Respiratory Nurse Specialist
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, West Carr, City of Kingston upon Hull
Respiratory Nurse Specialist
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Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, West Carr, City of Kingston upon Hull
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 24 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 2b3d29fd882a490eab1c938c3d265884
Full Job Description
- Work as a team member within the 2 specialities contributing to the delivery of the specialist services, supporting other team members to manage their workload and treatment of our patients.
- Assess patients, plan and implement care, provide specialist advice; maintain thorough records: both in the hospital and community settings.
- Provide support and education to other staff/students.
- Manage nurse led telephone and face to face clinics.
- Attend the weekly MDT's for the Services: taking the opportunity to present cases, and learn from other cases discussed with the consultants present.
- To provide expert nursing knowledge, skills and experience in the field of pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension and act as a resource to advise, educate and support those involved in the care of people with these conditions, in both primary and secondary care.
- Administration responsibilities to include audit, quality measures and activity analysis.
- Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and always seek to improve the quality of care delivered.
The applicant must be enthusiastic with excellent communication skills. They will be working within the established team andwill be providing face to face clinics , home visits and ward reviews so must have the ability to work autonomously. The post will enable the applicant to develop new skills and knowledge within the area of pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension, working across the acute trust and community setting. They should be able to work independently providing high quality care and support to the patients and their families. This is a developmental role depending on experience. The successful applicant will be started at band 6 AFC and be expected to complete the non-medical prescribing course (if not already completed). Once complete and fulfilling the band 7 criteria they will be elevated to that banding. Your contract of employment is subject to you undertaking and successfully completing the non-medical prescribing coursewithin 2 years of taking up the post.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.