Staff Nurse Targeted Lung Health Check Programme
| Posting date: | 03 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,089.00 to £41,498.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £34089.00 - £41498.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9309-24-0993 |
Summary
For more information, please access the following link: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk Detailed job description and main responsibilities The below indicates the main competencies required of the post which may be reviewed in light of the experience and developments within the service. Any review will be taken in conjunction with the post holder. Lung Health Check Specific duties: Provide nursing advice Work as part of a multidisciplinary team. Provide nurse led clinics. Ability to provide health promotion and smoking cessation advice. Formulation of individualised care pathways with the patient and the carer. Possess a working knowledge of respiratory equipment. For example: inhalers, spirometers and compressors. Provide contemporary patient centred patient information is available for patients and carers. Engage in audit and/or information collection. Undertake comprehensive health care needs assessment of patients, reassessing as and when appropriate. Assess, plan, prioritise, implement and evaluate nursing interventions to meet patients needs. Contribute to the organisation of multi-disciplinary, patient centred care. Responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in their specialty. Able to interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead other to do so. To undertake and promote practice sensitive to the needs of patients and families from multicultural backgrounds. Advise and support patients to manage their symptoms. Communicate with clinicians as necessary. Contribute to and support the work of colleagues in the Multi-Disciplinary Team. Co-ordinate as appropriate, the multi-disciplinary team in discharge planning. Ensure all medication is administered in accordance with the Trust Medicine Management policy. Demonstrate the mandatory competencies of the Trust, attending all required mandatory updates. Post holder will occasionally be required to run outreach clinics in the community; this will be on a scheduled basis.