This Respiratory Nurse post sits in the clinical team at Lovemead Group Practice, a GP practice that includes Roundstone Surgery. The work centres on reviewing and managing patients with asthma and COPD, including annual reviews, spirometry where qualified, and self-management plans. The role is for up to 30 hours a week and works alongside GPs, pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team. Practice nurses with strong long-term condition experience and an interest in respiratory care are invited to apply, alongside experienced respiratory nurses.
What the job involves
- Manage and review patients with asthma, COPD and other respiratory conditions, including respiratory and annual reviews
- Assess, diagnose and manage patients within own scope of practice
- Perform and interpret spirometry where qualified and competent
- Develop, implement and review individualised care and self-management plans
- Support early identification, diagnosis and management of respiratory disease, escalating and referring where needed
- Deliver patient education on respiratory health, inhaler technique, medication adherence and smoking cessation
- Take part in chronic disease management programmes and multidisciplinary reviews
- Support achievement of QOF, Enhanced Services and other contractual respiratory requirements
- Take part in clinical audit, quality improvement and service evaluation
- Work collaboratively across the multidisciplinary team and with external healthcare professionals, including training colleagues where appropriate
- Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records
- Promote equality, diversity and inclusion, and follow practice policies and clinical governance standards
What’s required
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse
Experience
- Experience managing patients with asthma and/or COPD
- Experience in primary care, community nursing, general practice or a related clinical setting
- Experience delivering patient-centred care and health promotion
Skills & knowledge
- Sound understanding of respiratory disease management
- Knowledge of current evidence-based practice and national guidelines
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Working independently and within a multidisciplinary team
- Good organisational and time-management skills
- Competent IT skills and experience of electronic clinical record systems
Other
- Professional, approachable and compassionate manner
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Commitment to the practice's values, including equality, diversity and inclusion
Nice to have
- Respiratory qualification or diploma
- Independent Prescriber qualification
- Spirometry accreditation or recognised competency
- Experience leading respiratory services within primary care
- Experience of clinical audit, quality improvement or service development
- Experience supporting QOF and Enhanced Services targets
- Knowledge of population health management and long-term condition management in primary care
- Experience of TPP SystmOne (full training provided)
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