An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an established Multidisciplinary Respiratory Team in Forth Valley. The Respiratory Team provides a specialist service to adult respiratory patients with a range of respiratory conditions including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, (COPD) interstitial lung disease, (ILD) bronchiectasis and asthma. Whilst patients are predominantly seen as an in-patient we are excited to be expanding our service to include the ability to see patients at home, where clinically indicated, providing hospital-level care for respiratory conditions in the patient's own home.
Respiratory Hospital at Home is designed to facilitate early supported discharge of patients from acute medical beds and prevent hospital admissions of patients with respiratory illnesses in the community, so creating a virtual ward.
The post will be supported by the AHP Team Lead within hospital at home who undertakes staff development through appraisal, supervision and CPD opportunities. All patients are seen in their own homes.
The Respiratory Team works collaboratively with primary and secondary care colleagues. The wider team includes Respiratory Consultants, respiratory nurse specialists and the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Candidates must have previous respiratory physiotherapy experience and be dynamic in utilising a senior level of decision making and clinical judgement to ensure that the health needs of patients with COPD are met through the delivery of high quality assessment and treatment. The post holder will be actively involved in teaching and will contribute to ongoing service developments, including participation in pulmonary rehabilitation.
Candidates must display evidence of clinical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills in respiratory physiotherapy. The ability to assess, treat and decision make for a wide range of complex COPD patients is essential, as is clarity of communication and well demonstrated organisational skills.
The successful candidate will be supported in their professional development of enhanced clinical knowledge and clinical decision-making skills.
Qualifications to be undertaken if not already obtained:
• Non-medical prescribing NMC registered
• Focused Advanced Clinical Examination accredited course
• Asthma Diploma Module
• COPD Diploma module
The completion of this will be mandatory within an agreed time frame.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
For informal enquiries please contact Donna Read, Lead Respiratory Nurse, 01324 567404
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at
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