Respiratory Nurse

Key Responsibilities: 1. Promoting effective self-management of patients and/or providing professional intervention for community management in order to present unnecessary hospital admissions, improve quality of life and to actively identify patients who would benefit from case management. 2. This role will include leading the organisation and management of the service and resources, caseload management, benchmarking, clinical audit, the provision of respiratory education and the development of teamwork by identification of common and individual aims. 3. The post holder will make a contribution to both patient and professional education related to the management of respiratory disease in Waltham Forest. 4. The post holder will provide advice and information for the development of the respiratory service in Waltham Forest 5. The post holder will hold caseload and carry out home visits or clinics as appropriate, Clinical Skills 1. To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients with respiratory disease , particularly Asthma patients including those with complex presentation and those reaching end of life, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care. 2. To undertake a holistic, unified assessment process in partnership with all agencies, to ensure that acute admission is prevented where possible and that this approach identifies and delivers services to meet and sustain patients needs. 3. To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognosis for patients with complex respiratory disease, to recommend the best course of intervention and to develop comprehensive management plans. 4. To monitor patients with Respiratory Disease, evaluate and modify treatment in
order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention working with the appropriate health and social care professional, ensuring that a seamless approach to care is maintained across all agencies 5. To keep accurate up to date records of patients defined within the case finding process and communicate timely and informative written reports and summaries for other agencies e.g. GPs, Consultants, MDTs and Social Services.

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.