Respiratory Nurse SpecialistinPontypoolinPontypoolPUBLISHED SAT 22 MAR 2025
Opportunity to work in a dynamic, caring, and professional respiratory nursing team.
Ability to provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients with respiratory conditions in both home and clinic settings.
Involvement in preventative healthcare and support for pulmonary rehabilitation, enhancing patient outcomes.
Access to extensive training and development opportunities, including mandatory training and recognized qualifications.
Flexibility in working arrangements promoting a healthy work-life balance.
Being part of a multi-award winning NHS organisation committed to employee well-being and career growth.
Possibility to engage in community-based care, delivering services closer to home, which is a crucial aspect of modern healthcare.
Are you a compassionate and dedicated nurse looking to make a real difference in the lives of patients with respiratory conditions? Join us in Pontypool at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board as a Respiratory Nurse Specialist. In this vital role, you’ll be part of a dynamic team focused on delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, enabling individuals to manage their respiratory health from the comfort of their homes and community. We’re seeking nurturing professionals who are passionate about improving lives, providing support, and empowering patients and their families during challenging times.
This is more than just a job; it's a chance to grow your career within a multi-award-winning NHS organisation that values your contributions and offers flexible working options. You'll have access to extensive training, professional development opportunities, and a supportive environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance. If you hold a nursing qualification and have experience with respiratory patients, we want to hear from you. Whether you speak Welsh or English, your skills are welcome here! Come and help us shape a brighter future for healthcare—apply today and be part of our caring community.
This is more than just a job; it's a chance to grow your career within a multi-award-winning NHS organisation that values your contributions and offers flexible working options. You'll have access to extensive training, professional development opportunities, and a supportive environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance. If you hold a nursing qualification and have experience with respiratory patients, we want to hear from you. Whether you speak Welsh or English, your skills are welcome here! Come and help us shape a brighter future for healthcare—apply today and be part of our caring community.
Opportunity to work in a dynamic, caring, and professional respiratory nursing team.
Ability to provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients with respiratory conditions in both home and clinic settings.
Involvement in preventative healthcare and support for pulmonary rehabilitation, enhancing patient outcomes.
Access to extensive training and development opportunities, including mandatory training and recognized qualifications.
Flexibility in working arrangements promoting a healthy work-life balance.
Being part of a multi-award winning NHS organisation committed to employee well-being and career growth.
Possibility to engage in community-based care, delivering services closer to home, which is a crucial aspect of modern healthcare.
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Specialist nurse to join our dynamic, caring and professional respiratory nursing team.
Working in the primary and community care setting, the successful candidate will be expected to work across the health board and will be responsible for delivering safe, high quality care to patients with respiratory conditions and/or those requiring home oxygen, with the aim of providing that care closer to home.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work alongside a team of specialist Nurses for those patients with respiratory conditions and oxygen at home.
Working across the health board in the primary and community care setting, the successful candidate will work both in patients homes and clinic setting. Working collaboratively to provide safe, timely care closer to home, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality nursing practice focusing on the delivery of evidence based practice for respiratory patients and the provision of preventative health care.
The post holder will provide specialist nursing knowledge support to other health care professionals and provide advice for patients and their family with long term respiratory conditions and those requiring home oxygen therapy. Working across the health board they will also support pulmonary rehabilitation and undertake spirometry were required within their role.
In addition, they will support the delivery of policy and procedures, and provide nurse leadership as required.
The desired candidate will have a passion for safe, high quality service delivery , putting the patient at the centre of care delivery.
If you have these qualities and are keen to develop we would love to hear from you
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Well-being Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Specialist nurse to join our dynamic, caring and professional respiratory nursing team.
Working in the primary and community care setting, the successful candidate will be expected to work across the health board and will be responsible for delivering safe, high quality care to patients with respiratory conditions and/or those requiring home oxygen, with the aim of providing that care closer to home.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work alongside a team of specialist Nurses for those patients with respiratory conditions and oxygen at home.
Working across the health board in the primary and community care setting, the successful candidate will work both in patients homes and clinic setting. Working collaboratively to provide safe, timely care closer to home, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality nursing practice focusing on the delivery of evidence based practice for respiratory patients and the provision of preventative health care.
The post holder will provide specialist nursing knowledge support to other health care professionals and provide advice for patients and their family with long term respiratory conditions and those requiring home oxygen therapy. Working across the health board they will also support pulmonary rehabilitation and undertake spirometry were required within their role.
In addition, they will support the delivery of policy and procedures, and provide nurse leadership as required.
The desired candidate will have a passion for safe, high quality service delivery , putting the patient at the centre of care delivery.
If you have these qualities and are keen to develop we would love to hear from you
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Well-being Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse with NMC
- Respiratory related module
- Spirometry Certificate
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with respiratory patients
- Knowledge and understanding of primary care and community services
- Experience in undertaking Capillary blood gases
- Experience of undertaking spirometry
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Working as a Respiratory Nurse Specialist in the UK requires a blend of clinical, technical, and interpersonal skills. Here are the key skills needed:
1. Clinical Knowledge: A strong understanding of respiratory conditions such as asthma, COPD, pneumonia, lung cancer, and other pulmonary diseases is essential.
2. Assessment Skills: Proficiency in conducting thorough assessments and interpreting diagnostic tests related to respiratory health, including pulmonary function tests and blood gas analysis.
3. Advanced Clinical Skills: Experience in advanced clinical procedures such as nebulisation, oxygen therapy, and possibly more specialized interventions like CPAP or BiPAP management.
4. Critical Thinking and Decision-Making: Ability to analyze patient information effectively and make informed decisions regarding care plans and interventions.
5. Patient Education: Skills in educating patients and their families about respiratory conditions, treatments, and self-management strategies to improve their quality of life.
6. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams effectively.
7. Compassion and Empathy: The ability to provide compassionate care and support to patients dealing with chronic respiratory issues, which can significantly affect their emotional well-being.
8. Teamwork and Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health care team, including doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and other healthcare professionals.
9. Management Skills: For those in specialized or leadership roles, skills in managing a team, overseeing projects, and developing patient care protocols may be required.
10. Commitment to Continuous Learning: Awareness of the latest research, treatments, and technologies related to respiratory care, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
11. Organizational Skills: Strong organizational abilities to manage a caseload, prioritize patient needs, and coordinate care effectively.
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