Pulmonary Rehabilitation Accreditation Lead
This is an exciting secondment opportunity to work within the CHFT multi-disciplinary specialist respiratory team. The post holder will take the lead on attaining accreditation for the pulmonary rehabilitation service working alongside the existing clinical lead physiotherapist.
The team delivers a community pulmonary rehabilitation service that supports and promotes optimal self-care. This service may be delivered to a cohort in a class setting, individually tailored home-based rehabilitation as part of a supported discharge pathway, or virtually using digital and remote platforms.
The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service Accreditation Scheme (PRSAS) is run by the Royal College of Physicians. The aim of the programme is to improve the quality of pulmonary rehabilitation across the UK. The post is a 12-month secondment/fixed-term temporary position.
The postholder will work alongside existing clinical staff to review current provision of the service and to then manage the process of meeting the established standards needed to become an accredited service. There will be a small element of clinical caseload, running groups and supervision of less senior members of the team in the absence of the existing band 7 clinical lead physiotherapist.
Experience in project management skills will be useful for this position. Previous experience of working within the respiratory field in particular pulmonary rehabilitation is essential. Knowledge of the PRSAS is an advantage.
Key responsibilities include:
* Acting as a change agent and innovator, planning, instigating, and evaluating change in line with the pulmonary rehabilitation accreditation standards
* Promoting the provision of pulmonary rehabilitation across Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and GP practices within Calderdale
* Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships, partnerships, and networks to influence and improve health outcomes and health delivery systems
* Ensuring service developments for Chronic respiratory disease improve practice and health outcomes that are underpinned by local and national guidance
* Contributing to measuring the effectiveness and productivity of pulmonary rehabilitations services provided through the collection and correlation of data for the team annual report and making recommendations
* Assisting other team members in implementing evidence-based clinical practice within all areas of the pulmonary rehabilitation programme
* Working collaboratively with members of the wider community respiratory team to ensure share knowledge and embed good practice and educate around the pulmonary rehabilitation programme
* Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships, partnerships, and networks to influence and improve the delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation
* Supporting the pulmonary rehabilitation clinical lead in the daily operational management of pulmonary rehabilitation
* Managing autonomously a clinical workload of patients with chronic respiratory disease at a highly specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission, are a top-performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
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