Respiratory Specialist Nurse – RCAS - COPD - Virtual Ward

Job overview

The Respiratory Clinical Assessment Service (RCAS) and Virtual Ward (COPD) Specialist Nurse will deliver high-quality, patient-centred respiratory care across acute, community and virtual care settings. The post holder will support the operational and clinical delivery of the service and, in the absence of the Senior Respiratory Nurse Specialist, assist in ensuring safe, effective and responsive service provision

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for delivering specialist respiratory nursing care across the Respiratory Clinical Assessment Service (RCAS), Respiratory Virtual Ward and wider respiratory services. Responsibilities include clinical assessment, treatment planning, patient monitoring, care coordination, admission avoidance, early supported discharge, patient education, multidisciplinary working, service development, quality improvement, audit and professional leadership. The role requires autonomous practice, effective use of digital health technologies and contribution to workforce development. A full description of the duties, responsibilities and accountabilities associated with this role is provided in the attached document and should be read in conjunction with this Job Description.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.