Respiratory Nurse Specialist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic and innovative individual to join our asthma team as a respiratory nurse specialist for as 12 month secondment.

The successful candidate will be a qualified nurse with a keen interest in the field of respiratory care with post-registration experience. You will provide valuable support to patients who have been admitted to hospital with an exacerbation of asthma or who are under the care of the asthma clinic based at Salford Royal; you will also act as a role model to staff working outside of the expert team.

You must be a highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. Having the drive, vision, and initiative to motivate others and meet the demands of the service is essential. You will be experienced at maintaining patient records and databases and have knowledge of the current respiratory pathways.

This post is a 12-month secondment post to cover maternity leave and to ensure that the requirements of the service are met, is full time. There may be a requirement to work within the community clinic setting. Whilst experience working within the respiratory specialty is desirable, this is not an essential requirement as full training will be given

Main duties of the job

• You will be expected to work collaboratively with patients and professional staff delivering high quality care in both the hospital and community settings.
• You will be expected to visit patients in the acute setting to undertake a review of their asthma, and where appropriate suggest amended plans of care and follow up.
• You will be expected to work in the asthma biological injection clinic and other outpatient clinics following a period of training and supervision.
• In addition to being a qualified nurse, the successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate excellent computer/ IT skills to include Microsoft Office Package.
• You will contribute to smoking cessation support and health promotion.
• Experience in clinical audit and data collection is desirable.
• You must be able to communicate effectively at all levels, have an understanding of managing your own caseload, demonstrate effective teamwork and participate in ongoing audit programmes.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.