Getting started in your specialist nursing career Matthew Hodson COPD Nurse Consultant Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust London
“The best things about the job is seeing patients getting better and knowing you have provided a good service” Hodson M. (2001)
Current role May Present Nurse Consultant – ACERS (COPD) Homerton University Hospital - London. November Present Honorary Senior Lecturer City University
My journey Dates (years)Position 2012 COPD Fellow (Secondment 1 day week) NECLES HIEC August May 2009 Highly Specialist COPD Nurse Westminster Primary Care Trust - London September 2005 – July 2007 Respiratory Nurse Specialist Bart’s and The London NHS Trust - London August September 2005 Assistant Operations Manager Division of Medicine for Older People – East Hants Primary Care Trust May August 2004 Ward Manager / Charge Nurse Royal Hampshire County Hospital July April 2002 Deputy Charge Nurse Butterfield Ward – RHCH, Winchester September June 2011 Rotational Posts Respiratory Nurse (Secondment) Senior Staff Nurse Staff Nurse Accident & Emergency Staff Nurse – GI Ward Staff Nurse – Respiratory All RHCH – Winchester
Education Professional Doctorate in Nursing (current) Non Medical Prescriber MSc in Nursing Management Diploma BSc (hons) in Respiratory Care Diploma in Respiratory Health Diploma in Higher Education (Nursing) Registered Nurse (1998)
What is a nurse specialist? Key aspects of the CNS role: direct involvement in care responsibility and accountability for nursing actions to be highly educated a researcher an educator a co-ordinator of care an expert in both clinical assessment of patients and in the field to be autonomous to be a writer and to form a liaison between the community and the hospital.
Becoming a nurse specialist Experience and qualifications
Types of respiratory nurse specialists COPD Asthma ILD Aspergillus Bronchoscopist CF Research TB Allergy Non-invasive ventilation Associate Nurse Specialists Nurse Consultant Staff Nurse Senior Staff Nurse
Areas of work Hospital Community Primary Care Integrated care Acute care Ambulatory Care University Hospice Prisons Mental Health Units
Role Patient Centred Care Pulmonary Rehabilitation Education Research Service Development End of life care Diagnosis Non-medical prescribing Management and treatment
Typical Day
Road to success… Nurse of Year 2013 Raise profile of respiratory nursing Champion for the 6C’s Opportunity to network across the nursing profession Start to write – several letters / blog / book Meet the future of nursing… here in this room
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