Respiratory Specialist Nurse

Job overview

We are looking for a specialist respiratory nurse to join our integrated team based at Wythenshawe Hospital. We are a consultant led team of physiotherapists, nurses, support workers who run a number of specialist respiratory services in South Manchester including

COPD Community admission avoidance/early supported discharge (community home visits)

In patient reviews of COPD and asthma patients

Specialist home oxygen assessment 

Accredited pulmonary rehabilitation service

The service hours are 7 days,  8am-6pm with flexible hours available to meet these times

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We would welcome candidates for an informal visit to the team or discussion about the role further via telephone

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The post holder will work across all services provided and be supported to deliver best practice care. We have a complex respiratory caseload where we provide specialist respiratory assessment and treatment plans with MDT/consultant guidance.  Our team seek to innovatively drive  standards of patient care through quality improvement projects. We are a dynamic and forward thinking team. Our pulmonary rehabilitation service recently became nationally accredited part of only a small number of services to achieve this standard. We use evidence based practice to guide care in the community. The team has a role in assessing and following up patients requiring home oxygen.  The COPD and asthma reviews for in-patients follow the requirements of the discharge bundle of care contributing to the National Respiratory Audit Programme.

Applicants will be expected to develop a sound knowledge of respiratory conditions and to undertake appropriate specialist training within the post.  MFT as an organization have many education opportunities to access.  Candidates are expected to have an interest in respiratory care and experience with COPD patients. All applicants will have excellent communication skills and be able to work autonomously, seeking support as required. Delivering structured group patient education is an expectation of the role. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. 
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. 
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. 
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. 
 
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.