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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Home Oxygen Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Respiratory Therapy Acute REsponse Team (RESTART). 

Working across primary and secondary care the Home Oxygen Service Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the multi-professional team and patients and carers within the specialist service. The post holder will work alongside the Restart team and other healthcare professionals within the speciality to ensure the development and delivery of a high-quality service for patients requiring oxygen 
assessment review and follow up. This will include the management of a caseload of patients, and the provision of specialist advice within the clinical area. The role will include the provision of ward-based assessments, advice and management of patient discharges with oxygen, clinics, home visits and support and education for existing services. The post holder will act as a clinical leader and role model for the ongoing development of clinical practice, research and standards of care. Effective liaison and 
good communication skills are essential to the post.

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To manage a caseload of patients with oxygen needs, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
To take and correctly interpret capillary blood gases and prescribe oxygen appropriately following national guidelines.
To manage Point of Care testing of all equipment according to local and national requirements.
To provide clinical expertise and specialist advice within a defined area of practice
To support, encourage and advise clinical teams, by the provision of specialist knowledge and advise in the care of patients within the speciality.
To participate in the promotion of patient centred care, establishing and maintaining a supportive relationship with the patient and their families during the period of treatment and care.
To support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
To promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the clinical development of the specialist service, by ensuring the use of evidence-based practice and clinical standards within the speciality.
To provide professional support and clinical guidance to nursing staff within the speciality as required 
To provide professional support and clinical guidance to hospital clinical staff around safe discharge and risk assessment of inpatients for Home Oxygen

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

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Integrity

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We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.