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.
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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 respiratory team team. This role will involve providing respiratory assessment, advice and support to patients in clinic settings and in 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.
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
Practice as an autonomous professional with confidence and authority using an expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and the clinical competencies of specialist respiratory clinican
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.
Accurately request radiological and pathology investigations and make clinical decisions based upon expert interpretation of the results.
Support junior members of the team and act as a role model
Working for our organisation
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).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941) pro rata for part time staff.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
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.