Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity in ILD service for a Clinical Nurse Specialist. This is for a 6 month fixed term period. Secondments will be considered.

We are looking for an experienced registered nurse who wants to join our specialised team and take that next step in their career journey.

Main responsibilities of the role include:

To provide and maintain a high standard of skilled nursing care for patients with Interstitial Lung Disease, using the agreed models of care.

Assess patients on the ward with Interstitial Lung Disease for further management and discussion at the ILD MDT. Offer advice and support to nursing/medical staff with aspects of management and care.

To provide support to the outpatient ILD Clinics, MDT and Patient Support Group.

To advise on treatment changes, including oxygen therapy and to educate patients and carers around self-management.

Ensure that appropriate patients are considered for medical follow up, pulmonary rehabilitation, smoking cessation and long term oxygen therapy, and palliative care.

Participate in the development of teaching/ educational material for patients, carers and other health professionals and assist in its delivery and evaluation.

To manage time effectively to deal with patient case load

·       To provide a telephone nurse led consultation for regional ILD patient

Main duties of the job

To provide and maintain a high standard of skilled nursing care for patients with Interstitial Lung Disease, using the agreed models of care.

Assess patients on the ward with Interstitial Lung Disease for further management and discussion at the ILD MDT. Offer advice and support to nursing/medical staff with aspects of management and care.

To provide support to the outpatient ILD Clinics, MDT and Patient Support Group.

To advise on treatment changes, including oxygen therapy and to educate patients and carers around self-management.

Ensure that appropriate patients are considered for medical follow up, pulmonary rehabilitation, smoking cessation and long term oxygen therapy, and palliative care.

Participate in the development of teaching/ educational material for patients, carers and other health professionals and assist in its delivery and evaluation.

To manage time effectively to deal with patient case load

·       To provide a telephone nurse led consultation for regional ILD patient

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.