Interstitial Lung Disease; Ild) Clinical Nurse Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Clinical Nurse Specialist Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an enthusiastic registered nurse with respiratory experience who is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals living with complex respiratory conditions.

The ILD service provides specialist care and support for patients diagnosed with a range of interstitial lung diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other progressive fibrotic lung conditions. Working alongside our multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in supporting patients and their families throughout their treatment journey.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual wishing to further develop their clinical expertise within respiratory medicine while contributing to service development, education and quality improvement initiatives.

As an ILD Clinical Nurse Specialist you will:

• Act as a key worker for patients with interstitial lung disease across both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Provide expert clinical advice, support and education to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Participate in nurse-led clinics, telephone reviews and virtual consultations.
• Work closely with respiratory consultants, allied health professionals, primary care teams and external organisations to ensure seamless patient care.
• Support the monitoring and management of patients receiving antifibrotic therapies and other specialist treatments.
• Contribute to service development, audit, quality improvement and research activity within the ILD service.
• Promote excellent patient experience and ensure care is delivered in line with national guidance and best practice standards.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

• 1st Level Registration
• Current NMC Registration
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB
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• Attained or working towards 1st Degree in health related subject

• Relevant post registration educational courses
• Evidence of recent study
• Non-medical prescribing V300 course
• Education for Health or ARTP/BTS Certificate in Spirometry or equivalent
• APACS

• Demonstrable post registration experience
• Demonstrable experience in relevant area of practice (respiratory medicine) or equivalent area
• Experience of successful multiagency working
• Effective leadership skills
• Evidence of applying research and audit in practice

• Experience with in Palliative Care
• Experience with managing Home Oxygen

• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, crossing professional and organisational boundaries
• Ability to work autonomously
• Well-developed effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Computer literacy skills including knowledge of databases, power point and word processing and patient record systems
• The maintenance of up to date knowledge of local and national developments in nursing,

• Experience developing integrated care pathways, protocols and guidelines
• Evidence of previous health promotion work
• Demonstrates advanced clinical practice

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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