Respiratory Therapist

{"Job Title": "Respiratory Therapist", "Job Summary": "We are seeking a skilled Respiratory Therapist to join our team in North East Community Respiratory Service. As a Respiratory Therapist, you will be responsible for delivering pulmonary rehabilitation classes in various venues across North East Essex. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to support patients living with chronic respiratory conditions. Your skills in engaging with people, problem-solving, and motivational skills will be essential in this role. You should have a good grasp of the principles of pulmonary rehabilitation and be familiar with the British Thoracic Society guidelines.", "Key Responsibilities": {
"Pulmonary Rehabilitation Classes": "Deliver pulmonary rehabilitation classes in various venues across North East Essex.",
"Home Visits": "Carry out home visits to patients for assessment and review within your scope of skills.",
"Care Planning and Education": "Complete assessment, care planning, education, and interventions to support respiratory management.",
"Liaison with Healthcare Professionals": "Liaise with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care.",
"Autonomous Practitioner": "Work as an autonomous practitioner on home visits and at weekends.",
"Support Available": "Support available from team and division colleagues when needed.",
"Rostered Hours": "Rostered hours may include evenings (anticipated to finish before 8pm) during the length of this contract.",
"Flexible Working": "Flexible working options available to support work-life balance.",
"Training and Development": "Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities to support career growth.",
"Generous Benefits": "Generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts.",
"Staff Health and Wellbeing": "Access to a range of Staff Health and Wellbeing services to support physical and mental wellbeing.",
"Digital Transformation": "Partnership with Epic to bring a leading electronic patient record system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.",
"Time Matters": "Commitment to improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.",
"Patient Care": "Passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge.",
"Living and Working": "Find out about living and working here - "
}, "Person Specification": {"Experience": {"Essential": ["Proven experience within the relevant care group", "Registered physiotherapist with HCPC or Registered nurse with NMC Adult registration"], "Desirable": ["Competencies relevant to specialism", "Experience of managing the work of others"]}, "Qualifications": {"Essential": ["Professional knowledge and Skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses and experience to degree level or equivalent", "Relevant post qualification training through short courses and/or further study and experience for example splinting and injections, working towards post graduate level of study", "Evidence of on-going CPD"], "Desirable": ["Member of appropriate clinical networks", "Recognised registered qualification and further courses and experience relevant to role", "COPD post graduate module"]}, "Knowledge": {"Essential": ["Good theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each", "Good knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes."]}}

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