CLCH Trust Values (PDF, 720.3KB)