Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical and Professional:

• As part of the Respiratory Inreach team manage caseload of patients in both the clinic, the Respiratory wards and across the Trust.
• Provide specialist advice on Respiratory conditions with a focus on Chronic obstructive Pulmonary Disease and asthma.
• Works as part of the Multidisciplinary team.
• Communicates highly sensitive, complex and contentious information to patients, relatives.
• Assess new and established patients with Respiratory conditions, identifying their psychological, physiological, emotional spiritual and cultural needs in relation to their disease and proposed treatment, providing a pathway of nursing care for the patient through liaison with other agencies, ie Long Term Condition nurses, GP, Community Respiratory Teams.
• Act as a patient advocate when relevant and be able to educate on all the treatment options to enable a patient to make an informed choice, negotiating with the medical team to agree a pathway of care.
• Provides continuity of care throughout the patient journey and liaising across organizations.
• Develop specialised programs of care and provide individualised advice including written and oral information to patients with Respiratory conditions, their relatives and careers.
• The Respiratory Inreach team acts as an expert resource within the Trust.
• Develop a progressive and dynamic approach to practice thus ensuring a responsive, quality up to date service.

For further information please see attached job description

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• oDemonstrable post registration experience.
• oDemonstrable postgraduate experience working in a clinical area where the post-holder will have had frequent contact with respiratory patients.
• oDemonstrable postgraduate experience in a broad variety of clinical settings.
• oAn awareness of current NHS and Health issues
• oGood communication, organisational and time management skills

Desirable

• Demonstrable Counselling experience or qualification.

Qualifications

Essential

• oNMC Registration
• oProven evidence of CPD

Desirable

• oDegree in Nursing/Health studies
• oNon-medical Prescriber
• oCOPD and Asthma course or willingness to do.
• oDemonstrable experience

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

• Advanced Respiratory skills.
• Advanced communication skills
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Demonstrable Experience supervising more junior staff
• Proven ability to manage own caseload
• Excellent time management
• Proven ability to work within a team

Desirable

• Teaching skills
• Computer literate

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Derriford Road, Crownhill

Plymouth

PL6 8DH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)