Spirometry Service Health Care Professionals

NHS Jobs; Stratford; Presencial; CAD 104.000 - 117.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

NHS Jobs is recruiting a Health Care Professional to join a Spirometry Service team. You will perform pre-spirometry assessments, spirometry with optional FeNO testing, and post-test interpretation to support COPD, asthma and related care in primary care. Training and supervision are provided.

The candidate should be ARTP certified if possible and registered with the NMC or GPhC; prior experience as a practice nurse or pharmacist is desirable.

Formación

• Registered with NMC or GPhC (UK).
• ARTP certification preferred; training available.

Responsabilidades

• Pre-spirometry history and clinical assessment.
• Perform spirometry with optional FeNO testing; interpret and report results.
• Discuss cases with consultants; support care planning.
• Identify undiagnosed cardiorespiratory issues and optimise care and prescribing.
• Induction and regular supervision will be provided.

Educación

NMC/GPhc registration

ARTP certification

Descripción del empleo

Spirometry Service Health Care Professionals

The post holder will be part of a team delivering the service as per the agreed service protocol. This will include pre spirometry history/clinical assessment, spirometry +/- FeNO testing and post spirometry interpretation and reporting. The nurse/pharmacist will ensure patients receive optimal care and will determine what action is needed in accordance with the test result. There will be opportunities for case discussion plus trouble shooting with consultant support. The aim is to help identify undiagnosed cases, provide more accurate diagnosis for those with cardiorespiratory disease as well as optimising the clinical care and prescribing of patients with COPD, asthma and other diagnoses. We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role. The successful post holder will ideally be ARTP certified, however training can also be offered. To be successful, you will need to be registered with the NMC/GPhc and ideally have previous experience of working as a practice nurse/pharmacist in Primary Care

£55,524 - £62,652 Inclusive of Outer London HCAS per annum