Respiratory Nurse Specialist
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Specialist nurse to join our dynamic, caring and professional respiratory nursing team.
Working in the primary and community care setting, the successful candidate will be expected to work across the health board and will be responsible for delivering safe, high quality care to patients with respiratory conditions and/or those requiring home oxygen, with the aim of providing that care closer to home.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work alongside a team of specialist Nurses for those patients with respiratory conditions and oxygen at home.
Working across the health board in the primary and community care setting, the successful candidate will work both in patients homes and clinic setting. Working collaboratively to provide safe, timely care closer to home, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality nursing practice focusing on the delivery of evidence based practice for respiratory patients and the provision of preventative health care.
The post holder will provide specialist nursing knowledge support to other health care professionals and provide advice for patients and their family with long term respiratory conditions and those requiring home oxygen therapy. Working across the health board they will also support pulmonary rehabilitation and undertake spirometry were required within their role.
In addition, they will support the delivery of policy and procedures, and provide nurse leadership as required.
The desired candidate will have a passion for safe, high quality service delivery , putting the patient at the centre of care delivery.
If you have these qualities and are keen to develop we would love to hear from you
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Well-being Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with NMC
Desirable
- Respiratory related module
- Spirometry Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with respiratory patients
- Knowledge and understanding of primary care and community services
Desirable
- Experience in undertaking Capillary blood gases
- Experience of undertaking spirometry
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
Trevethin Health Center
Trevethin
Pontypool
NP4 8DJ
