Home Oxygen Assessment Nurse

Countess Of Chester Hospital; Chester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Respiratory Care Team within the Urgent Care Division on a part-time basis (28 hours per week).

You will assess and support patients requiring oxygen therapy in domiciliary settings, working with a dynamic respiratory nurse team to improve care. Travel for home visit assessments is required, and driving a car is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in general respiratory nursing is required.
• Diploma or recognised respiratory course is preferred or candidate working towards a degree.
• Must have driving licence and access to a car for home visits.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Respiratory multi-disciplinary team and contribute to MDT meetings.
• Deliver nurse-led clinics, new diagnoses, reviews, and home assessments.
• Liaise with internal and external care providers including Community Home Oxygen teams.

Skills

Oxygen therapy

Respiratory nursing

Autonomous working

MDT collaboration

Education

NMC registered nurse

Diploma/degree in respiratory care

Job description

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.

Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation

Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.

As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.

Job overview

Working Part time : 28 hours per week (4 days - Monday to Wednesday and Thursday short day )

The Respiratory Team is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated Registered Nurse to the Respiratory Care Team within the Urgent Care Division. This post is to assess and support patients requiring oxygen therapy on a domiciliary basis.
The role offers an opportunity to work with a dynamic respiratory nurse team to improve the care and management of patients requiring oxygen, performing assessments in a complex cohort of patients with changing health care needs.
This service works across the acute hospital and community setting enabling a seamless service for patients who require oxygen therapy on a domiciliary basis. You will work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team both in the Trust and the community setting. You should have experience in general respiratory nursing and ideally hold a diploma or recognised respiratory course or be working towards a degree.
The post will consist of hospital-based outpatient clinics and home visit assessments and ongoing care. Client interventions can be planned or on an SOS basis. Relevant training will be provided to promote autonomous working. It is essential that you can drive and have access to a car in order to carry out home visit assessments.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with all members of the Respiratory multi- disciplinary team, contributing to weekly MDT meetings, supporting and independently delivering both new diagnosis, review clinics, home assessments and developing nurse led clinics.

You will be liaising and working alongside other care providers internally and externally including CWP and the Community Home Oxygen team.

Working for our organisation

The Trust's services are provided from three locations: