Respiratory Nurse Specialist

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Liverpool is seeking a skilled Registered Nurse to provide care for patients with respiratory conditions. This role involves assessing inpatients, conducting home oxygen assessments, and leading outpatient clinics. Ideal candidates will possess a strong background in nursing with a focus on respiratory health. The position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Promotes work-life balance

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with an active NMC registration.
• Experience in respiratory care is preferred.
• Ability to teach and mentor other staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide ward cover and manage respiratory patient assessments.
• Complete home oxygen assessments and manage prescriptions.
• Lead nurse-led outpatient clinics for respiratory conditions.

Skills

Communication skills

Patient assessment skills

Working as part of a team

Education

Registered Nurse / Midwife qualification

Post-basic specialist qualification

Job description

Overview

The service provides inpatient cover to Aintree Hospital. We perform inpatient COPD and Asthma reviews, home oxygen assessments and nebuliser trials. We have nurse led outpatient clinics for COPD, Asthma, Bronchiectasis and Oxygen. We are commissioned to look after home oxygen patients living in Sefton, and Liverpool - and perform home visits on these patients too. We work closely with medical and therapy teams both in hospital, and in primary care. We have close links with the Community Respiratory Team, ILD team, and other local Oxygen teams too.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team of RNS, to provide ward cover to the hospital: assessing inpatients diagnosed with a variety of respiratory conditions and advising & implementing management plans for these patients.
• Complete home oxygen assessments and review oxygen prescriptions of both inpatients and outpatients, including home visits.
• Complete assessment and provide discharge bundles for patients admitted with exacerbations of their airways disease.
• Run nurse led outpatient clinics - supported by B7 colleagues.
• Participate in clinical audit.
• Contribute to teaching and clinical supervision.
• Be involved in service development projects.
• Perform comprehensive assessment of a patient\'s needs (including clinical examination, and sampling arterial blood gases); then plan, implement and evaluate care delivery accordingly.
• Ensure effective lines of communication within the multidisciplinary team to achieve an optimal level of service to respiratory patients, their families and carers.
• Liaise effectively with community matrons, GPs and other teams to enhance the respiratory patients care pathway.
• Supported by a band 7, have patients in nurse led clinics in Asthma, COPD, Bronchiectasis and Oxygen; providing expert advice, education and support to patients, their families and/or carers regarding their ongoing care and condition.
• Understands and recognise your own limitations and refers to a more experienced specialist/ clinical lead when required, including presenting patients at MDT.
• Care for patients from diagnosis through to end stage disease. Display advanced communication skills to patients, their relatives and members of the public with empathy and reassurance.
• Promote better health expectations for patients with respiratory disease and encourage strategies for healthier lifestyles using the "every contact counts" approach.
• Request and interpret laboratory tests, respiratory function tests, sputum tests etc. when assessing patients\' care needs.
• Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment and/or diagnosis and/or treatment.
• Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
• Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care and development of services.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives, and professionals across health and social services.
• Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients and carers/relatives.
• Contributes to the provision of specialist protocols and policies as required.
• Responsible for organising own workload within the requirements of the specialist team activities and work plan.
• With the wider team - evaluate service delivery, identify areas for improvement and initiate change.
• Monitor health, safety and security of self and others and promote best practice in Aintree Chest Centre.

Education and Development

• Identify learning needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of education to meet identified need.
• Provide teaching in practice to other staff and students through clinical supervision/facilitation.
• Participate in the education of pre and post registered nurses, and curriculum development where appropriate.
• Ensure own compliance and compliance of others with regard to mandatory training requirements.

Clinical Governance

• Participate in research & clinical audit to improve effectiveness of patient care and service delivery.
• Participate in the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to own area of work.
• Promote patient and public involvement activities in the specialist area, leading to service improvement.
• Promote people\'s equality, diversity and rights.

Professional Registration and Requirements

• Registered Nurses at Aintree have a responsibility to: Maintain active status on NMC register; Act always in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and guiding documents; Adhere to Trust Policy and Procedure; Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues; Maintain a professional portfolio.
• The successful candidate must have an active driving license - due to the home visits, and cross site cover.
• Essential qualifications: Registered Nurse / Midwife; Post-basic specialist Qualification relevant to specialty; Evidence of continued professional development.
• Desirable criteria: Recordable specialist qualification, Post registration experience; Extensive clinical experience; Involvement in audit; In-depth specialist knowledge.

Additional Information

• Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
• Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months\' of their 18th birthday.
• The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieving fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from groups that are under-represented in our workforce.
• Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in instalments for up to 3 months. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications and fees are subject to updates.
• From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependants will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship by checking gov.uk.
• This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must adhere to safeguarding policies and Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. All employees and volunteers are expected to maintain safeguarding knowledge and complete mandatory safeguarding training. The organisation supports the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme.
• If you have any personal requirements that will enable participation in the recruitment process, contact Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666.
• Note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women\'s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve care for patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women\'s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.