Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
Exciting new opportunities
Are you an experienced respiratory nurse or a physiotherapist looking for a new challenge?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our virtual ward team. This role will involve providing respiratory assessment, advice and support to patients in the comfort of their own homes.
The successful applicant will have a proven track record in respiratory care and a sound knowledge of respiratory physiology and disease processes. They should be familiar with the use of oxygen and pulmonary rehabilitation, and possess the ability to teach and support patients with self-management.
The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with patients and colleagues. They should be comfortable working across multi-disciplinary teams and be able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
If you think you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, please apply today. This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive difference to the lives of patient
You will work in and be supported by a multi-disciplinary care team including nurses, doctors, therapists, and psychologists. Community Respiratory services will be supported with a Professional Lead to support with complex cases and to continuously improve the quality of service that is consistent across the patient’s journey.
Main duties of the job
1. Direct Management of the virtual ward beds in liaison with BHRUT respiratory consultants to ensure that we are maximising and monitoring the agreed bed capacity in each geographical area at any given time.
2. To work with referring services in making decisions on accepting or declining patients onto the Virtual Ward.
3. Practice as an autonomous professional with confidence and authority using an expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and the clinical competencies of specialist, emergency care advanced practice.
4. Initiate pharmacological interventions, using non-medical prescribing review patient’s medications ensuring they adhere to Trust guidelines and provide for the safe custody and administration of medications prescribed by others in accordance with Trust policies.
5. Accurately request radiological and pathology investigations and make clinical decisions based upon expert interpretation of the results.
6. Take responsibility for the discharge planning process for named patients and work in partnership with the patient, their families, and the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist advice and support to optimise health outcomes and resource usage.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Clinician registered with either NMC or HCPC and a current live registration
2. First Degree or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
3. Completion of any relevant respiratory module
4. Masters degree in respiratory care or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Evidence of CPD with particular relevance to respiratory
6. Non-Medical Prescribing
7. Minimum of 3 years post registration
8. Minimum of 2 years (full-time or equivalent number of hours) in respiratory
9. Experience of mentoring and supervising staff
10. Advanced clinical assessment skill
Desirable criteria
11. Previous experience in working with virtual ward/rapid response/matron
12. Member of ACPRC or BTS
Skills
Essential criteria
13. Applicant will need to be car driver with valid UK Licence (this criteria will be reasonably adjusted to meet the requirements of a disabled applicant)
Desirable criteria
14. QI or Research/Audit projects
15. Spirometry, Blood gas analysis (capillary or arterial), etc
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
16. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
17. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
18. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
19. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.