Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
Care closer to home is becoming integral to the future of the NHS and the Community Health Services Division of Notts HC are at the forefront of this exciting journey. Working with our system partners in creating collaborative ways to improve physical health care services, activities and interventions in local communities, which meet the needs of our patients in the places they call home.
The Division operates under 3 Units of Management providing an extensive portfolio of children’s, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. We offer various clinical and non clinical roles, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.
Being Part of an organisation as diverse as Nottshc provides you with great career development opportunities, to be innovative and gives you permission to grow both professionally and really make a difference.
The role includes development of GP practice staff to enable confident respiratory medication optimisation.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will:
Be pro-active in delivering respiratory specialist nursing care that is anticipatory and responsive to patient’s needs in their own home and in a clinic environment. By promoting independence, health lifestyle, reduction in health inequalities to improve the overall quality of life in the local population to reduce avoidable hospital admissions. this role will require working closely with General Practice staff and respiratory consultants.
Offer a comprehensive nursing / therapy service to the resident population of Mid Notts providing a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency approach to maximise patient function, well-being and self-care planning.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (General) plus significant further specialist knowledge/post registration experience to diploma level or equivalent underpinned by theory
- Experience of working with Respiratory patients eg COPD, ILD and Bronchiectasis
- Independent nurse prescriber. (V300)
Desirable
- Relevant health related honours degree
- A recognised Respiratory qualification e.g. COPD at minimum of diploma level.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Competence in Spirometry
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Has the ability to perform the full range of duties.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience and extensive knowledge in management of complex Respiratory patients.
- Understanding of current national / local initiatives and guidelines, including long term conditions, NICE.
- Management of Respiratory Patients working in collaboration / partnership across primary.
- Understanding of current national / local understanding of current research and evidence initiatives and guidelines including evidence based practice, long term conditions, NICE
- Competent in holistic assessment including physical examination, diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Developing / implementing / evaluation Respiratory services to promote high quality health outcomes case management skills.
- Evidence of teaching in clinical practice.
- Management skills.
Desirable
- Working in collaboration / partnership, with secondary care, social care and the voluntary sector.
- Understanding of current research and evidence based practice.
- Supervision of more junior team members
Knowledge
Essential
- Risk Management awareness
- Specialist knowledge of COPD/Respiratory management
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
Training
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing continued professional development.
Skills
Essential
- Teaching and assessing experience
- Ability to undertake research and audit
- Ability to organise and prioritise effectively
- Good time management
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Basic IT skills
- Evidence of development of clinical skills
- Able to network effectively
- Good communication skills, written, verbal and presentation
Desirable
- Leadership skills
- Participation in audit and research
- Understanding of primary care information
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Able to travel between locations.
- Flexible to meet the service needs
- A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Closing Date: 26 November 2026
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