COPD nurse specialist

Job overview

The COPD team has an exciting opportunity within its service. We are looking for a dynamic nurse to compliment our already established team. We are looking for a kind, dedicated team member with a keen interest in COPD care.

The post holder will demonstrate a high level of specialist respiratory knowledge providing care, guidance and support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals managing COPD both on inpatient wards and in outpatient clinic settings.

Key roles will include assessing and care planning, medication review, support, referrals (both secondary and primary care), educating patients, families, caregivers and coordinating care.

You will support consultant colleagues in clinics and play an active role in regular MDT meetings to ensure optimisation of care for our patient group.

The post holder will be expected to work both independently and as part of our MDT after a supernumerary period. In addition to a supernumerary period we provide lots of continuous education opportunities once in post.

You will have a flexible and positive approach to delivering care to patients, excellent communication skills and established IT skills.

You will be expected to participate in audit and service development.

Respiratory experience of 2 years is essential. We will consider band 5 nurses wanting to take the next step in their career and will provide a full induction period.

This role will require working across both City and Queen Medical Centre campus.

Main duties of the job

The COPD nurse specialists review inpatients admitted to NUH with an exacerbation of their COPD. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate their COPD care based on principles that are research based.

You will be asked for specialist input with patients where their primary reason for admission may be something other than their COPD but where it may be impacting on their management.

You will review patients with COPD in a specialist outpatient setting in a nurse clinic.

You will support consultant COPD specialist clinics.

You will refer patients to identified members of the MDT across primary and secondary care.

You will attend specialist MDTs both within a secondary care setting and between primary and secondary care.

You will actively take part in clinical audit to improve patient care.

Competent IT skills are required.

You will be a resource of specialist knowledge for members of the wider NUH team (nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, pharmacists, etc).

Clear communication and documentation skills are essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy