# Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist

**Company**: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £55524.00 to £62652.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide advanced specialist nursing care and clinical leadership for patients with respiratory disease across inpatient and outpatient settings throughout the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will independently assess, manage and coordinate care for patients referred to the Respiratory Service, working across COPD, asthma, pleural disease, sleep medicine and Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) pathways.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide expert specialist nursing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for patients with complex respiratory conditions.

- Manage an allocated caseload of patients with asthma, COPD, sleep-disordered breathing, pleural disease and patients requiring NIV support.

- Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments including history taking, physical examination and interpretation of diagnostic investigations.

- Provide specialist respiratory advice and support to patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams.

- Coordinate and participate in nurse-led respiratory outpatient clinics including asthma, COPD, sleep and pleural services.

- Review and triage daily referrals from respiratory wards, emergency department, acute medical units and the respiratory hot floor.

- Work collaboratively with the Respiratory Medical Registrar, Respiratory Consultants and Lead Respiratory Nurse to coordinate patient management and escalation decisions.

- Review respiratory inpatients and facilitate safe, effective and timely discharge planning.

The post holder will be expected to work autonomously within agreed professional boundaries whilst contributing to service development, audit, quality improvement and education initiatives across the respiratory service.

Requirements:

- Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration

- First degree in Nursing or equivalent experience

- Evidence of continuous professional development

- Post-registration qualification in Respiratory Care or equivalent specialist experience

- Evidence of advanced clinical assessment skills

- Teaching and assessment qualification or willingness to undertake

Desirable:

- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber qualification

- Master's level study or working towards MSc

- Respiratory specialist qualification (e.g. Sleep, Asthma, COPD, NIV or Respiratory Care modules)

- Clinical Assessment / History Taken qualification

## Skills

### Required
- Respiratory Care
- Nursing
- Clinical Assessment
- Communication
- Leadership

### Nice to have
- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber qualification
- Master's level study
- Respiratory specialist qualification

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