Overview
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
The post holder will be a member of the Community Children's Nursing team delivering nursing services for 0-19 year olds in Greenwich and Bexley, within guidelines for children and young people. The role will focus on respiratory diagnostic testing – including Spirometry, bronchodilator reversibility and FeNO testing – within the Bexley and Greenwich community respiratory hub.
Responsibilities
* Provide routine respiratory testing (Spirometry, reversibility testing, FeNO) to children aged 6 years and older.
* Record patient and test details in the departmental computer network.
* Send diagnostic test results and file paperwork and clinical material.
* Answer telephone enquiries regarding services and test results.
* Travel between community sites in Greenwich and Bexley boroughs.
* Refer children to acute and other services as appropriate.
* Facilitate health promotion and basic teaching/training to children, young people and families within scope of practice.
* Work independently under indirect supervision of the asthma clinical nurse specialist across a variety of settings in the community.
Training and Support
Competency assessment, training and study days will be provided by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. The position will involve indirect supervision from the asthma clinical nurse specialist.
For further information contact Emma Burke.
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