Clinical Nurse Specialist Ventilatory Home Visit Service

• Specialist Clinical Care -- Undertaking comprehensive respiratory and ventilation assessments, developing care plans and optimising treatment in partnership with patients and carers.
• Patient and Carer Support -- Providing education, advice and advocacy to promote safety, independence and quality of life.
• Leadership and Education -- Supporting staff development, supervising learners and sharing specialist knowledge across multidisciplinary teams.
• Service Development -- Contributing to audit, quality improvement and the ongoing development of this innovative community service.
• Collaborative Working -- Liaising with consultants, physiotherapists, ACP, community teams, primary care and hospices to deliver coordinated care.

• Be a Registered Adult Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Have experience caring for patients with complex respiratory disease.
• Be able to work independently and effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Have experience supporting and educating patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Be committed to service improvement, quality care and professional development.
• Have a full UK driving licence, and ability to independently travel and transport equipment throughout the region as community visits form a key part of the role.

Essential

• Registered Adult Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Post-registration respiratory training or specialist knowledge supported by relevant practical experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Qualification in respiratory care or long-term ventilation.
• Teaching and assessing qualification.
• Leadership or management qualification.
• MSc modules relevant to specialist practice.

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience caring for patients with respiratory disease including management of invasive and non-invasive ventilation.
• Experience of managing or supervising staff and ability to mentor/educate junior staff.
• Experience delivering patient and carer education.
• An understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures, particularly those related to vulnerable patients
• An understanding of clinical governance frameworks including Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), policy and procedure, audit and quality assurance.
• Experience of home visits and lone working.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be able to problem solve, use own initiative and plan, organise and prioritise own and others workload.

Desirable

• Experience of advance care planning discussions.
• Knowledge of national ventilation guidelines.
• Knowledge of cough augmentation techniques and airway clearance strategies.

Essential

• As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Full UK driving license with own vehicle.
• Ability to travel and transport equipment independently throughout the region.