Respiratory Nurse Specialist-Surrey Downs H&C in Leatherhead

This is an exciting opportunity for a Respiratory Specialist Nurse to work as part of a well‑established community multidisciplinary respiratory specialist team consisting of respiratory nurse specialists, highly specialist respiratory physiotherapists and a Respiratory Assistant Practitioner. We are looking for a nurse who is passionate about providing high quality respiratory care for patients with a respiratory condition, including COPD, Asthma and Bronchiectasis. The postholder will demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of long‑term respiratory management.

The Respiratory MDT’s Key Aims:

• To deliver evidence‑based care for patients with COPD in the Surrey Downs area
• Develop integrated respiratory service pathways through audit and evaluation
• Promote health through patient empowerment, health education and self‑management skills
• Enable prompt assessment, diagnosis and treatment according to agreed policies, protocols and guidelines for referred patients
• Request and perform appropriate diagnostic and/or therapeutic interventions to provide a holistic assessment of the patient within agreed policies and guidelines
• Prescribe treatments deemed clinically appropriate, in line with local guidelines, the Nurse Prescribing Formulary and Trust protocols for Non‑Medical Prescribing
• Lead the professional development of junior team members within the service
• Offer health promotion and participate in health promotion activities, including health needs assessment for the caseload and local population
• Manage complaints according to Trust policy and within professional guidance
• Contribute to the development of evidence‑based practice using audit and other tools including user and stakeholder feedback

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Partnership Overview:

• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey Council County

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us. It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before. In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.