Clinical Nurse Specialist Respiratory

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Greater London is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist Respiratory to join their dedicated team. This full-time position involves providing expert care and support for respiratory patients, working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team across multiple hospital sites. The ideal candidate should be an NMC Registered Nurse with substantial experience in respiratory care, passionate about delivering high-quality, compassionate patient care. This role offers opportunities for professional development and involvement in teaching and research activities.

Qualifications

• Significant clinical experience specific to respiratory care.
• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development.
• Experience dealing with challenging/complex patients.
• Experience of carrying out research and audit.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical excellence in respiratory care.
• Support education and research within the team.
• Organize and innovate practices in respiratory services.

Skills

Ability to work within MDT

Excellent communication skills

Time management

Teaching skills

IT skills

Organizational skills

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Post registration qualification appropriate to the specialty

Physical examination qualification

Non-medical prescribing qualification

Job description

Applications are invited for a Clinical Nurse Specialist Respiratory - Band 6 nurse to join our multi-disciplinary, integrated and award-winning team of respiratory nurses and physiotherapist called Adult Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation (ARCARE). Working fulltime in our different services at Royal London Hospital, St Bartholomew's Hospital and Mile End Hospital. This is an excellent development opportunity for an existing Band 6 to specialist in respiratory or a Band 5 with respiratory nursing experience to develop into a Band 6 for six months.

The post holder will work closely with respiratory teams, across sites (occasional cross site cover may be required). This is an exciting role that supports an integrated approach in supporting respiratory patients across the various patient pathways including in-patient reviews, diagnostic (spirometry) and follow-up asthma /COPD clinics, respiratory virtual ward, home oxygen, primary care education, respiratory case management and pulmonary rehabilitation. We support an internal rotation program within the department to enhance ones respiratory nursing skills. We are looking for a patient focused nurse to join our team and help the service deliver responsive and compassionate care

Main duties of the job

To provide:

Clinical Excellence

Professional Expertise

Support with Education and Research

Organisation and Innovation

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Post registration qualification appropriate to the specialty or equivalent
• Physical examination qualification or working towards.
• Non-medical prescribing qualification or working towards

Experience

• Significant clinical experience specific to respiratory care
• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
• Experience of dealing with challenging/complex patients
• Experience of carrying out research and audit

Skills

• Ability to work within MDT
• Evidence of teaching skills
• Time management, IT, presentation and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills with patients and MDT including verbal and written, individual or group

Knowledge

• Demonstrates good understanding of various National Guidelines for COPD, Oxygen, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Asthma, NIV

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.