Band 8a Lead Respiratory Specialist Nurse / AHP
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
An opportunity has risen in the Respiratory Department for a Lead Respiratory Specialist Nurse. The Respiratory Nurses offer a full range of support managing patients with long term respiratory conditions, including COPD, Domiciliary NIV, TB, Sleep Apnea, Asthma, ILD, Smoking Cessation, and Lung Cancer. The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership for Respiratory Specialist nursing teams to ensure a high standard of patient care, providing support and supervision as required. They will lead on the development, implementation, and evaluation of care pathways for patients with long term respiratory conditions. The post holder will line manage Respiratory Specialist nurses, including recruitment, appraisals, supervisions, roster management, clinical outcomes, quality indicators, and patient satisfaction to drive continuous improvement. They will ensure compliance with organisational policies and regulatory requirements, including infection control and patient safety standards. The post-holder will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care in liaison with the Respiratory Physicians and multi-disciplinary teams to improve the care of patients with COPD / Domiciliary NIV needs. They will provide clinical expertise in the assessment, implementation, and monitoring of COPD / Domiciliary NIV patients, working with Respiratory Clinicians in agreement of patient protocols to ensure best practice.
Main Duties of the Job
The Respiratory Department offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient specialist clinics. The emphasis is very much on multidisciplinary delivery of ongoing care for patients with respiratory conditions. The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership for respiratory specialist nursing teams to ensure a high standard of patient care, providing support and supervision as required. They will lead on the development, implementation, and evaluation of care pathways for patients with respiratory conditions.
About Us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve, and the majority are from black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes, and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state-of-the-art theatres at KGH, and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Job Responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online; however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form, or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188.
Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* NMC Registration / Allied Health Care Registration
* Extensive Experience in Respiratory Care
* Proficiency in ABG Sampling and Analysis
* Willingness to undertake Nursing Masters pathway in Advanced practice
Experience/Knowledge
* Experience of nurse-led clinics
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.
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
£59,490 to £66,239 a year per annum inclusive
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