Respiratory Nurse Specialist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic nurse to join our well-established Rapid Response Respiratory Team at Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a full time position we work shifts to cover form 08:30 to 19:30 7 days a week. 37.5 hours per week

We are a team of Respiratory Nurses and Respiratory Physiotherapists who care for patients in their own home with acute respiratory disease. The main aim is to prevent hospital admission or support early discharge.

We also run a very effective Acute Respiratory Illness Virtual Ward (ARI VW). "Innovation and Improvement Award Finalist 2024".

We are committed to providing the best work life balance possible, flexible working and part time hours considered.

If you are committed to making a difference, and want to work in a busy, vibrant environment, then this will be the opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

The job is a Band 7 for someone with a NMP certificate but if you do not have the certificate, we can arrange for you to do the course, the post will therefore be a band 6 training position, as soon as you have completed your NMP, you will become band 7

Assess, plan implement and evaluate programmes of evidence-based care.

Participate in the education for patients and staff.

Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of the patients and their families.

Participate in improvement of services and the quality-of-care provision.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.