About this role
Job summary
NHS Band 6 Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Hours per Week: full time 37.5
Contract Type: 2 x Temporary for 12 months
Are you a healthcare professional looking to gain experience and further your understanding of the management of COPD? Are you keen to work as part of a dynamic and welcoming team? If so, we need you to help us deliver high quality patient centered care that gives real benefit to our patients.
Main duties of the job
The COPD Specialist Team at Portsmouth Hospital Trust is looking for hours per week) Band 6 Nurse Currently, the team consists of a full time Band 7 Team Lead CNS and a full time Band 6 CNS.
PHUT sees approximately 1200 patients a year admitted with an acute exacerbation of COPD. The team is responsible for reviewing acute COPD admissions within 24 hours of their admission, and delivering a tailored COPD care bundle, aimed at optimising care and reducing readmission. The COPD service is also an integral part of the respiratory virtual team, identifying respiratory patients for early supported discharge, co-ordinating daily virtual review of patients on the virtual ward during MDT, and supporting direct admissions to the respiratory wards.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description Job responsibilities
The team works across a wide variety of areas including the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit, Medical Wards, Respiratory Wards, Respiratory High Care and Respiratory Outpatients. There is a close working relationship with staff in these areas, as well as colleagues within the specialist respiratory services in primary care.
This role is an excellent opportunity for you to develop experience and knowledge of management of COPD, as well as having the potential to work alongside other specialist respiratory services including asthma, bronchiectasis, Tuberculosis, non-invasive ventilation and sleep medicine.
If you are interested in being part of a fantastic team and broadening your experiences, then please contact Consuela OLeary via email [email protected] for more information.
For full job details please refer to the Job Description
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Clinically competent in respiratory medicine. Clinical decision-making skills. Advanced Communication Skills Training. Organisational skills and forward planning. Flexibility. Critical appraisal skills. Strong customer service skills. IT literate.
Qualifications Essential
Current RN. Registration with NMC. BSc Degree in relevant field . Minimum 4 years post registration experience including at least 2 years experience in respiratory medicine.
Desirable
Masters degree and evidence of working towards. Post Reg. qualifications in respiratory medicine .
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)