Community Respiratory Staff Nurse - North Durham

CDDFT Community Respiratory Nursing Service is pleased to advertise a rare, 1 year, exciting secondment opportunity to join the Community Respiratory Specialist Nursing service as a staff nurse working across North Durham and develop skills in respiratory nursing including home oxygen review.

The successful postholder will deliver respiratory care in out-patient clinics as well as in their own homes, supporting the specialist respiratory nursing service.

The successful candidate will utilise their outstanding organisation and communication skills to achieve best patient outcomes whilst being well supported by expert respiratory specialists to develop a range of competencies in delivering excellent respiratory care and support for this group of complex patients.

The sucessful candidate will receive mentorship and opportunities to develop their learning and skill in the specialist field.

This post offers weekday working and flexible hours can be negotiated.

Main duties of the job

To support the respiratory specialist nursing team to manage complex respiratory patients in the community.

Support community teams with complex respiratory patients.

Take responsibility for the assessment of the health needs of patients under community respiratory care and manage a caseload of respiratory patients.

Offer chronic disease management of respiratory patients including COPD exacerbation pathway patients and virtual ward.

Perform Diagnostic Spirometry.

Perform oxygen review assessments.

Signpost patients and colleagues to appropriate services and escalate as needed.

Provide specialist advice to patients/carers.

Maintain records.

Accepts the responsibility for decisions made and actions taken.

Skilled at assessing and managing risk.

No requirement to manage/monitor budget.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.