We are looking for a highly motivated Registered Nurse with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work in the Asthma Service at Royal Derby Hospital. You will be expected to provide high standards of care to both inpatients and those attending outpatient clinics.

As part of your role you will need to effectively engage with clinical staff, peer groups and service users, leading by example, to provide a high level of service.

The successful candidate would be required to work 37.5 hrs per week.

Demonstrable post registration experience is essential and experience in asthma is desirable. A current asthma qualification will be advantageous.

You must be able to prioritise tasks, manage your time effectively and be confident in completing individual tasks. You will be expected to make clinical decisions regarding patient treatment, with the support of your line manager and consultant.

You will be expected to support the virtual ward.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to carry out ward reviews of patients admitted to Royal Derby Hospital. You will be required to do a full review including inhaler technique, trigger avoidance ad complete a personalised asthma management plan. You will be required to complete the asthma discharge bundle as per the British Thoracic Society recommendations. Further follow up as per the hospital ward discharge clinic will be required as will involvement in asthma nurse led and consultant clinics. You will also be required to offer patients telephone advice regarding their ongoing asthma care.

Closing date of applications: 20 June 2023

Interview date: 4 July 2023

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
• We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week
• An average 860 patients are seen in A& E every day - 6th largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
• We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
• We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Substantive post registration
• Clinical decision making qualification
• Experience working in respiratory nursing
• Experience in asthma
• Demonstrates evidence of decision making

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter road

Derby

DE22 3NE

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