Respiratory Nurse Specialist

5 days ago


Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Respiratory Nurse Specialist to join our team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. As a key member of our Integrated Respiratory Service, you will play a vital role in delivering expert respiratory care to patients across East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide responsive care to patients, aiming to maintain them in their own home and avoid unnecessary admissions and expedite early discharge to Health and Social Care.
  • Work autonomously in the clinical assessment and management of patients with respiratory diseases, often with non-direct clinical supervision.
  • Assess patients who require oxygen therapy, providing advice and support to ensure safety, and supporting patients where oxygen is no longer required.
  • Advise and support other health professionals, patients, and carers to improve care for patients with respiratory conditions.
  • Support patients at the end of life, working collaboratively with colleagues.
  • Promote, support, and assist in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation services for patients.
  • Provide inpatient specialist input to Respiratory patients.
  • Provide specialist clinical input to the Outpatient Clinics within the Respiratory Directorate.
  • Ensure that all existing procedures and protocols relating to patient care are reviewed and updated as required.
  • Provide mentorship to students, as we are a teaching area for Student Nurses.
Person Specification

Experience

  • Registered 1st-level nurse.
  • Able to take on new ideas, skills, and knowledge.
  • Ability to problem-solve.
  • Be numerate.

Desirable

  • Experience working with respiratory patients.

Knowledge and Skills

  • Able to manage the care of a group of people and prioritize workload with no supervision.
  • Able to write detailed reports/letters.
  • Able to teach/train less qualified learners/carers.
  • Keyboard skills/computer systems (e.g., EMIS).

Desirable

  • Knowledge of current best practice.
  • NMP v300 course.
  • Respiratory diploma - COPD/Asthma.

Personal Attributes

  • Ability to work within a team.
  • Supportive of team members.
  • Able to reflect on one's own work.
  • Effective interpersonal skills.
  • Enthusiastic, conscientious, and sympathetic.
  • Understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
  • Able to fulfill various shift patterns.

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