Respiratory Support Nurse

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Are you passionate about providing specialist respiratory care to patients within the acute hospital and community setting working in an integrated service?

Are you looking for an opportunity to join an integrated, forward thinking and developing service working with system partners to deliver the best possible respiratory care?

Are you looking for the opportunity to shape and develop the future of the respiratory services to include the new virtual wards?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Respiratory Support Nurse to join the well-established Wirral Integrated Respiratory Service.

The Wirral Integrated Respiratory Service is a team made up of Specialist Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Clinical Support Workers, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapist assistants and administration staff who all strive to work collaboratively to deliver the best respiratory care for patients on the Wirral. The service delivers early supported discharge and admission avoidance for Respiratory patients, chronic disease management, pulmonary rehabilitation and a home oxygen service for all oxygen patients on the Wirral.

The role will include covering an 8-8 service 7 days a week including weekends and bank holidays and will comprise of a mixture of shift patterns. The shifts will be 9-5pm initially however may require flexibility to change to meet the needs of the service in the future.

Main duties of the job

1. Perform appropriate holistic assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
2. Management of patients discharged from hospital with acute exacerbation of their chronic respiratory condition in their own homes.
3. Use clinical skills and knowledge to identify changes in patients' condition that require intervention and take appropriate action including referral to other professionals/services.
4. Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to on-going care needs.
5. Identify opportunities to promote and provide health education for patients and carers.
6. Advise on self-management strategies including medicines management, exercise, smoking cessation, dietary issues, benefits and travel in a variety of settings.
7. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
8. Assess, review and follow up patients respiratory patients in clinics and homes when virtual ward capacity allows.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job responsibilities

1. Support the holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for patients referred to the Wirral Integrated Respiratory Service.
2. Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based decision making.
3. Provide expert advice and clinical practice across all areas of the service.
4. Develop advanced clinical skills in history taking, clinical examination and assessment.
5. Participate in the education and development of other staff members.
6. Work collaboratively and cooperatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivered.

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Respiratory Support Nurse position available at WUTH.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• Registered General Nurse
• First level degree or willing to undertake
• Demonstrate clinical skills in management of patients with chronic and acute respiratory disease
• Post Basic Qualification/experience in respiratory care
• Recognised Teaching qualification
• Clinical examination and diagnostics
• Nurse Prescribing
• Community experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrable Experience within respiratory speciality
• Evidence of continued professional development
• IT Literate
• Previous CNS Experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience of MDT working
• Teaching/ Presentation Skills
• Teaching Experience
• Experience of audit/ research
• Previous experience of nurse led clinics

Personal Attributes

• Diplomatic
• Calm and objective
• Assertive, confident, yet approachable
• Recognition of own limitations
• Empathic
• Flexible attitude to working
• Ability to work autonomously and part of a team
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Personally, and Professionally mature

Other Requirements

• Knowledge of the National and local respiratory Strategy
• Recognition of own limitations
• Knowledge of the Personalised Care agenda
• Ability to travel across sites and complete home visits
• Ability to Influence change

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.

Address

Willow House

Clatterbridge Hospital, Clatterbridge Road

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

408-25-334

Job locations

Willow House

Clatterbridge Hospital, Clatterbridge Road