Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Nurse Specialist
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Respiratory Care is an advanced practice nurse who provides expert clinical leadership, specialist assessment, and evidence-based interventions to patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions. This role focuses on improving patient outcomes through advanced clinical practice, education, consultation, and service development.
The post holder will work as an integral part of the Cystic Fibrosis Team but with overall responsibility for the delivery of nursing care effectively to a defined Caseload of Adult and their families, predominantly across Lewisham and Bromley.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary teams in the hospital and community to ensure continuity of care.
The post holder will utilise skills of clinical expertise, leadership and management to promote a quality service for Adults and their Carers.
The post holder will facilitate and support healthcare teams to implement evidence into practice and will promote/participate in research, audit and education relevant to the speciality.
To act as a key resource and source of specialist support to colleagues across Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care settings.
- To work with the multidisciplinary team across an integrated pathway of care to deliver quality standards in line with NICE guidance.
- To work with the nurse specialist team to ensure that all patients have equitable access to investigations, treatment and follow-up care.
- To work with the nurse/midwifery specialist team to develop best practice in line with NICE guidance.
- To work with the team to develop guidelines to enhance optimal management of patients.
- To collect appropriate data against NICE guidance. To use audit as a tool to improve practice and evaluate services.
- To work with the team to implement recommendations from National audits and benchmarking.
- To identify objectives for own professional development which reflect local and national service needs, accessing advice, guidance and support as appropriate.
Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mawuli Foli Awli Job title: Lead Respiratory Nurse Email address: yawoamawuli.foliawli@nhs.net Telephone number: 07880087112
Available from 08:00-16:00, Monday to Friday
