Senior Practice Nurse: Respiratory Disease Management

NHS Jobs; Malmesbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Practice Nurse specializing in respiratory disease management to join a clinical team in England. The role focuses on diagnosing, monitoring and developing individual management plans for patients with chronic respiratory conditions, delivering evidence-based nursing care within the multidisciplinary team.

You will implement and evaluate treatment plans, support patients in managing their medicines, maintain accurate records, and liaise with external services to safeguard

Responsibilities

• Respiratory chronic disease management including diagnosis, monitoring and development of patient management plans.
• Ensure nursing services are delivered effectively to the entitled patient population.
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients.
• Identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation.
• Ensure read codes are used effectively and support achievement of QOF targets.
• Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter medicines.
• Liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately.
• Provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients.
• Provide immunisations (childhood, seasonal etc) to patients.
• Provide Cervical Cytology screening.
• Chaperone patients where necessary.
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies and safeguarding matters.

Job description

NHS Jobs is seeking a Practice Nurse specializing in respiratory disease management to join a clinical team in England. The role focuses on diagnosing, monitoring and developing individual management plans for patients with chronic respiratory conditions, delivering evidence-based nursing care within the multidisciplinary team.

You will implement and evaluate treatment plans, support patients in managing their medicines, maintain accurate records, and liaise with external services to safeguard