Specialist Respiratory Nurse

The successful candidate will be responsible to facilitate and manage the provision of high quality care to adult respiratory patients alongside the integrated consultant in respiratory medicine in a variety of settings to promote respiratory health within Imperial Healthcare College.

Primarily the role is within the community setting, however an element of secondary care work will also be involved. The successful candidate will provide support and advice to doctors, nursing staff, allied health care specialists, patients and their families/carers, attending the Trust, either as inpatients or outpatients and ensure smooth transitions of care into the community setting.

The successful candidate will join a friendly team who will help support their learning and orientation into the role. We believe this is a fantastic team to work with and look forward to having someone who will join us as we provide first-rate care for our patients.

Ideally the applicant will have excellent experience and knowledge of working within a respiratory setting. The applicant will require good organisational and interpersonal skills. The candidate will need to be able to work autonomously as well as within a team. The successful applicant will be given appropriate training.

Main duties of the job

• Work with the Respiratory team in assessing, planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating care for patients receiving pulmonary rehabilitation, respiratory Hospital at Home (early discharge and admission avoidance schemes), home oxygen, stable disease management at home and those attending respiratory diagnostic or review clinics
• To assess and treat patients within the speciality who may have highly complex needs and maintain accurate records.As a respiratory practitioner and a member of the multidisciplinary team, contribute to the development of the respiratory services.
• To lead best practice in respiratory care of adult respiratory patients in a variety of settings, predominantly within community, but also secondary care. To advise on chronic disease management using clinical guidelines.
• To support the team to provide Remote Monitoring of Patients following acute admission for respiratory illnesses.
• To assist in the co-ordination of patient care across the patient pathway, developing the pathway across the various settings to maximise patient satisfaction and outcomes to achieve a seamless service.
• To undertake assessments of complex respiratory patients with co-morbidities, including physical examination, and to develop treatment plans for patients using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification Education / Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy/Nursing
• State registration with the Health & Care Professions Council
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio.
• Post graduate study in Respiratory Physiotherapy

Experience

• Significant post registration experience in specialty area and experience in either junior specialty role or team leader management role
• Experience with managing patient relevant to specialist area
• Experience of working in Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Experience in integrated respiratory care
• Experience in oxygen services and acute management of the unwell respiratory patient in the community setting
• Experience of working within a community setting desirable

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
• Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
• Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to own sphere of practice.
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
• Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
• Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees.
• Advanced IT skills use or Excel

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.