Job summary
We are looking for a specialist respiratory nurse to join our busy respiratory department. You will be joining a dedicated team who strive to give the best care possible to patients with a variety of respiratory conditions.
Working hours for this role will be covered Monday to Friday.
The multi-disciplinary respiratory team comprises 7 Consultant Physicians, a Lead Respiratory Nurse Specialist and 7 Respiratory Nurse Specialists, 2 Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists, a Clinical Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist, 2 Treating Tobacco Dependence Specialist Advisors, a Respiratory Assistant, 2 Respiratory Physiologists, administrative and clerical support.
Main duties of the job
Working as a clinical nurse specialist you will be responsible for your own clinic and management of patients with a variety of respiratory disorders. The clinics we run range from Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, COPD, Asthma, TB, Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary Fibrosis. Clinics are run either virtually by telephone/video or in some cases are run face to face. This role is varied and covers caring for both inpatients and outpatients.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of job responsibilities.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
The clinical nurse specialists are responsible for their own clinics and management of patients with a variety of respiratory disorders. The service runs a sleep disordered breathing services for both Dorset and Wiltshire. Nurse led clinics are run for assessment of patients with potential Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), triage of results, diagnosis of OSA and subsequent set up with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy. The service uses both basic and multi-channel oximetry and has remote monitoring facility on the CPAP devices. Clinics within the sleep service are run virtually either by video or telephone, with some face-to-face clinics.
The Specialist Nurses also assess and treat patients in Type II Respiratory Failure with non-invasive ventilation, this is a domiciliary service, but there is some cross over with in-patients. An Oxygen Therapy Service has been developed and both inpatients and outpatients are assessed for their oxygen needs. Follow up for these patients takes place in the outpatient setting. Both arterialized capillary and arterial blood gas sampling are used in this service.
A general nurse led clinic includes assessment and treatment of patients with Tuberculosis, COPD, Bronchiectasis, Asthma, and Pulmonary Fibrosis.
A Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service is currently in place coordinated by a specialist Respiratory Nurse.
Support of patients requiring Intravenous antibiotics at home via Mid lines is included in the role. This includes support in terms of the organization of Community Teams to visit the patient, outpatient admission for insertion of the line and attendance for removal of the line with communication across both primary and secondary care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The clinical nurse specialists are responsible for their own clinics and management of patients with a variety of respiratory disorders. The service runs a sleep disordered breathing services for both Dorset and Wiltshire. Nurse led clinics are run for assessment of patients with potential Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), triage of results, diagnosis of OSA and subsequent set up with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy. The service uses both basic and multi-channel oximetry and has remote monitoring facility on the CPAP devices. Clinics within the sleep service are run virtually either by video or telephone, with some face-to-face clinics.
The Specialist Nurses also assess and treat patients in Type II Respiratory Failure with non-invasive ventilation, this is a domiciliary service, but there is some cross over with in-patients. An Oxygen Therapy Service has been developed and both inpatients and outpatients are assessed for their oxygen needs. Follow up for these patients takes place in the outpatient setting. Both arterialized capillary and arterial blood gas sampling are used in this service.
A general nurse led clinic includes assessment and treatment of patients with Tuberculosis, COPD, Bronchiectasis, Asthma, and Pulmonary Fibrosis.
A Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service is currently in place coordinated by a specialist Respiratory Nurse.
Support of patients requiring Intravenous antibiotics at home via Mid lines is included in the role. This includes support in terms of the organization of Community Teams to visit the patient, outpatient admission for insertion of the line and attendance for removal of the line with communication across both primary and secondary care.
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- First level registered nurse (Active NMC Registration).
- Degree level qualification or equivalent
- The post holder will be a first level registered nurse with a minimum 3 years at Band 5 and have a demonstrated interest in Respiratory medicine.
- Knowledge of current issues in relation to nursing and health care eg NICE/BTS Guidance relating to respiratory disorders.
Desirable
- HAPE course, or equivalent
- Previous CNS experience, nursing Respiratory patients.
- Ability to work independently in the out-patient clinic setting and manage a caseload of patients.
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- First level registered nurse (Active NMC Registration).
- Degree level qualification or equivalent
- The post holder will be a first level registered nurse with a minimum 3 years at Band 5 and have a demonstrated interest in Respiratory medicine.
- Knowledge of current issues in relation to nursing and health care eg NICE/BTS Guidance relating to respiratory disorders.
Desirable
- HAPE course, or equivalent
- Previous CNS experience, nursing Respiratory patients.
- Ability to work independently in the out-patient clinic setting and manage a caseload of patients.
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).
