NHS Scotland
Community Respiratory Nurse - Community Respiratory Service
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC)
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The Role
The Community Respiratory Team is a dynamic and responsive multidisciplinary team (MDT) that aims to support patients with moderate to severe COPD within Glasgow City in their own homes.
The team is comprised of:
- Physiotherapists
- Nurses
- Occupational Therapists (OT)
- Pharmacist
- Rehabilitation Support Worker
- Business Support
- Leadership roles
It is an evidence-based service with the MDT supporting three distinct intervention pathways:
- Prevention of hospital admission (support for acute exacerbation)
- Early supported discharge
- Chronic disease management (rehabilitation and self-management)
The post holder will work as a specialist respiratory nurse within the on-call team. In addition, they will support more junior staff with supervision and TURAS.
The post holder will act independently and use their own initiative within the bounds of existing knowledge and skills. They will work autonomously within their scope of practice to make clinical judgements regarding patient prioritisation and management.
Work is triaged and allocated depending on clinical patients' needs. You will link with the Respiratory Early Supported Discharge (ESD) team, Pulmonary Rehab team, and Consultants at our MDT. You should have a nursing degree and have current NMC registration and experience working with COPD or respiratory patients.
This post requires membership of Disclosure Scotland's PVG.
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern
- Duration: Fixed-term contract for 1 year
- Location: Woodside Health and Care Centre
- Working Pattern: Part-time (22 hours per week), Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm, with potential for weekend work in the future
- Salary: Pro Rata for part-time posts
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Key Responsibilities
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse with relevant post-registration experience.
- Respiratory or relevant clinical experience.
- Ability to complete the agreed training pathway to develop CNS role.
- Ability to fulfil criteria outlined in the job description.
- Experience of working with patient/user/carer groups, or the ability to relate to patient/user/carers.
- Skills to communicate learning on an interpersonal level and in presentations.
- A flexible approach to the role, in order to manage working with a national programme, whilst delivering a service in a local setting.
- Willing to travel to regional and national events.
- Car driver.
Desirable
- Appropriate post-registration qualification.
What We Offer
We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme, and extensive learning and development opportunities.
As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:
- A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays.
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits.
- Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme.
- Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning, and classroom-based courses.
- Enhanced pay for working public holidays.
- NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services.
- Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact
- Kirsten Farrell, Team Lead, 0141 800 0790, Kirsten.Farrell@nhs.scot
- Marianne Milligan, Team Lead, 0141 800 0790, marianne.milligan@nhs.scot
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.
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