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Job summary

Main area
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
150-CP1042-WST-A
Employer
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Rose wing, Horsham Hospital
Town
Horsham
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust logo

COPD Specialist Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

COPD Specialist Nurse - 22.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen and we are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Community Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) team based in Horsham.

This post may suit a nurse with previous respiratory experience or an experienced clinician with advanced skills that are transferrable to this position.

Main duties of the job

This specialist role will require experience in working with patients with COPD/respiratory conditions. Knowledge of long-term oxygen therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation would be desirable, or a willingness to learn. Educating patients, healthcare professionals and local groups is another essential part of our work, as well as engaging with other services to deliver the best possible care.

The post holder will need to demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality evidence-based care, be able to work independently as well as part of a team, and be able to prioritise and organise their own case load. 

Working for our organisation

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

  • Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
  • Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
  • Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
  • Excellent training and development opportunities 
  • Research opportunities
  • Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
  • Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
  • Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
  • Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
  • Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
  • Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To deputise for the Clinical Lead when requested, in their absence, taking responsibility for operational management of the team, allocating and organising the work of assistant staff to meet service priorities on a daily basis by ensuring continuity of safe practice and that the team complies with the organisational and departmental policies.

To undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to develop and enhance personal and team’s clinical practice within their area.

To take a role in the in-service training programme by attendance at, and participating in, and delivering in-service training.

To be responsible, with other staff, for the supervision, education and assessment of graduate level students, work experience student nurses, and other health care professionals when required.

Please see Job description and person specification for more details.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Prof Qual : Current NMC registration
Desirable criteria
  • independent nurse prescribing
  • ENB 998 or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post reg experience with resp conditions
  • Management of own caseload
  • change within health care
  • Knowledge of band 6 role
Desirable criteria
  • Experince of PR
  • Experience with Oxygen therapy

Key Skills/Comps

Essential criteria
  • Motivation
  • Ability to reflect and learn
  • commitment to life long learning
  • Excellent written skills
  • knowledge of national policies
  • demonstrates leadership in practice
  • Knowledge of CG, CA and CS
  • Identifies difficulties as challenges
  • demonstrates high level of understanding of self and identify personal limitation
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Awareness of professional responsibilty and boundaries
  • Clinical reasoning skills
  • Able to manage change

Other skills

Essential criteria
  • IT Skills
  • Health safety and security awareness
  • Equality and Diversity awareness
  • Ability to prioritise Workload

Equal Opportunities

Essential criteria
  • Undersatnding of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerCommitted to being an Inclusive EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Armed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Albert Sundararaj
Job title
COPD Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01403620459
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