Band 7 CNS - Solihull Community Respiratory Team - Fixed term

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; Vor Ort; GBP 33.000 - 43.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Respiratory to join the Solihull Community Respiratory Team. The role focuses on advanced respiratory assessment and management for COPD and bronchiectasis, aiming to avoid unnecessary admissions and support the Solihull Virtual Ward.

The CNS will work across primary, acute and community services, require NMC registration, and bring at least two years’ Band 6 experience with capability in capillary

Qualifikationen

• Advanced clinical assessment skills in respiratory disease management.
• Competence in performing and interpreting capillary blood gases and managing oxygen therapy.
• Post-registration qualification or CPD in respiratory specialty at FHEQ Level 6 or 7.

Aufgaben

• Undertake advanced respiratory assessments and develop individualised care plans to promote independence and reduce avoidable admissions.
• Initiate and optimise evidence-based respiratory treatments and medications within scope of practice.
• Perform and interpret capillary blood gas analysis to support oxygen therapy and clinical decisions.
• Assess and manage patients with acute respiratory symptoms in community, clinic and virtual ward settings.
• Support admission avoidance pathways through timely assessment, intervention and care coordination.
• Determine appropriate care pathways, including safe management at home where suitable.
• Provide specialist input to the Solihull Virtual Ward to prevent unnecessary admissions and enable early intervention.
• Act as a specialist respiratory resource for COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma and ILD.
• Advise on inhaler technique, airway clearance, oxygen therapy, symptom monitoring, smoking cessation and lifestyle change.
• Provide education and self-management support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centred care.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and implementation of innovative respiratory pathways across Solihull.

Kenntnisse

Advanced respiratory assessment

Capillary blood gas analysis

Oxygen therapy management

Autonomous practice

Teaching & mentoring

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Ausbildung

FHEQ Level 6/7 CNS post-registration qualification

Jobbeschreibung

This 12-month fixed-term Clinical Nurse Specialist post sits in the Solihull Community Respiratory Team at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on advanced respiratory assessment and treatment for conditions such as COPD and bronchiectasis, aiming to avoid unnecessary admissions through the Solihull Virtual Ward. It works across primary, acute and community services and helps build the Solihull Respiratory Hub, and may involve varied shifts. Applicants need NMC registration, at least two years at Band 6 and competence in capillary blood gases.

What the job involves

• Undertake advanced respiratory assessments and develop individualised care plans that promote independence and reduce avoidable admissions
• Initiate and optimise evidence-based respiratory treatments and medications within scope of practice
• Perform and interpret capillary blood gas analysis to support oxygen therapy and clinical decisions
• Assess and manage patients with acute respiratory symptoms in community, clinic and virtual ward settings
• Support admission avoidance pathways through timely assessment, intervention and care coordination
• Determine appropriate care pathways, including safe management at home where suitable
• Provide specialist input to the Solihull Virtual Ward to prevent unnecessary admissions and enable early intervention
• Act as a specialist respiratory resource for COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma and ILD
• Advise on inhaler technique, airway clearance, oxygen therapy, symptom monitoring, smoking cessation and lifestyle change
• Provide education and self-management support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals
• Work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centred care
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and implementation of innovative respiratory pathways across Solihull

Qualifications

• Post-registration qualification or CPD in speciality at FHEQ Level 6 or 7
• Recognised mentorship course

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as an adult or child nurse (field dependent), with ability to revalidate

Experience

• At least two years' Band 6 respiratory experience
• Significant post-registration experience as a CNS at Band 6 or above in speciality
• Extensive experience of working autonomously at specialist level
• Working in multidisciplinary and cross-agency environments
• Experience of teaching, assessing and supervising others in clinical settings
• Experience of a patient advocacy role

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced clinical assessment skills and expertise in respiratory disease management
• Competence in performing and interpreting capillary blood gases and managing oxygen therapy
• Expert speciality knowledge, underpinned by theory and CPD, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care
• Awareness of current NHS policy relating to the speciality

Other

• Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance and of safeguarding principles
• Ability to adapt behaviour, communicate articulately and motivate others, with a positive attitude
• Flexible and innovative approach to service delivery, acting on own initiative, and working a varied shift pattern where required

Nice to have

• MSc or Masters qualification, or working towards one
• Advanced health assessment module, or working towards one, where applicable
• Non-medical prescriber, or willingness to undertake training, where applicable
• Experience of delivering change management, personally or as a facilitator
• Experience in service development
• Awareness of current research related to the speciality