Job summary
Are you dedicated to delivering exceptional care to patients with respiratory conditions? We are looking for committed Acute Respiratory Nurses to join our team at RSU. This role provides a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in patients' lives, supporting them throughout their clinical journey and ensuring high-quality care from the acute stage to discharge.
As an Acute Respiratory Nurse, you will be key in delivering specialized care to patients with Type II Respiratory Failure. Starting from their admission in the Emergency Department, you will guide them through their treatment and recovery, implementing the COPD bundle or coordinating their transfer to rehabilitation services, ensuring smooth transitions and the best possible outcomes.
At RSU, we provide advanced care for patients with complex respiratory needs, focusing on seamless progression from acute care to rehabilitation or community support. Whether administering life-saving non-invasive ventilation (NIV), managing chronic respiratory conditions, or offering expert tracheostomy care, RSU leads the way in respiratory nursing excellence.
Main duties of the job
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- First level registered nurse
- Knowledge and understanding of local and national COPD Agenda.
- Ability to priories own workload
- Good Organisational skills
- Enthusiasm
Desirable
- COPD Courses
- NIV Training
Qualifications
Essential
- ILS trained
- ENB 998 or equivalent in teaching and assessing.
Desirable
- Critical care skills
- Leadership course
- ALS
Further Training
Essential
- Cannulation & Venepuncture
Desirable
- ECG Interpretation
- ABG Interpretation
Experience
Essential
- Experience in an Respiratory setting
- Ability to liaise with consultants, other medical staff and health professionals to ensure satisfactory communication
Desirable
- Experience of assessing patient with Type II Respiratory Failure
- Evidence of research activity
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Continued Professional Development
- Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department
- Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy
- Good standard of record keeping
- Able to work Autonomously
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- First level registered nurse
- Knowledge and understanding of local and national COPD Agenda.
- Ability to priories own workload
- Good Organisational skills
- Enthusiasm
Desirable
- COPD Courses
- NIV Training
Qualifications
Essential
- ILS trained
- ENB 998 or equivalent in teaching and assessing.
Desirable
- Critical care skills
- Leadership course
- ALS
Further Training
Essential
- Cannulation & Venepuncture
Desirable
- ECG Interpretation
- ABG Interpretation
Experience
Essential
- Experience in an Respiratory setting
- Ability to liaise with consultants, other medical staff and health professionals to ensure satisfactory communication
Desirable
- Experience of assessing patient with Type II Respiratory Failure
- Evidence of research activity
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Continued Professional Development
- Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department
- Demonstrate professionalism and patient advocacy
- Good standard of record keeping
- Able to work Autonomously
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
