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Location
Wakefield, West Yorkshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Key Responsibilities PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Clinical Will undertake specialist respiratory assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using clinical knowledge and clinical skills. Identify suitable patients for early supported discharge, plan and arrange discharge and provide individualised, holistic care plans to suit the patients needs. Review patients in the home environment following referral for admission avoidance. You will undertake advanced clinical assessment obtaining a history, clinical examination and conclude diagnosis implementing a treatment plan. You will also make the judgement if the patient can safely be managed at home or if they require hospital admission. Review patients in accident and emergency or ambulatory care unit for admission avoidance following an initial assessment by the medical team. If deemed suitable for home care you will plan and implement the patients discharge and arrange follow up at home. You will undertake frequent home visits to patients who are receiving an acute episode of PERT care ensuring their clinical condition is stable, maintaining a safe alternative to in -patient hospital care. You will ensure all documentation and communication is maintained to a high standard. You will liaise with members of the multi-disciplinary team and refer to other services and health care professionals where appropriate ensuring holistic care. Manage a patient caseload of those requiring long term non- invasive ventilation providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation. You will provide specialist respiratory nurse education to patients on the wards undertaking in-patient asthma reviews, COPD management, inhaler optimisation and oxygen prescribing advice. You will perform in-patient oxygen assessments in accordance with best practice guidelines. You will routinely perform arterial blood gas analysis and other investigations such as Tosca monitoring within the patients own home. Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements. Participate in specialist nurse outpatient clinics such as the home ventilation clinic and MDT MND clinic. Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers / relatives. Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self-manage, lead or participate in their care delivery. Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate. When appropriate you will be expected to undertake a non-medical supplementary and independent prescribing qualification in order to prescribe within area of speciality for your patients. Work with the CNS / Team Leader to promote the development of nurses undertaking extended roles as considered appropriate.
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£35.39k - £42.62k per annum
