Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist

The successful candidate will be responsible for their own clinics within the working week, you will be expected to work autonomously to provide a n excellent service to our patients . You will be expected to clinically assess a wide variety of patients coming into the Respiratory Out patient department, initiate diagnostic test, make and receive referrals and initiate treatment plans. We run a sleep service which is nurse led therefore we would expect you to triage and prioritize referrals , and initiate therapy or offer lifestyle guidance to these patients.

You would demonstrate effective leadership and support the Lead CNS in the everyday running of the department, mentor juniors, support change and promote education.

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and committed Senior Respiratory Nurse with a passion for improving the experience and clinical outcomes of our patients and who inspires others to provide excellent patient care., We are looking for a nurse who has experience of working autonomously in secondary care, running nurse led clinics. Ideally you would have the history and physical examination course alongside the non-medical prescribing Course.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff., Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.