Respiratory Nurse Specialist

Central London Community Health Trust

The closing date is 19 March 2025

Job summary

Central London Community Healthcare are now seeking a Band 7 Respiratory Nurse Specialist to join their team at Oak Lane Clinic where you will be working within a community based multidisciplinary respiratory team delivering respiratory care across the London Borough of Barnet in Barnet with a key focus on providing COPD specific clinical care via a Hospital at Home Service, Outpatient nurse led clinics and domiciliary visiting.

Main duties of the job

To undertake comprehensive assessments of complex COPD respiratory patients with co-morbidities, including physical examination, and to develop treatment plans for patients using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning.
To assess, develop and implement specialist care programmes, including home oxygen therapy, medication reviews, adhering to evidence based guidelines.
To accurately undertake specialist clinical skills including performing arterial / capillary blood gases and spirometry.
To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical tests to form an accurate assessment and suitability for the Hospital at Home scheme, co-ordinate appropriate services to ensure safe transfer of care to the community and develop comprehensive discharge plans.
To work in a variety of clinical areas including patients' homes and out patient clinics
To work as an autonomous practitioner accepting clinical responsibility for a specialised caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time
To liaise with and give specialist advice to other members of the Multidisciplinary team (MDT) and Primary Care regarding the clinical management of patients with a COPD diagnosis.
Have knowledge of COPD disease management pathways within the community, secondary and primary care setting

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

05 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-NORTH-7017861-A

Job locations

Oak Lane Clinic

Barnet Respiratory COPD service, 1st Floor Oak Lane Clinic. Oak Lane East Finchley

East Finchley. LONDON

N2 8LT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Registered Nurse
Current registration with NMC.
Possess a Degree or equivalent experience
Post basic qualification in Respiratory care or equivalent experience
Qualification in Independent nurse prescribing or willing to undertake training

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with respiratory patients
Experience of working within a community setting.
Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
Demonstrates ability to managing change

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise
Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care
Knowledge awareness of recent NHS policies/DoH agend
Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
Computer skills i.e. Word, data- bases email, internet

Desirable

Ability to perform arterial / arterialised blood gas sampling

Other

Essential

Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Registered Nurse
Current registration with NMC.
Possess a Degree or equivalent experience
Post basic qualification in Respiratory care or equivalent experience
Qualification in Independent nurse prescribing or willing to undertake training

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with respiratory patients
Experience of working within a community setting.
Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
Demonstrates ability to managing change

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise
Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care
Knowledge awareness of recent NHS policies/DoH agend
Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
Computer skills i.e. Word, data- bases email, internet

Desirable

Ability to perform arterial / arterialised blood gas sampling

Other

Essential

Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.