To manage all aspects of North Cumbria Home Oxygen Service (NCHOS) in accordance with National and regional guidelines, and providing effective clinical leadership to facilitate the delivery of the highest standard of patient care. Promote the role of NCHOS in North Cumbria and be responsible for advocating the safe prescribing of home Oxygen therapy to all patients in the region. Provide expertise and advice to the NCHOS team, non-specialist staff prescribing Oxygen and other relevant parties.
Main duties of the job
1. Be accountable for own professional actions as the Lead Specialist in Home Oxygen prescribing and provision in North Cumbria.
2. Develop strategies to enable a professional challenge to unsafe practice in Oxygen prescribing by non-specialist HCPs.
3. To be responsible for the assessment, development and provision of specialised programmes of care for all home Oxygen patients in North Cumbria, being accountable for the direct delivery of this care by NCHOS staff.
4. To provide expert specialist knowledge across the entire sphere of provision of home oxygen therapy, this being underpinned by theory garnered from appropriate professional training, experience and short courses.
5. Be responsible for the planning of nurse led Oxygen clinics across community sites in North Cumbria to meet the demands of the population.
6. Provide excellent clinical leadership and management skills to ensure the effective delivery of patient-focused care and resources within the remit of the department and within the parameters of agreed Trust policies and guidelines.
7. Have responsibility for the day to day management of NCHOS including line management of all team members.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
1. youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
2. the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Registered nurse or AHP with current registration
2. Management / leadership certificate or substantial equivalent experience
3. Post registration certificate in clinical speciality or substantial equivalent clinical experience working with an Oxygen team
4. Have undertaken training, development and short courses in line with Speciality
Desirable
1. Respiratory diploma/degree qualification.
2. Understanding of unique challenges to HOSAR in North Cumbria
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
1. Expert professional knowledge of Oxygen service delivery
2. Expert professional knowledge of safe Oxygen prescribing and care of patients receiving Oxygen therapy with long term physical health needs
3. Oxygen guidelines
4. National and Regional Oxygen frameworks and contracts
5. Respiratory guidelines
6. Good Knowledge of Heart Failure
7. Good Knowledge of Cluster Headaches
8. Continuing professional development with portfolio
9. Trust policies and procedures
10. Professional leadership within the clinical governance framework
11. National strategy for nursing and midwifery
12. NMC Code of Professional Conduct / Practice
13. Extensive experience working within a Home Oxygen service
14. Team leadership role with management of staff remotely
15. Experience developing a new community based NHS services
16. Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
17. Extensive post registration experience
18. Substantial experience in the management of respiratory patients within a community setting
19. Substantial experience in the management of complex Oxygen patients
20. Experience of working collaboratively with other HOS teams
21. Experience of facilitating change and improvement
22. Ability to formulate new policies and procedures
23. Budgetary management
24. Dealing with critical incidents / complaints
25. Experience working with Oxygen providers and using their systems and data
Desirable
1. Knowledge of community/primary care services, support and Networks.
2. Clinical practice development.
3. Leadership development.
4. Vulnerable adults, child protection and Mental Capacity Act issues.
5. Evidence of local knowledge of the geographical area in relation to the Home Oxygen service.
6. Evidence of post registration experience in both acute and community settings.
7. Evidence of experience working at a national level within HOS.
8. Audit and research in practice.
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
1. Ability to manage a multi-disciplinary team.
2. Ability to promote key standards and galvanise a remote workforce.
3. Ability to work without supervision.
4. Excellent written and interpersonal skills.
5. Ability to lead, linking with other services and disciplines.
6. Able to promote the development of a Home Oxygen service within the Trust.
7. Good leadership and organisational skills
8. Ability to teach/educate patients, carers and other disciplines.
9. Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
Desirable
1. IT skills.
2. Project development skills.
Other Requirements
Essential
1. Willing to develop by expansion of the role.
2. Flexible approach to working patterns.
Employer details
Employer name
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wigton Community Hospital
Cross Lane
Wigton
CA7 9DD
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