The Community Respiratory team in Mid Essex are looking for Physiotherapist or Nurse either a current band 5 looking to develop to a band 6 or current band 6 with NHS experience to work as part of an established Respiratory team to deliver a service for respiratory patients which includes Spirometry and breathlessness hubs, Virtual Respiratory Ward, home visits, clinics, Pulmonary rehabilitation and consultant MDT meetings. The post holder would be expected to work in clinics and visit patients in their homes. Patients will be contacted via phone and visited as needed as part of a 7 day service. The posts are held within the Mid Essex respiratory team and will offer clinical supervision and teaching. The aim of the team is to provide comprehensive respiratory care to patients in a community setting with an emphasis on people at risk of admission to secondary care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will help to facilitate the expansion of the Respiratory service for Respiratory patients. Assessing and treating patients in community clinics and home visits, being involved in the Virtual Respiratory ward as well and the opportunity to become ARTP accredited for Spirometry and gaining competencies to take and interpret blood gases.
Job responsibilities
* Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing community based holistic assessments
* Maintain a high standard of patient focused care reflecting an inter-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation and self-management and help provide excellent post discharge care for patients recovering from respiratory exacerbations
* Develop good communication links with patients and carers as well as consultants and service staff
* Establish and promote joint working with other services across professional and organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
* Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy, HPC registration and portfolio evidence of postgraduate learning and experience
* or Registered Nurse on part 1 of the NMC plus 2 years post graduate experience
* Management Qualification
* Management education development, including in supervision/ teaching/team management
* MIPPS course
* Independent/supplementary prescriber
* ARTP registered
Circumstances
* Full driving license
* Previous NHS Experience
WORK RELATED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
* Understanding of the role specialist Physiotherapist or Nurse
* Experience of respiratory medicine.
* Knowledge of the national public health agenda
* Good understanding of external influences creating changes in NHS Knowledge of primary and community care issues and political changes
* Experience with spirometry
* Experience of Pulmonary rehabilitation
* Awareness of national health care issues
SKILLS & APTITUDES
* Ability to work under pressure
* Able to work autonomously
* Sound organizational skills
* Ability to manage all resources to maximum capacity.
* Able to work with people at all levels.
* Ability to build collaborative relationships across disciplines
* Clinically up to date and able to demonstrate innovative practice
* Computer literate able to use system one
* Experience of using spreadsheets and other software for clinical and non-clinical activity.
* Clinical supervision skills
Experience
* Recent community experience
* Experience of initiating and implementing patient focused clinical or professional change
* Interpretation of vital signs, including pulse-oximetry and chest examination/ auscultation
* Experience of successful multi agency working
* Experience of negotiation and influence to achieve change.
* Blood gas sampling and analysis.
* Experience with virtual video consultations
* Knowledge of pharmacology.
* Venepuncture
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
* Flexibility
* Team player
* Able to manage time effectively
* Able to work in new ways and complex situations
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.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum
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