Respiratory Nurse

Watling Street Practice; Stony Stratford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local general practice is looking for a dedicated Respiratory Nurse to join their team in Stony Stratford. The successful candidate will engage in tasks like asthma checks, pathology tests, and routine patient care under the guidance of experienced nurses. This part-time role offers a competitive salary ranging from £21 to £23.50 per hour, depending on experience, alongside benefits such as annual leave and NHS retail discounts. We encourage applications from those passionate about patient care and collaborative practices.

Benefits

28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus bank holidays

NHS Discounts

Wellbeing resources available free to staff

Qualifications

• Experience in practice nursing with a focus on respiratory care.
• Understanding of chronic illness and immunisations is beneficial.
• Willingness to maintain professional standards and keep updated.

Responsibilities

• Conduct asthma checks and peak flow readings.
• Request and process pathology tests as needed.
• Referrals to local services must be done appropriately.
• Assist senior nursing staff with routine patient care.

Skills

Communication skills

Compassion

Empathy

Resourcefulness

Job description

A fantastic opportunity to join a high performing GPsurgery, looking to welcome a new Respiratory Nurse to the team.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please complete the application form on NHS Jobs or email us directly with your CV at [e-mail]

Hours, Salary and Benefits

• 18 hours per week
• £21 - £23.50 per hour (depending on experience)
• 28 days annual leave(pro-rata'd), plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with length of service
• NHS Discounts with a massivenumber of retailers (with a Bluelight card)
• Wellbeing resources availablefree to all staff

Conversations around flexible working and compressed hours are encouraged

Main duties of the job

As a member of the Watling Street Practice nursing team, you will be working from our surgery in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes.

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Respiratory Nurse to join our clinical team; someone with excellent communication skills, astrong sense of empathy, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-pacedenvironment.

If youre passionate about making a positive impact onpatients lives and are ready to contribute to a hardworking, collaborativeclinical team, we encourage you to apply.

About us

Our ethos is to treat patients as we would expect ourfamily members to be treated. We are proud of our caring and supportive teamapproach and it is important that the successful applicant fits well within ourteam.

We pride ourselves on being a modern, forward thinkinggeneral practice whilst retaining traditional values.

As Watling Street Practice, our three sites are withinStony Stratford, Great Holm and Shenley Church End. We are part of the WatlingStreet Primary Care Network and have a community team including nurses, socialprescribers and social work assistant supporting our patient populations.

We strive to provide high quality, readily accessiblemedical and preventative health care within a well organised, efficient,up-to-date, friendly and caring environment.

Job responsibilities

• Asthma/Peak Flow Readings/Feno/Spiro/COPD
• Requesting pathology tests, for example urine culture, bloods
• Ability to do referrals to local services
• Following agreed clinical protocols with referral to senior nurses or GPs as appropriate
• Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and GPs

Additional Expectations

• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgment, resourcefulness and common sense
• A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to the post
• A commitment to ensure all Health and Safety requirements and Infection Control measures are met and to report any problems to the practice manager
• A commitment to the effective use of practice and NHS resources.
• An awareness of own limitations and experience
• To work only in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct and within the scope of professional practice
• To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up to date portfolio which meets the requirements of registration with the UKCC

Person Specification

Experience

• Practice Nursing
• Respiratory
• Chronic illness
• Immunisations

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.

£21 to £23.50 an hourDepending on experience.