Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our progressive Respiratory Nurse Specialist Team at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust to work with the Respiratory Nurse Specialist Team on the Broomfield site. Our small friendly team cover a 5 day service ( Mon - Fri) providing triaging and support to patients in both the ward and outpatient setting. Caring for patients with respiratory conditions including the assessment of home oxygen on the wards. As well as assessing and supporting respiratory patients on the wards, your role will also include working in the outpatient clinics reviewing respiratory patients. You will have the opportunity to work closely with our consultant and respiratory nurse specialist team and help develop this service so that we can enable a seamless journey for the patient through this pathway. If you feel you have the compassion and professionalism to help shape this service and deliver an excellent patient experience then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
Your role will be to provide a comprehensive & holistic assessment of patients with asthma, COPD and other respiratory conditions who are referred for review as inpatients. Once deemed competent and skilled this will include outpatients within nurse-led and consultant clinics. You will advise other staff about appropriate respiratory medications for the patient., assess patients for home oxygen and ensure that all patients have the necessary consent and an IHORM carried out prior to oxygen installation. When risks are deemed too high you will be responsible for organising MDT meeting with all concerned parties, and complete risk assessments, before installations occur to proactively mitigate risks for the individual patient. Making any necessary referrals to appropriate services required. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your management and clinical skills with support from the senior nursing teams who will work alongside you.

About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• NMC Pin (Essential)
• Recognised course in respiratory (Desirable)

Experience

• Experience working with patients with acute or long-term respiratory conditions for 2yrs or more (Essential)
• Post-registration experience minimum of 2 years (Essential)
• Experience of managing patients on oxygen therapy (Desirable)
• Can demonstrate experience working within the MDT (Desirable)

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.