Are you an experienced nurse who has experience of working within respiratory medicine and who is passionate about providing outstanding care? If so, then we want to hear from you!
Respiratory Hospital at Home is designed to facilitate early/supported discharge of patients from acute medical beds and to prevent hospital admissions of patients with respiratory illnesses in the community, creating a 'virtual ward'. You will provide a high standard of complex, enhanced care for patients, using enhanced levels of clinical judgement, skills, and knowledge to avoid admission to hospital or support an early discharge.
Main duties of the job
Respiratory Specialist Practitioners work as part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team across various settings, including hospitals, individual homes, care homes, and general practices. You will work at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in respiratory medicine. You will manage a discrete aspect of a patient's care within your current level of practice, which will be particular to a specific context.
You will provide a high standard of complex, enhanced care for patients, using enhanced levels of clinical judgement, skills, and knowledge. In this instance, we are looking for staff who will be able to support patients with respiratory illness in their home environment.
About us
Respiratory Hospital @ Home is a county-wide service providing care for patients who have a Somerset GP.
We have four community bases located at Harrison House, Bridgwater Hospital, West Mendip Hospital, and Magnolia House, while supporting the two acute sites of Musgrove Park Hospital (MPH) and Yeovil District Hospital (YDH).
This post is being advertised to cover the West side of the county, which includes the Taunton/Bridgwater area alongside MPH. We do cross cover within the service, and you will be expected to support the East side of the county when patient need arises, which could be on a weekly basis.
This post requires daily access to a car; therefore, please only apply if you hold a full and valid driving licence.
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role, please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application, please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nursing degree
* Registered with the Nursing Council
* Relevant Postgraduate study
* Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
* Non-medical prescribing
Experience
* Experience of managing respiratory patients within a community and acute setting
* Understanding of working as part of a MDT
* Enhanced understanding of Respiratory conditions
Additional Criteria
* Proven leadership and management experience with respiratory patients
* Evidence of a good standard of Literacy/English language skills
* Able to demonstrate enhanced decision making/clinical reasoning skills through analysis and interpretation
* Ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
* Self-motivated and able to work under their own initiative
* Problem-solving approach
* Innovative and creative, able to think laterally
* Able to influence and motivate other staff
* Team player with a 'can do' attitude
* Personal resilience
* Drive, energy, and enthusiasm
* Always act in a professional manner demonstrating honesty and integrity
* Demonstrates punctuality and good timekeeping
* Develop and maintain good working relationships within the Neighbourhood, Acute setting, and with Stakeholders
* Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
* Ability to cope with potentially distressing situations such as imparting unwelcome news
* Range of communication skills including documentation, email, and reports
* Strong prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands
* Access to a vehicle for travelling within and outside the trust boundaries
* Work under pressure, dealing with a complex range of competing priorities and agendas
* Proven evidence of educational support to others
* Experience in a leadership role
* Evidence of research and audit participation and an understanding of the process involved
* Undertaken or participated in research
* Experience of developing guidelines, protocols, and pathways of care
* Good understanding of the NHS framework and government policy
* Familiar with current local and national issues
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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