Kate Osborne

• Provide expert specialist nursing assessment, care, and advice for patients with Interstitial Lung Disease across inpatient, outpatient, and virtual platforms.
• Lead and manage autonomous nurse-led clinics, undertaking comprehensive assessment, interpreting diagnostic tests, and implementing evidence-based management plans.
• Support the initiation, monitoring, and evaluation of immunosuppressive therapies, and other advanced treatments, ensuring safe prescribing pathways and adherence to local and national guidelines.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions, ward reviews, and complex patient discussions.
• Provide holistic care, addressing physical, psychosocial, and social factors affecting chronic disease management.
• Facilitate great collaboration between services, including referrals to specialist teams, community services, and other hospital departments.
• Provide expert advice, teaching, and clinical supervision to nurses, junior doctors, AHPs, and learners within the service.

Leadership & Service Development:

• Contribute proactively to the development of protocols, guidelines, and clinical standards for Interstitial Lung Diseases.
• Support clinical governance activities, including risk management, incident reviews, and policy development.
• Provide mentorship and professional support to junior staff, contributing to development and succession planning.

Research, Audit, and Innovation:

• Participate in and support clinical audits, research studies, and data collection to inform improvements in clinical practice. Currently recruiting for ASPIRE trial and establishing patients on Nerandomilast.
• Use evidence-based practice and emerging research to guide clinical decision-making and enhance patient outcomes.
• Contribute to the dissemination of learning through presentations, publications, and professional networks where appropriate.

• Inpatient Lead for ACERS, providing specialist consultation and chronic disease management for complex patients across all clinical areas.
• Management of NRAP compliance and data submission, securing Best Practice Tariff through rigorous service evaluation.
• Acted as Clinical Lead for education, facilitating specialist respiratory training for ward-based healthcare professionals.
• Pioneered community-based respiratory clinics for vulnerable groups, focusing on early intervention and reducing health inequalities.