This Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Nurse Specialist post sits within the Cystic Fibrosis Team at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, holding a defined caseload of adults and their families, mainly across Lewisham and Bromley. The work centres on specialist assessment, clinical leadership and NICE-aligned care, with audit and service development built in. It links hospital and community services and acts as a specialist resource for colleagues in primary, secondary and tertiary care. Non-medical prescribing and two years' post-registration experience are essential.
What the job involves
- Deliver care in line with NICE guidance across an integrated pathway with the multidisciplinary team
- Ensure equitable access to investigations, treatment and follow-up with the nurse specialist team
- Develop best practice and guidelines for optimal management of patients
- Collect data against NICE guidance and use audit to improve practice and evaluate services
- Implement recommendations from national audits and benchmarking
- Provide a comprehensive nursing service for patients with conditions in the specialty, using clinical judgement, history taking and physical assessment
- Identify deteriorating patients and act, liaising with the interdisciplinary team
- Obtain valid consent before investigations and treatment
- Assess the educational needs of patients and carers and provide education and information leaflets
- Refer patients to other specialists to meet their needs
- Promote patient participation in decision-making and informed choice of treatment
- Contribute to audits requested by the Trust, commissioners or nationally
What’s required
Qualifications
- First-level degree or equivalent
- Non-medical prescribing
Registration & licences
- Registered nurse, Level 1 register
Experience
- Minimum two years post-registration experience
- Experience in patient advocacy
- Venepuncture and phlebotomy
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to work autonomously and within a multi-professional team
- Time management and prioritisation of workload
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication
- Computer skills
- Knowledge of relevant local and national guidance
- Knowledge of respiratory anatomy and physiology
Checks & eligibility
- Full driving licence and access to a car
Other
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Creative, lateral thinking and effective decision-making
- Flexible and positive approach to work and learning
Nice to have
- Advanced Respiratory Module
- Advanced assessment module
- Counselling course
- Experience as a Band 6 nurse in respiratory medicine, including cystic fibrosis
- Knowledge of respiratory conditions including cystic fibrosis, asthma, COPD and lung cancer
- Understanding of the Rapid Respiratory pathway
- Knowledge of research and audit
- Understanding of spirometry as a diagnostic tool
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
