Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory Nurse Specialist B6
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 10 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-908-24-GH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Bridgford Health Centre
- Town
- West Bridgford, Nottingham
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Respiratory Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity as a Band 6 Community Respiratory Nurse, Band 6, within our South Notts Cardiorespiratory Service.
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust and have not been an employee of the Trust in the previous 3 years. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
Whilst this post is mainly based in the West Bridgford area there will be a requirement to work across the Rushcliffe area to meet the needs of the service, therefore you must be a full UK drivers licence holder and have access to a car for work purposes.
The South-Notts Cardio Respiratory Service is a community based team, which provides holistic and multidisciplinary evidence based support for respiratory patients in the South-Notts area. This service includes Specialist Community Respiratory Nurses, the Home Oxygen Service and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Working in partnership with other community teams, primary care and close support from Respiratory Consultants in secondary care. We aim to improve quality of life and promote self-management for respiratory patients through comprehensive holistic interventions.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be an experience Nurse responsible for providing specialist respiratory nursing care and will work flexibly supporting the team to deliver high quality patient care. You will need to demonstrate excellent risk assessment communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful and approachable. Producing succinct patient assessment reports is essential and ensuring a high level of documentation within the specialist and holistic assessment which enables patients to be cared for in their own homes and clinic settings. You will facilitate the prevention of unnecessary hospital admission/re-admission by reducing the effects of ill health and disability and maximising the individual's potential for independence. A robust induction and competency-based development package will be provided.
Person specification
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Able to deliver the principal accountabilities identified in job description in a variety of settings.
- • Ability to undertake Manual Handling Procedures in line with Trust Policy.
- • To deliver the principal accountabilities identified in the job description
- • Can demonstrate the ability to communicate and support individuals with life limiting conditions. Ability to communicate with patients and carers who may have cognitive impairment.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • 1st Level Registered Nurse
- • 2-3 Years post-registration plus evidence of further specialist knowledge/post registration experience to diploma level or equivalent underpinned by theory in Respiratory
- • Relevant post registration diploma/degree courses in respiratory management
Desirable criteria
- • Asthma Diploma
- • Flips or equivalent Preparation for the role of Mentor (Assessor) and Preceptor", or ENB 998 or equivalent.
- • V300/Independent Nurse Prescribing Qualification
Training
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrates meeting the requirements of CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Proven post qualification experience with some at a Band 6 level.
- • Recent experience in frailty/respiratory care
- • Supervisory experience
- • Experience of audit
- • Teaching experience
- • Recent Community experience
- • Supervisor experience – mentoring and supporting staff
- • Autonomous practitioner
Desirable criteria
- • Standard setting, service evaluation
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of local & National priorities
- • Professional Codes of Conduct
- • Awareness of diversity
- • Evidence based practice
- • Knowledge of Risk Assessment
- • Ability to assess, plan and evaluate treatment.
- • Treatment of complex case & diverse conditions
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Leadership skills
- • Caseload management skills of a complex caseload
- • Time management & prioritisation skills
- • Organisational skills and use of initiative
- Self-motivated and able to work as an effective team member
- • Ability to communicate with team, patient/client and their families and other agencies
- • Ability to manage self
- • Excellent communication skills
- • Flexible and positive approach
- • Advanced clinical and Comprehensive assessments
- • Development of care pathways/service development
- • Ability to delegate
- • MDT working and ability to support the wider teams
Desirable criteria
- • Competent IT skills Presentation skills
- • Clinical audit
- • Incident report investigations
- • Service development and re design experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ilona Cannon
- Job title
- Cardiorespiratory Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07816 063390
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