Band 6 Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist - Virtual Ward

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a new, innovative and dynamic team within our expanding Virtual Ward service at UHB. Working within the Solihull Community Respiratory Team the post holder will support Solihull Respiratory Virtual Ward service to assess and monitor patients receiving hospital at home service care whilst they are exacerbating from their lung condition.

We are looking for a nurse with respiratory experience. You will be working closely within a multidisciplinary team of staff including Virtual Ward Clinicians, Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and HCA's, all of whom are committed to maintaining independence, promoting self-care and assisting patients in their usual place of residence. In partnership with members of the MDT the postholder will develop individual competence and knowledge which will support the provision of seamless specialist nursing, ensuring the highest standard of clinical care for patients with COPD, Bronchiectasis and pneumonia.

This is a 12 month part time contract working Monday -- Friday. This is a community post therefore the applicant will required to be a car user with business insurance.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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