Job summary
- Main area
- Community Respiratory / Rehabilitation
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (There may be a possibility of continued hours at the end of the Maternity cover period, but this cannot be guaranteed)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 331-C5940624-A
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moor Lane Mills
- Town
- Lancaster
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Respiratory Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Job overview
Your role will involve clinic/group work, to provide thorough, holistic, patient centred assessments and plans of care, working closely with our own MDT (Physio, support staff, ACP and Nurse team mates) as well as the wider MDT (general practice, community services, third sector and Hospital colleagues).
Our caseload involves those referred for Pulmonary rehabilitation (inc. Home-PR),
We are looking to recruit someone who is caring, enthusiastic, hard working, with a passion for Respiratory, delivering high quality community patient care and patient experience, and demonstrate excellent teamwork.
Experience of Community working would be favourable, however, this post would also suit an experienced hospital or general practice Nurse. We expect you to demonstrable an interest in, and willingness to develop further in the field of Chronic Respiratory Disease. Please feel free to contact our team to discuss the role further or arrange opportunities to shadow the team to get a feel for community respiratory team working.
The Community Respiratory service is undergoing transformational developments as part of the Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network. As such, you will be involved in our various Quality Service Improvement Redesign projects, to help improve the quality and experience of our services for our patients.
Main duties of the job
The posts will support the Community Respiratory Service to support the provision of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation and our domiciliary Nursing caseload.
Working as a Community Respiratory Nurse as part of the Community Respiratory Service across the North Lancs area, involves supporting those who are living with and struggling to manage their chronic lung disease.
Specific duties are outlined in the job description.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Professional Nursing Qualification
- Professional Nursing Registration
- Evidence of Good written communication
- Demonstrates Interest in this specific post
- Evidence of post-graduate CPD
- Evidence of post-graduate CPD in Respiratory
- Post Graduate Nurse Experience
- Post Graduate Nursing Experience relevant to this post (e.g. community, respiratory, holistic assessment, chronic disease, acute medical illness)
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in Community
- Experience working in Respiratory
- Previous experience in Similar role
- Post-graduate Training to this post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Donaldson
- Job title
- Respiratory ACP / interim clinical service manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01539 716670
- Additional information
Our Team can be contacted via our main office number: 01539 716670.
Please feel free to contact our team's office if you would like to discuss this Nursing role, what it's like to work with us or to arrange a visit.
Please ask for either Alison Bird (Specialist Respiratory Nurse), or Karen Donaldson (Respiratory ACP)
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