Respiratory Nurse Specialist

2 weeks ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 6 S Respiratory Nurse Specialist to join the Integrated Respiratory Service.

The successful candidate will be working across the hospital and community within the Respiratory Team in the Respiratory Directorate in hospital outpatient clinics; in the home oxygen service; and pulmonary rehabilitation. This post requires the ability to be able to provide flexible daytime shift working across 7 days. Weekends are on a rotational basis.

The service is committed to training and developing staff within their role and any required training will be provided.

Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work at highly specialist level within the Respiratory Team . The respiratory service consists of the Home Oxygen Service for East Lancashire, Respiratory Nurse Specialist team , Pulmonary rehab team, ANPs and Respiratory Diagnostics and the RAU team, who all work collaboratively to deliver expert respiratory care.

The successful candidate should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate a problem solving approach to their work and be flexible to work across the pathways of care within clinical settings of the Respiratory Service.

Key responsibilities will include the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, be responsible for ensuring effective systems and processes are in place to facilitate the education and training of all non specialist staff and students.

As the service covers a wide geographical area (East Lancashire) a car driver is essential

About us

Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

The Integrated Respiratory service is based in St Peters Centre, Burnley and Royal Blackburn Hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a responsive service to patients aiming to maintain patients in their own home and avoid unnecessary admissions and expediting early discharge to Health and Social care. To work autonomously ( usually non direct clinical supervision) in the clinical assessment and management of patients with respiratory diseases. To assess patients who require oxygen therapy, providing advice and support to ensure safety, supporting patients where oxygen no longer required. To advise and support other health professionals, patients and carers to improve care of patients with respiratory conditions To support patients at end of life, working with colleagues. To promote, support and assist in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation services for patients. To provide inpatient specialist input to Respiratory patients To provide specialist clinical input to the Outpatient Clinics within the Respiratory Directorate. Ensure that all existing procedures and protocols relating to the care of patients are reviewed and updated as required To provide mentorship to students as we are a teaching area for Student nurses Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Registered 1st level nurse able to take on board new ideas, skills and knowledge ability to problem solve be numerate

Desirable

to have experience of working with respiratory patients

Knowledge and skills

Essential

able to manage the care of a group of people and priortise workload with no supervision able to write detailed reports/letters able to teach/train less qualified learners/carers keyboard skills/computer systems ie EMIS

Desirable

to have knowledge of current best practice NMP v300 course respiratory diploma-COPD/Asthma

personal attributes

Essential

be able to work within a team supportive of team members able to reflect on ones own work have effective interpersonal skills be enthusiastic , conscientious and sympathetic understand the importance of confidentiality be able to fulfill various shift patterns
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