Respiratory Support Nurse in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Job summary

Are you passionate about providing specialist respiratory care to patients within the acute hospital and community setting working in an integrated service?

Are you looking for an opportunity to join an integrated, forward thinking and developing service working with system partners to deliver the best possible respiratory care?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Respiratory Support Nurse to join the well-established Wirral Integrated Respiratory Service.

The Wirral Integrated Respiratory Service is a team made up of Specialist Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Clinical Support Workers, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapist assistants and administration staff who all strive to work collaboratively to deliver the best respiratory care for patients on the Wirral. The service delivers early supported discharge and admission avoidance for Respiratorypatients, chronic disease management, pulmonary rehabilitation and a home oxygen service for all oxygen patients on the Wirral.

The role will include running Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes. The service operates Monday to Friday - 8:30 to 16:30. In the future may require flexibility to change to meet the needs of the service in the future.

Main duties of the job

Deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation in a well established service. Based within hospital setting and community venues. Work in collaboration of diverse staff range including Assistant, Exercise Physiologist and Physiotherapists.

Deliver education in a group setting or to individual patients.

Use clinical skills and knowledge to assess a range of Respiratory conditions including COPD, Asthma, Bronchiectasis and Interstitial Lung Diseases. Identify conditions that require intervention and take appropriate action including referral to other professionals/services.

Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to on-going care needs.

Identify opportunities to promote and provide health education for patients and carers

Advise on self-management strategies including medicines management, exercise, smoking cessation, dietary issues, benefits and travel in a variety of settings.

Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Respiratory Support Nurse position available at WUTH.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Demonstrable Experience within respiratory speciality Evidence of continued professional development IT Literate

Desirable

Rehabilitation experience

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential

Registered General Nurse First level degree or willing to undertake Demonstrate clinical skills in management of patients with chronic and acute respiratory disease

Desirable

Post Basic Qualification/experience in respiratory care Recognised Teaching qualification Clinical examination and diagnostics Community experience

Knowledge and Skills

Desirable

Experience of MDT working Teaching/ Presentation Skills Teaching Experience Experience of audit/ research Previous experience of nurse led clinics

Personal Attributes

Essential

Diplomatic Calm and objective Assertive, confident, yet approachable Recognition of own limitations Demonstrates enthusiasm Empathic Flexible attitude to working

Desirable

Ability to work autonomously and part of a team Ability to motivate self and others Personally, and Professionally mature

Other Requirements

Essential

Knowledge of the National and local respiratory Strategy Recognition of own limitations Knowledge of the Personalised Care agenda Ability to travel across sites and complete home visits

Desirable

Ability to Influence change Pulmonary Rehabilitation Experience

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