Respiratory Practitioner
5 months ago
Are you a Physiotherapist or Nurse, interested in specialising in Respiratory Care?
We're looking for a full time Respiratory Practitioner to join our Community Respiratory Service. Part-time applicants may be considered.
You will join a well-established and supportive team of multidisciplinary practitioners, clinically led by a respiratory nurse and with input from secondary care consultants and healthcare professionals.
The CRS is a seven day service that runs until 8pm on weekdays and 4.30pm on weekends. It aims to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, improve the self management of people with chronic lung conditions through education, support and close liaison with the wider health and social care community. We provide a variety of services including pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen assessment, and rapid response for those in an exacerbation. You will be expected to acquire skills in all these areas.
This is an excellent opportunity open to a Physiotherapist or Nurse with the right approach and a flexible, ‘can do’ attitude. Band 5 applicants with a specialist interest, and experience, in respiratory conditions will be considered.
Previous NHS experience is essential.
Car driver with car available for work are essential. The post is based at Brighton General Hospital.
As an autonomous practitioner; assessment and treatment of caseload and provision of a specialist respiratory service to patients within their own homes or in clinic settings for post hospital discharge and long term self-management, and also provision of care in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Oxygen services.
Being an active member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with complex respiratory needs, maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.
Identification of measures that would contribute to a stabilisation in patient status and reduction in hospital admissions.
Involvement in the running and delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Oxygen services, including, but not exclusively, exercise testing, prescription and progression, and education.
Support of the line manager in the provision and management of the Respiratory community services, including responsibility for assisting in managing junior staff.
Engagement in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development, in conjunction with the team lead, consultant and relevant therapy leads.
Participation in the clinical and service MDT meetings
Provision of empathetic care with clear ability to identify needs and work with multiple agencies across the whole spectrum of respiratory patients
Work with Palliative Care to ensure patients at the end of their life have good quality and proactive supportive end of life care plans / discussions
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
**Supportive flexible working patterns such as**: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
Excellent training and development opportunities
Research opportunities
Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
To work with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to support the primary and secondary care staff in the care of patients with chronic respiratory disease facilitating early discharge and promoting alternatives to admission.
To work with a variable shift pattern to cover Monday-Friday 8am-8pm and weekends and bank holidays 8.30am-4.30pm.
Using advanced specialist skills be responsible for assessing the physical and psycho-social needs of people with chronic respiratory disease, achieve competence and confidence in assessing acutely unwell adults and initiating appropriate therapeutic care plans and treatment.
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