Respiratory Nurse

Job summary

A vacant post for a band 6 Respiratory Nurse has arisen in North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) in the area of South West Essex within the Integrated Respiratory Team.

The Integrated Respiratory Team are and integrated service with Nursing staff, Specialist Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Senior Physiotherapy Assistants and Administration staff.

As the service title suggests we are an integrated team covering many aspects of community respiratory care, services include, COPD Team, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Home Oxygen Service, Respiratory Virtual Ward and Breathlessness and Diagnostics service.

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities: 1. Promoting effective self-management of patients and/or providing professional intervention for community management in order to present unnecessary hospital admissions, improve quality of life and to actively identify patients who would benefit from case management.2. The post holder will make a contribution to both patient and professional education3. The post holder will be expected to deliver a high level of respiratory care to COPD patients and other suitably identified respiratory conditions.

4. The post holder will be required to perform and interpret ABG and CBG results for oxygen therapy assessment and review

5. The post holder will be able to support with the assessment and delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation after upskilling and/or provide sickness and holiday cover to this service.

6. The post holder will be expected to support eh delivery of the Respiratory Virtual Ward (RVW) which supports Admission Avoidance and Early Supported Discharge pathways. This service is 7 day service and staff will be expected to provide weekend cover and support with weekend working on a rostered and bank basis.

7. To support Breathlessness and Diagnostics service by performing quality FeNo and ARTP accredited Spirometry. This service is evolving and additional suitable pathways and reviews maybe made.

8. To participate in MDT, teaching, supervision of Junior staff and provide peer support.

9. Support and deliver the Trusts Values.

About us

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,192 and a maximum payment of £2,011 per annum pro rata).

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Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Mayflower Community Hospital, Blunts wall Road, CM12 9SA

Billericay

CM12 9SA

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Mayflower Community Hospital, Blunts wall Road, CM12 9SA

Billericay

CM12 9SA

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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