Job overview
The post holder will develop, implement and evaluate a seamless service, ensuring that all Respiratory patients within the caseload receive the highest standard of clinical care.
They will act as a support sister/Charge Nurse, demonstrating a high level of expertise helping develop the service further, providing specialist advice, education to both patients and staff within primary & secondary care.
The post holder will provide support to the patients, their carers/relatives and health care professionals to develop strategies to manage their recovery and early signs of recurrence to avoid readmission. The post holder will actively undertake clinical audits and research within the specialist area enhancing service delivery and change.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will care for patients experiencing complications of their respiratory condition. It is a varied role, which will involve working front of house assessing acutely unwell patients, supporting the staff to safelydischarge the patients, manage nurse led clinics and attending patients homes in the community.
The post will have the benefit of training and support resources as well as individual training and competency development plans.
The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the on-going development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service developments in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues, to include the undertaking of quality surveillance. The Support Nurse will ensure the safety and well-being of service users, and always work in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
·Your Leadership Impact
·Leading your Team to Success
·Leading Into the Future
·Service Improvement for Beginners
·Developing your Service Improvement Skills
·Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
·Explore leadership within the NHS
·Promote Trust values and behaviours
·Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
·Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Degree in Adult Nursing
2. Evidence of respiratory experience
3. NMC Level 1 Registration
4. Teaching & mentoring qualification
Knowledge & skills
Essential criteria
5. A team player able to work well with others & demonstrates commitment to team objectives
6. Effective communication skills, both written & verbal.
7. Ability to work within the boundaries of the NMC Code of Professional conduct
8. Commitment to the needs of the service including a flexible and adaptable approach in the work environment/work practices
9. Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work
10. Ability to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required
11. Commitment to adhere to Trust Policies and Procedures and to contribute to and implement policies in own area and propose changes
12. Excellent IT skills
Desirable criteria
13. Physical assessment skills or working towards
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Experience working within a medical or acute setting.
15. Commitment to evidence based practice
16. Experience of multi-disciplinary working
17. Evidence and experience of relevant continuing professional development of self and others - developing clinical practice, including change management
18. Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries
19. Knowledge of trust policies and procedures and ability to translate these into action
Desirable criteria
20. Experience in a specialist team
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Right to Work in the UK
The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - (.
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - ( and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - (
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.