Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Pulmonary Rehabilitation team for dynamic and enthusiastic Band 6 Respiratory Practitioner (Nursing or Physiotherapy background) within Kent. We have one post available in our Whitstable and Thanet locality. The wider team provides Pulmonary Rehabilitation services across East Kent and DGS (Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley) localities. The successful candidate would be working alongside a band 7 Physiotherapist and therapy assistant practitioners, supported by an admin team to deliver a high quality service.
This is a skilled post with the expectation that you will provide clinical knowledge and skills to assess and treat patients with chronic respiratory conditions in a community setting. This post will allow you to further develop your specialised respiratory skills whilst working as an independent practitioner. Your input into this service allows patients to improve their functional ability, breathlessness management and overall quality of life.
Main duties of the job
You will play a key part in engagement with integrated accountable care organisations. The Pulmonary Rehabilitation service is currently working with different healthcare providers in Kent and continues to develop the respiratory pathway and the service to serve local population. The service currently provides regular in-service training, clinical supervision, protected CPD time, and input into local clinical interest groups. The trust also encourages staff to develop and provide training opportunities internally and externally as identified during annual appraisal process. The Trust has also achieved Foundation Trust Status and rated as 'Outstanding' by CQC. It is essential that you are HCPC registered with proven experience and knowledge in a respiratory specialised field. Driving or access to transport is also essential for this post. There is an option of hours from a minimum of 22.5 hours up to a maximum of 37.5 hours. Total vacancies 1 WTE, service will offer flexibility for working hours and location.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy or Nursing
* Registration with HCPC/NMC
* Evidence of ongoing relevant Postgraduate Continued Professional Development (CPD) in field of Respiratory Care and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
* Member of CSP or NMC
* Member of ACPRC or relevant SIG
* First Aid at Work
* Completion of ALERT(TM) Course
* Completion of Clinical Educator Course or equivalent
Experience
* Previous experience at Band 6 or evidence of meeting Band 5 KSF
* Clinical Experience of treating patients with Respiratory conditions
* Wide range of hospital experience in ICU, medical and surgical, care of the elderly, neurology and outpatients
* Previous contribution to clinical education / training/ support and supervision of less experienced staff / students
* Experience of working as part of an MDT
Knowledge
* Good knowledge of respiratory conditions and the physiotherapy management of these
* Good knowledge of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
* Knowledge of Clinical Governance and Clinical Risk Assessment
* Thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the NHS and its processes
* Knowledge of safe working practices in all settings e.g. Loan working in the community
Skills and Abilities
* Good communication skills - verbal and written
* Excellent record keeping/documentation skills
* Prioritisation skills
* Competent IT Skills - Microsoft Office
* Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills
* Good organisational and time management skills
* Ability to manage stressful situations
* Ability to work as a team member
* Car driver
* Map Reading Skills
* Supervisory or leadership skills
* Delegation and feedback skills
* Appraisal skills
* Ability to drive around locality in timely manner
Personal Attributes
* Commitment to personal & service development
* Commitment to delivering a high quality respiratory service
* Enthusiasm / Drive
* Reliable
* Flexibility
* Resilience
* Sense of humour
* Assertive
* Decisive
* Team player with empathetic approach
Ability to Manage
* Time
* Staff
* Resources
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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