Respiratory Nurse Specialist
With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more.
We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a band 6 nurse to join our well established and supportive community team.
We care for respiratory patients in their place of residence and in clinics within Sandwell.
A main part of our work is admission avoidance and you would be part of a team the responded to urgent referrals and assessed and treated patients with the aim of avoiding an admission to hopsital.
We care for patients with asthma, COPD, bronchectasis and fibrosis. We hold oxygen and spirometry clinics and pulmonary rehab classes across the Sandwell borough. The post holder will be required to work on a rota basis to cover weekends and bank holidays.The post holder will require access to a vehicle for work purposes.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist clinical skills of a band 6 nurse within a multi-disciplinary team. To provide specialist assessment and treatment to patients with respiratory disease within a community setting.
To work independently as an experienced and competent health care professional who will work with others to provide clinical care to those with long term respiratory conditions, enabling individuals to remain in their place of residence.
Work collaboratively and co-operatively within a multidisciplinary respiratory team to meet the needs of patients and their families.
Be responsible for assessment, treatment and appropriate admissions contributing to the safe management of patients within the community.
To actively participate in clinical professional development by way of regular training, support, clinical reasoning and peer review.
Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
Provide respiratory expertise to colleagues, patients and carers through specialist advice and education.
Assist in providing clinical leadership to Band 5 nurses, physiotherapists, and respiratory support workers within the speciality through supervision, education and service development.
Participate in evidence-based audit and research projects to further practice, making and acting upon recommendations for changes in practice to improve service delivery including the formulation and implementation of the service protocols.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it.Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Diploma or Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of practice in respiratory care
- Current registration with NMC
- Post graduate course related to respiratory care
- Spirometry accredited course
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation course
Experience
Essential criteria- Relevant post graduate experience
- Recent experience in respiratory care in either an acute or community setting
- Leadership skills
- Spirometry procedure and interpretation
- Relevant course in respiratory disease
- Capillary and /or arterial blood gas sampling
- Able to interpret blood gases and prescribe oxygen accordingly.
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Use of motivational interviewing
Multi-site working
The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond".
To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:
- Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement
- Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and
- Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites
Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service.We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining our Green Impact programme.