Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
***previous applicants need not apply***
The Great Western Hospital respiratory nurses are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic nurse with respiratory experience to work within a well established team as a part time Band 6 respiratory nurse.
Together we provide care throughout the trust, review in-patients, triage out-patients, run asthma clinics and support procedures in pleural clinics and provide care for day-ward attenders.
Main duties of the job
Applicants need a good understanding and experience of the management of patients with long term respiratory conditions including COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis, NIV and pleural diseases. Training will be provided to expand existing knowledge. The successful post holder should have an interest in further development particularly within asthma care.
We would like you to demonstrate excellent communication skills; the ability to work within a team; and work autonomously to review patients; making recommendations and decisions whilst offering support and guidance to patients, relatives and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will also need to be able to participate in the education of staff, to carry out audits, QI projects and help with clinical trials.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide a specialist respiratory nursing service to patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions, both within the inpatient and outpatient setting.
The post holder will act as a resource to other healthcare professionals requiring specialist advice, providing support and assistance to the respiratory team and other teams as required. The post holder will strive to provide high quality care as well as aiming to achieve Trust objectives with respect to decreasing length of stay.
Person Specification
Education
* RGN qualification - Diploma or Degree
* Relevant respiratory course or respiratory experience
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Patient assessment and clinical examination or equivalent course
* Ability to work autonomously
* Immediate Life Support
* Non-medical prescribing course
Experience
* Working as an effective member of a multi disciplinary team
* Computer Literate
* Previous experience in a respiratory specialist role
* Participation in research and/or audit
Knowledge and Skills
* Organisational skills
* Problem solver and decision maker
* Able to identify priorities
* Highly effective communication skills - able to communicate verbally and in writing to staff, patients and relatives including situations of conflict and distress
* Able to support patients and family members
* Able to build effective working relationships with clinicians and managers at all levels
* Specialist clinical assessment skills
* Clinical audit skills
* Teaching and presentation skills
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.
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year, pro rata
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