Band 7 Respiratory Nurse Specialist

Job responsibilities

The post-holder should provide a high-quality service to all respiratory patients within St Georges 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 patients 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:

Expert Clinical Practise.

Education.

Research & Audit.

Leadership and Management.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• oNMC Level 1 or Registered Nurse
• oDegree (BSc) or equivalent in a health-related subject
• oAdvanced Clinical assessment skills accredited module or willing to undertake

Desirable

• oLeadership Training
• oDegree (MSc) or willing to undertake
• oRelevant Post registration course (e.g. respiratory/critical care/NIV).
• oNon-Medical Prescriber
• oTraining in spirometry and FeNo testing
• oCBG Training with blood gas analysis
• oSmoking Cessation level 1/2

Experience

Essential

• oMinimum of 3 year's NHS experience relating to acute care or within respiratory setting.
• oEvidence of NIV competence
• oBroad range of experience at B5 and B6 level
• oAbility to work independently and as part of a team.
• oKnowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of respiratory patients demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
• oExperience of managing junior staff members.
• oExperience of teaching in a clinical setting
• oExperience of student supervision/ clinical education

Desirable

• oHDU or critical care experience
• oExperience in caring for patients requiring acute NIV
• oExperience in initiating and caring for patients requiring domiciliary NIV
• oExperience of looking after patients with severe/difficult Asthma
• oExperience of running research and audit programmes
• oExperience of service development /quality improvement.

Skills

Essential

• oAbility to lead and motivate others
• oRemains updated with professional practice and new research
• oUnderstand the legal responsibilities of the profession
• oAble to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
• oWillingness to lead staff training
• oShow evidence of being self-motivated
• oAbility to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment

Desirable

• oExcellent IT skills
• oPresentation skills
• oAbility to run courses - internal/external

Knowledge

Essential

• oAwareness of skill mix and service needs
• oUnderstanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
• oRemains updated on professional practice and new research
• oClear understanding of safeguarding procedures
• oComputer literacy

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).