Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team in Respiratory Out-patients.
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and committed Senior Respiratory Nurse with a passion for improving the experience and clinical outcomes of our patients and who inspires others to provide excellent patient care.
We are looking for a nurse who has experience of working autonomously in secondary care, running nurse led clinics. Ideally you would have the history and physical examination course alongside the non-medical prescribing Course.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for their own clinics within the working week, you will be expected to work autonomously to provide a n excellent service to our patients. You will be expected to clinically assess a wide variety of patients coming into the Respiratory Out patient department, initiate diagnostic test, make and receive referrals and initiate treatment plans. We run a sleep service which is nurse led therefore we would expect you to triage and prioritize referrals, and initiate therapy or offer lifestyle guidance to these patients.
You would demonstrate effective leadership and support the Lead CNS in the everyday running of the department, mentor juniors, support change and promote education.
Please see Job description for further information on the main duties of this role.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
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Essential criteria
1. First level registered nurse
2. Degree level qualification
3. HAPE
4. Non medical prescribing
5. Minimal of 5 yrs experience in Respiratory Care
Desirable criteria
6. Health Coaching
7. COPD/ Asthma Diploma
8. Advanced Communication skills
9. Evidence of teaching skills
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-
10. Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
11. Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
12. An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
13. Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
14. Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
15. An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
16. Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
17. Cycle to work scheme
18. Uniform provided (where required)
19. On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
20. On site health and fitness club
21. On site car parking
22. Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.