Job summary
The post holder will act autonomously to promote best practice in the management of respiratory conditions, such as asthma and COPD, in adults & older people across Enfield. The post holder will work with the rest of the respiratory team in providing training and development to clinical teams within primary care and support community and practice nurses who are involved in the direct management of patients with respiratory conditions.
The post holder will independently manage clinics for assessment and review of patients with complex respiratory conditions and oxygen assessments and reviews as required. The post holder is required to have or to be willing to undertake nurse prescribing.
The post holder will be willing to learn to perform and analyse capillary blood gas and spirometry. The post holder will work closely with colleagues in the community to ensure that the COPD pathway is implemented and maintained so that patients have a clear and managed care plan. The post holder must be able to work sensitively with patients from a range of backgrounds, races and cultures to ensure quality of service is available to all.
Main duties of the job
- To work closely with patients to provide individual care plans that will enable them to self-care wherever possible. To facilitate the use of patient held records where this is appropriate.
- To provide complex case management/oxygen reviews as per BTS guidelines in clinics or within the patient's home.
- To assess use of inhalers with specific patients and ensure that they are using the right technique
- Perform and analyse capillary blood gas.
- Perform and analyse spirometry results.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- To use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, to hold responsibility for own case load and to be responsible for defined areas of the service seeking support from more senior staff if required.
- To work closely with patients to provide individual care plans that will enable them to self-care wherever possible. To facilitate the use of patient held records where this is appropriate.
- To provide complex case management/oxygen reviews as per BTS guidelines in clinics or within the patients home.
- To assess use of inhalers with specific patients and ensure that they are using the right technique
- Perform and analyse capillary blood gas.
- Perform and analyse spirometry results.
- To undertake clinical supervision either individually or in a peer support group, and like with other similar post holders across the sector to share good practice.
- To be responsible for the safe use and upkeep of all appropriate equipment.
- To undertake evidence based audit and projects to develop and enhance personal and clinical teams practice.
- To provide clinical cross cover within your team as delegated by your clinical Team Lead.
- To plan, implement and evaluate teaching/training sessions for the multi-disciplinary team including social care providers, therapists, GP teams and community nurses that enable them to understand respiratory disease and to recognise and manage symptoms appropriately.
- To provide formal and informal training, supervision and assist in the performance management for more junior staff. Contribute to the training, support and informal supervision of your peers.
- To be responsible for the supervision, assessment and education of students, technical instructors and support workers.
- To assist physiotherapist in the education delivery of Pulmonary rehabilitation
- To work with patient and carers to provide information advice and support that will enable them to manage their conditions better themselves and provide rapid response to specific patients who require more support.
- To actively promote Flu vaccination amongst at risk clients and their carers.
- To use patient contact as a means of providing health promotion and education especially on smoking cessation, diet and physical activity.
- Ensure that Smoking Cessation advice is given to all patients and staff as appropriate.
- Act as the patients advocate, providing an effective line of communication for patients and relatives/ carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, to hold responsibility for own case load and to be responsible for defined areas of the service seeking support from more senior staff if required.
- To work closely with patients to provide individual care plans that will enable them to self-care wherever possible. To facilitate the use of patient held records where this is appropriate.
- To provide complex case management/oxygen reviews as per BTS guidelines in clinics or within the patients home.
- To assess use of inhalers with specific patients and ensure that they are using the right technique
- Perform and analyse capillary blood gas.
- Perform and analyse spirometry results.
- To undertake clinical supervision either individually or in a peer support group, and like with other similar post holders across the sector to share good practice.
- To be responsible for the safe use and upkeep of all appropriate equipment.
- To undertake evidence based audit and projects to develop and enhance personal and clinical teams practice.
- To provide clinical cross cover within your team as delegated by your clinical Team Lead.
- To plan, implement and evaluate teaching/training sessions for the multi-disciplinary team including social care providers, therapists, GP teams and community nurses that enable them to understand respiratory disease and to recognise and manage symptoms appropriately.
- To provide formal and informal training, supervision and assist in the performance management for more junior staff. Contribute to the training, support and informal supervision of your peers.
- To be responsible for the supervision, assessment and education of students, technical instructors and support workers.
- To assist physiotherapist in the education delivery of Pulmonary rehabilitation
- To work with patient and carers to provide information advice and support that will enable them to manage their conditions better themselves and provide rapid response to specific patients who require more support.
- To actively promote Flu vaccination amongst at risk clients and their carers.
- To use patient contact as a means of providing health promotion and education especially on smoking cessation, diet and physical activity.
- Ensure that Smoking Cessation advice is given to all patients and staff as appropriate.
- Act as the patients advocate, providing an effective line of communication for patients and relatives/ carers.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- RGN or RN
- Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Degree or equivalent/specialist practice qualification (or underway)
- Specific qualifications in respiratory conditions
- Prescribing qualification (or willing to undertake)
Skills and abilities
Essential
- oExperience of coordinating and managing patient care
- oPrevious experience of autonomous clinical management of a patient caseload
- oNegotiation and facilitation skills
Desirable
- Spirometry skills Capillary blood gas skills
- Inhaler techniques
- Management of nebulisers and oxygen therapy in the community
Experience
Essential
- oExperience as Band 5/6 within an NHS setting
- oExperience of providing patient education in an individual of group setting
Desirable
- Experience in assessing and prescribing care plans for patients with complex needs.
- Experience of working in respiratory care
Other requirements
Essential
- oEffective time management
- oCar owner with full UK licence
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- RGN or RN
- Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Degree or equivalent/specialist practice qualification (or underway)
- Specific qualifications in respiratory conditions
- Prescribing qualification (or willing to undertake)
Skills and abilities
Essential
- oExperience of coordinating and managing patient care
- oPrevious experience of autonomous clinical management of a patient caseload
- oNegotiation and facilitation skills
Desirable
- Spirometry skills Capillary blood gas skills
- Inhaler techniques
- Management of nebulisers and oxygen therapy in the community
Experience
Essential
- oExperience as Band 5/6 within an NHS setting
- oExperience of providing patient education in an individual of group setting
Desirable
- Experience in assessing and prescribing care plans for patients with complex needs.
- Experience of working in respiratory care
Other requirements
Essential
- oEffective time management
- oCar owner with full UK licence
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
