University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
We invite applications for maternity leave cover for the post to provide specialist respiratory care as part of our DAIRS team at UHD and participate in the development and implementation of our Respiratory virtual ward.
The Dorset Adult Integrated Respiratory Service (DAIRS) provides care to patients with a variety of chronic respiratory diseases. The role is diverse, emphasizing compassionate care to patients and their families through admission avoidance, supported discharges from hospital, and specialist clinics. The service delivers care to patients in their own homes as well as in the hospital setting, requiring a level of autonomy while working as part of the wider team.
The NHS is introducing virtual wards to support more people at the place they call home. Virtual wards support patients who would otherwise be in hospital to receive the acute care, monitoring, and treatment they need, including preventing admission into hospital and supporting early discharges out of hospital.
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration
Base Location: Poole/Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
For this post, you will need experience of caring for patients with respiratory conditions and an enthusiasm for providing care to improve the health-related quality of life for these patients. You will have an understanding of the management of long-term respiratory conditions, as well as acute presentations, and have experience of planning, delivering, and evaluating care. This role will provide the opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team where you can develop your skills as a respiratory specialist nurse.
This is a fixed-term post ending November 2025. This position is part-time at 22.5 hours. The post will cover the 7-day service. The role will be primarily based at Royal Bournemouth Hospital but will also require travel to patients' homes in the surrounding areas, with the potential to work at other UHD sites. A UK driving licence is essential for this position.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future, defining how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD is investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases, this means that a service may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long-term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse NMC
* Evidence of CPD
Experience
* Demonstrable experience in chronic respiratory conditions
* Ability to work as an autonomous lone worker
Knowledge
* Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of chronic respiratory conditions
* Advanced knowledge of interventions/treatments/complications including BiPAP care and spirometry interpretation
Other requirements specific to the role
* Flexible working pattern to suit needs of the service
* Able to travel within geographical area as required by service/requirements of post
* Has a full UK driving licence, use of a car during working hours, and willing to add business usage to insurance
Personal Attributes
* Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative as well as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Highly motivated, demonstrating vision for developing practice
* Flexible to the needs of the service
Language requirement
* Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
* Computer literacy and the ability to utilise electronic systems used by the Trust
* Extended role skills in ABG's, CBG's, and Venepuncture and cannulation
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.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year, per annum, pro rata for part-time
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