Respiratory Nurse

Job responsibilities

The post entails providing expert supportive care for respiratory patients, by helping to prevent avoidable hospital attendances, providing facilitated support following hospital admission and the promotion of focused self-management, which will include reviewing those with home oxygen therapy.

The successful candidate must be capable of working autonomously and work with the support of colleagues, in providing a seamless service of care.

It is anticipated that the successful candidate will have respiratory and/or community experience, however, training and support is available for candidates with the potential to develop

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Clinical Supervision Training
• Long Term Conditions Qualification
• Experience of working autonomously in an specialist nursing role
• Experience of prescribing and undertaking medication reviews
• Experience of chronic disease management
• Experience of audit
• Experience of case management
• Accountability for own, and other, roles in a specialist nurse-led service
• Accountability for own, and other, roles in a specialist nurse-led service
• Resource Management
• Clinical leadership skills
• Skilled in the management of patients with long term conditions
• Skilled in the management of patients with complex needs
• Knowledge of local and national health policies
• Clinical examination skills
• Skilled in the delivery of difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Skilled in identification of determinants of health in the local area
• Knowledge of public health issues
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• IT proficient
• Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Problem solving & analytical skills
• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• MDU membership

Desirable

• Qualified Nurse Prescriber
• Minor Illness Qualification
• ALS, PALS
• Experience of nurse led triage
• Experience of working with communities to develop initiatives
• Experience of health needs assessments
• Experience of working in a primary care or general practice setting
• Experience of working on the EMIS
• Resource Management
• Clinical leadership skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).