Respiratory Assistant Practitioner

7 months ago

Dover, United Kingdom Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Have you got a keen interest in respiratory nursing? Looking for your next step? Respiratory nursing is important now, more than ever before.

We’ve have seen significant investment in the service in East Kent which will help keep more patients with respiratory disease at home and out of hospital. That’s where you come in. Due to service expansion we are looking for Band 4 Assistant Practitioners to join our well-established team in East Kent. This job is advertised as full-time but we will consider part-time of 30 hours in this role as a minimum.

Our service supports patients living with respiratory disease, with an emphasis on enablement and support in the community as part of their care pathway. We aim to enhance the quality of life for people living with respiratory disease, whatever stage they are at. We believe in innovation and working together to achieve the best results.

So, if you can bring fresh ideas and a genuine interest in helping people with respiratory disease to live well for longer, we’d love to hear from you.

**Role Specific Responsibilities**: To provide high quality evidence based and individualised respiratory care to clients in the community setting thereby enhancing quality of life for patients with respiratory disease.

To assist the specialist nurses and allied healthcare practitioners in the planning, co-ordination and delivery of care to respiratory patients and in doing so support a whole systems approach for respiratory patients.

To offer educational support to clients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary teams on all aspects of respiratory management.

To assist in the management of a daily caseload of patients with respiratory disease across the locality, working independently without direct supervision. Assist in the delivery of an oxygen assessment service which is evidence based and according to British Thoracic Society guidelines.

Carry out specific respiratory investigations to support the ongoing management of respiratory patients and report results in a timely manner.

We as a trust will support with learning, development and progression. For further information of career pathways, see link below.

**Additional Working Pattern**: Mon - Fridays - 7.5 hrs a day

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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