Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Nurse Specialist

Job overview

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Respiratory Care is an advanced practice nurse who provides expert clinical leadership, specialist assessment, and evidence-based interventions to patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions. This role focuses on improving patient outcomes through advanced clinical practice, education, consultation, and service development.

The post holder will work as an integral part of the Cystic Fibrosis Team but with overall responsibility for the delivery of nursing care effectively to a defined Caseload of Adult and their families, predominantly across Lewisham and Bromley.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary teams in the hospital and community to ensure continuity of care.

The post holder will utilise skills of clinical expertise, leadership and management to promote a quality service for Adults and their Carers.

The post holder will facilitate and support healthcare teams to implement evidence into practice and will promote/participate in research, audit and education relevant to the speciality.

To act as a key resource and source of specialist support to colleagues across Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care settings.

Main duties of the job

• To work with the multidisciplinary team across an integrated pathway of care to deliver quality standards in line with NICE guidance.
• To work with the nurse specialist team to ensure that all patients have equitable access to investigations, treatment and follow-up care.
• To work with the nurse/midwifery specialist team to develop best practice in line with NICE guidance.
• To work with the team to develop guidelines to enhance optimal management of patients.
• To collect appropriate data against NICE guidance. To use audit as a tool to improve practice and evaluate services.
• To work with the team to implement recommendations from National audits and benchmarking.
• To identify objectives for own professional development which reflect local and national service needs, accessing advice, guidance and support as appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Performance

• To demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills and share this with others to positively influence patient care.
• To develop own specialist clinical knowledge and skills and participate in the development of other staff
• To reflect on own practice through clinical supervision/mentorship
• To provide a comprehensive nursing service for patients with conditions within the specialty.
• To work in close liaison with the multi-disciplinary team across the pathway in order to meet the needs of patients and their famillies, and to aim for seamless care.
• To use clinical judgement and skills in decision making to manage this caseload of patients. To develop skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct appropriate intervention.
• To assist in the development of the service
• To vigorously promote the patient’s participation in decision-making, enabling informed choice of treatment.
• To contribute to any audits requested by the Trust, Commissioners or Nationally.
• To identify deteriorating patients and take the appropriate action to manage the situation, liaising with interdisciplinary team as appropriate.
• To obtain valid and effective consent from patients prior to any investigations and treatment

Partnerships

• To work with patients and carers to assess their specific educational needs to ensure that they receive full information about their condition.
• To provide patient education and appropriate information leaflets.
• To provide a seamless service for patients across an integrated pathway of care.
• To refer patients to other appropriate specialists to ensure the needs of the patients are met.
• To involve patients/carers views in developing a vision for the future of the service by undertaking patient questionnaire reflecting their experiences and outcomes.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.