Respiratory Specialist Nurse

We are looking for a motivated individual with experience of respiratory medicine in particular COPD who woul be challenged with variety in their role and is keen to learn new specialist skills to join the Cardiff and Vale COPD and Home Oxygen service based in the University Hospital Llandough. The COPD and Home Oxygen service is a multidisciplinary team comprising Specialist nurses, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapist. The COPD and home Oxygen team is a constantly evolving service, so flexibility and a desire to learn is essential, evidence-based practice is key to our practice. We offer early supported discharge and admission avoidance to patients exacerbating with their COPD. Our keyworker system allows us to manage our caseloads by working in an interdisciplinary way, learning new skills to enable us to take aspects of each of our professional roles to facilitate a truly holistic service. You will need to be able to work autonomously, visiting patients in their own homes, often dealing with patients who are exacerbating and acutely unwell. Alongside this you will need to have a keen interest in providing education surrounding their disease, self-management plans and rehabilitation. Our Oxygen patients are seen both in clinic and at home, further training in taking ear lobe gases and interpretation of the results will be given., Respiratory Specialist Nurse - COPD + Home Oxygen Service

• Suitable candidates will be keen to extend their existing knowledge of respiratory medicine, in particular COPD and oxygen assessment and prescription.
• Communication skills will be essential to facilitate teaching patients and their families in all aspects of the care and management of their chest condition.
• Basic physio techniques such as sputum clearance, breathing control and basic exercise programme, OT techniques such as management of panic/anxiety and teaching practical adaptations to daily tasks to help in the management of breathlessness will be just some of the skills you will learn supported and supervised by the relevant professionals.
• All Home Oxygen orders come through our service, advice to other professionals from both primary and secondary care on correct /safe process for ordering oxygen and checking completed prescription forms prior to submission is a key role.
• Participation in twice weekly CRRU led oxygen assessment clinics and weekly ambulatory assessment clinics on a rota basis is required.
• Interpretation of the results and appropriate prescription of oxygen is an essential part of the role, full support is given by other CRRU members and Respiratory consultants.
• Housebound patients are seen at home and we also visit to do a mandatory safety check post installation.
  
  The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
  
  Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and ourvision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiffand the Vale offers the best of both worlds.