Job overview

This exciting opportunity is based at Farnham Community Hospital, serving North-East Hampshire, Farnham, and Surrey Heath within Frimley Health. We are proud to expand our innovative and well-established Respiratory Services team with the launch of an Acute Respiratory Virtual Ward, supported by new funding.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist / Practitioner who is passionate about delivering and promoting excellent, evidence-based respiratory care. In this senior role, you will lead and support a multidisciplinary team, including nurses, physiotherapists, nursing associates, associate practitioners, physio technicians, and administrative staff. Together, you will provide high-quality care to patients with respiratory conditions, enabling them to receive treatment in their preferred place of care.

A special interest and expertise in COPD would be highly advantageous.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will provide specialist respiratory intervention, as well as supporting the multidisciplinary team in assessment and development of a holistic management plan.

You will be expected to perform assessment of respiratory patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, developing and delivering an individualised physiotherapy treatment programme based on this.

You will understand the assessment and management of multiple respiratory conditions and be aware of local and national guidelines for COPD, Bronchiectasis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Asthma and Oxygen.

We are looking for the best clinicians to join us in this demanding but enjoyable role which will provide a wide variety of experience and skills enhancing your professional portfolio. With dedicated support for your professional development in two organisations that received ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ on their recent CQC inspections there is every reason to join our expanding teams! We offer a comprehensive induction programme and actively support ongoing learning.

The role is designated to provide a  cover for 7 day service.

The role is available in Frimley Health; based in Farnham Community Hospital covering North-East Hampshire and Farnham and Surrey Heath.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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