Respiratory Nurse Specialist

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Tooting; Remoto; GBP 58.000 - 65.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Respiratory Nurse (Band 7) to provide expert assessment, diagnosis and care for patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions. The role links with acute assessment, ED, respiratory nurses and chest clinics, and involves collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams across SGH and Queen Mary’s Hospital.

The post requires leadership, advanced clinical skills and the ability to develop respiratory services,

Competenze

• NMC registration as a nurse and degree in a health-related subject.
• Advanced clinical assessment skills accredited module or willing to undertake.
• Experience in respiratory care and critical care pathways.
• Ability to lead and supervise junior staff and teach in clinical settings.

Mansioni

• Provide specialist respiratory assessment, diagnosis, treatment and care for patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions.
• Lead and participate in respiratory clinics, inpatient reviews and oxygen assessment.
• Support development of patient pathways from inpatient to outpatient settings and NIV provision.

Conoscenze

Respiratory care

NMC registration

Advanced clinical assessment

Leadership

Formazione

BSc in health-related subject

MSc in respiratory/critical care (optional)

Strumenti

Spirometry

FeNo testing

Blood gas analysis

Descrizione del lavoro

Main area Respiratory medicine Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (currently week day working ( Monday - Friday)) Job ref 200-N-8290070-JK-Y-A

Site St Georges Hospital NHS Trust Town Tooting Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

To provide specialist respiratory assessment, diagnosis, treatment and care to a range of patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions. The post links closely with SGH acute assessment areas, emergency department, respiratory nurses and chest clinics based at SGH and QMH. As well as linking with SWLCCG, GPs, community MDT teams and other partners such as Oxygen providers.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist respiratory assessment, diagnosis, treatment and care to a range of patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions. The post links closely with SGH acute assessment areas, emergency department, respiratory nurses and chest clinics based at SGH and QMH. As well as linking with SWLCCG, GPs, community MDT teams and other partners such as Oxygen providers.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder should provide a high-quality service to all respiratory patients within St George’s Hospital. The respiratory clinical nurse specialist will work as part of the multi-professional team in the:

• Provision of out-patient nurse led clinics for respiratory conditions, including asthma, COPD, oxygen assessment
• Provision of inpatient review of asthma/COPD in-patients
• Support development of seamless patient’s pathways, eg – Inpatient to outpatients
• Assessment for long term and ambulatory oxygen
• Provide on-going support for patients requiring domiciliary Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)*
• Support asthma service and work alongside the severe Asthma MDT to provide care for patients with severe asthma including those requiring biologic therapy*

*There will be an opportunity to undertake these roles within this JD but it would be to deliver care to patients requiring NIV OR Severe Asthma provision rather than staff undertaking both in the same role. In addition, the post holder will be expected to participate in the strategic development of the respiratory service by:

• Being recognised as an expert in their field holding additional specialist knowledge and experience
• Providing leadership in clinical practice for the professional team and peers and ensuring effective learning experience for students through provision of an educational environment
• Working as a competent, autonomous advanced clinical nurse specialist.
• Actively disseminating best practice through teaching, publication and conference presentations and participating in nursing research and national working parties

The key components identified for the role of a advanced specialist nurse include:

• Leadership and Management.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• NMC Level 1 or Registered Nurse
• Degree (BSc) or equivalent in a health-related subject
• Advanced Clinical assessment skills accredited module or willing to undertake
• Degree (MSc) or willing to undertake
• Relevant Post registration course (e.g. respiratory/critical care/NIV).
• Training in spirometry and FeNo testing
• CBG Training with blood gas analysis
• Smoking Cessation level 1/2

Experience

• Minimum of 3 year’s NHS experience relating to acute care or within respiratory setting.
• Evidence of NIV competence
• Broad range of experience at B5 and B6 level
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of respiratory patients demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
• Experience of managing junior staff members.
• Experience of teaching in a clinical setting
• Experience of student supervision/ clinical education
• HDU or critical care experience
• Experience in caring for patients requiring acute NIV
• Experience in initiating and caring for patients requiring domiciliary NIV
• Experience of looking after patients with severe/difficult Asthma
• Experience of running research and audit programmes
• Experience of service development /quality improvement.

Skills

• Ability to lead and motivate others
• Remains updated with professional practice and new research
• Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
• Willingness to lead staff training
• Show evidence of being self-motivated
• Ability to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to run courses – internal/external

Knowledge

• Awareness of skill mix and service needs
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
• Remains updated on professional practice and new research
• Clear understanding of safeguarding procedures

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