The Home Oxygen Specialist Nurse works as part of the Respiratory Centre team , providing clinical expertise for the home oxygen service. This work includes assessing and evaluating patients with respiratory disease for domiciliary home oxygen and is conducted in ward inpatient settings , community clinics, and patients own homes.
• The Nurse will work with all associated services that could be used to encourage improvements in the patients’ condition e.g. Healthy Living
• Promote effective cross boundary working within the acute setting and with Primary care trusts and independent services to maintain the delivery of seamless quality care.
• Develop and lead nurse run oxygen review clinics based in UHS and community ,completing relevant oxygen prescription and nursing documentation
• Work in close professional partnership with other health professionals, reviewing patients holistically to prevent the duplication of nursing and AHP work.
• Demonstrate clinical expertise, acting as a role model within the clinical speciality and contribute effectively to inter-professional working and supervision and development of junior grades
• Become a skilled member of the Respiratory Department, providing the highest standard of evidenced based patient care
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