Respiratory Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 27 May 2025
Job summary
Respiratory Specialist Nurse Band 6
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated registered nurse to join our expanding community Respiratory service within Sutton Health and Care. You will work within a passionate and friendly respiratory MDT team providing evidence-based care for patients with chronic respiratory conditions. The successful candidate will work with the team to develop integrated respiratory service pathways through audit and evaluation and promote health through patient empowerment, health education and self-management skills.
The ideal post holder must have excellent communication skills, be a team player, be extremely organised, work well under pressure, have general IT skills and have an ability to work flexibly. We are looking for someone with previous experience in the respiratory speciality within acute or community.
If you believe you have these qualities and are looking for a rewarding, interesting and challenging role within a small friendly team, please contact us.
Interview Date: 4th June 2025Main duties of the job
Refer to the service to enable prompt assessment, diagnosis and treatment according to agreed policies, protocols and guidelines.
Request and perform appropriate diagnostic and/or therapeutic interventions in order to provide a holistic assessment of the patient within agreed policies and guidelines.
Be responsible for prescribing such treatments as are deemed clinically appropriate, in line with local guidelines, the Nurse Prescribing Formulary and Trust protocols for Non-Medical Prescribing.
Lead in the professional development needs of junior team members within the service.
Be proactive in offering health promotion and participate in health promotion activities, including health needs assessment for the caseload and local population.
To contribute to the development of evidence-based practice using audit and other tools including user and stakeholder feedback.
About us
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.
Details
Date posted
13 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£42,939 to £50,697 a year pro rata per annum inc hcas (outer)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
343-7180541-UB-RB-Y
Job locations
Cheam Priory
318 Malden road,
North Cheam
SM3 8EP
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Cheam Priory
318 Malden road,
North Cheam
SM3 8EP
Employer's website
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