NHS Scotland
Job title:
Respiratory Specialist Nurse
Company
NHS Scotland
Job description
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Post is 2 Hrs – (15hrs funded permanently + 7. Hrs funded for 18months).The respiratory nursing team in NHS Borders is responsible for providing specialist respiratory care support and expertise forborde patients with a variety of respiratory conditions (excluding lung cancer). An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse to join our Respiratory Nurse Specialist team.The post holder will be working in both hospital and community settings.Acutely – across the BGH site offering support/advice and expertise in the management of acutely ill respiratory patients.Outpatient – including nurse led clinics for interstitial lung disease, oxygen/nebuliser assessment and Biologic therapies.Community – domiciliary visits for patients on long term oxygen therapy and patients in community hospital settings.You will have the opportunity to work in a small, friendly, forward thinking Respiratory Team to deliver high standards of care for people with Respiratory conditions and their families/carers.The post holder will be required to undertake Exposure Prone Procedures (EPP).Informal enquiries welcome- please Contact Emma Dodd Lead Respiratory Nurse Specialist on 01896 826635 or Kirsten Graham on 01896 825566.Please note: the salary quoted is for full-time hours (37 hrs per week). For appointments to part-time hours, the salary will be pro-rata.***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Hiring Manager.NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Expected salary
Location
Scotland
Job date
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:11:54 GMT
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