# Respiratory Nurse

**Company**: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
**Location**: Waltham Forest
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £49397.00 to £56515.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Band 7 Respiratory Practitioner to work with our Respiratory Nursing service in the borough of Waltham Forest.

The Respiratory Nurse Specialist will be responsible for providing and supporting the delivery of evidence-based and clinically effective practice within the community for patients with respiratory disease, particularly Asthma patients.

Key responsibilities include:

- Promoting effective self-management of patients and/or providing professional intervention for community management to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and improve quality of life.

- Leading the organisation and management of the service and resources, caseload management, benchmarking, clinical audit, and the provision of respiratory education.

- Contributing to patient and professional education related to the management of respiratory disease in Waltham Forest.

- Providing advice and information for the development of the respiratory service in Waltham Forest.

- Holding a caseload and carrying out home visits or clinics as appropriate.

Requirements:

- Registered clinician on the NMC register with a first Degree or equivalent experience.

- Teaching or mentoring qualification or experience.

- Evidence of ongoing personal/professional development in Respiratory at degree level or above.

- Non-medical Prescriber (or with a commitment to working towards this).

- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment with a wide range of individuals at different levels.

- Experience of capillary blood gas sampling and spirometry.

We offer a competitive salary of £49,397 to £56,515 per annum, a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary, and a comprehensive induction programme.

## Skills

### Required
- Respiratory care
- COPD management
- Asthma management
- Spirometry
- Capillary blood gas sampling
- Teaching
- Mentoring
- Prescribing

### Nice to have
- Nurse prescribing
- Non-medical prescribing

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