ILD Clinical Nurse Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, dynamic and experienced Registered Nurse with proven clinical skills in respiratory nursing to join a well developed and supportive multidisciplinary Interstitial Lung disease (ILD) team.
You will need to have advanced skills caring for patients with respiratory disease with the vision and drive to develop new pathways and services .
ILD is a constantly evolving service offering early supported discharge and admission avoidance to patients with ILD.
Flexibility and the desire to learn is essential, evidence-based practice is key to our service and success.
As a Specialist Nurse you will review patients both in an inpatient and ambulatory settings to provide advice and treatment. You will manage your own time in independently run clinics.
Working cross boundaries with members of the MDT team will be critical to this role, alongside working closely with primary and secondary care to promote service development.
As part of the team you will need to have excellent organisational and delegation skills, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The ability to lead the service and provide clinical advice and support to the wider team will be essential.
The successful candidate will also be expected to provide support to other services within the Respiratory Medicine Footprint, this is therefore an exciting time to join a dynamic evolving service., + The Ability to manage your own caseload as part of the key worker role and plan care for our often-complex cases is fundamental to the success of the ILD service. Physical examination skills are also vital in the prevention of hospital avoidance and the care of patients post discharge. The ability to obtain capillary blood gas samples and a thorough understanding of the interpretation of blood gases is essential
+ To provide clinical advice to all members of the interdisciplinary team, patients, carers and other agencies
+ Provide support to other services within the Respiratory Medicine Footprint.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.