Job summary
- Are you a qualified practitioner (nurse / physiotherapist) with a specialist interest in respiratory care?
- Are you looking to develop your skills working both as a team and autonomous practitioner in clinic settings and patients home?
If you answered yes, we’ve got an exciting New role for you?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a to work as a member of the MCH community respiratory team following Funding for a new set up of a virtual ward ( although this is a 1 year Fixed term , there is high probability of this being extended should funding be continued)
As a valuable team member, you will be responsible for the clinical assessment of patients with respiratory conditions. This will be undertaken in multiple settings within the community and patients’ homes, therefore having a full driving licence and being a car owner is essential.
You will contribute to influencing all aspects of care and the management of patients within the specialty and promote the delivery of high quality, clinically effective care, providing education to support patients to manage their conditions.
If this is you we look forward to welcoming you to our team.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist respiratory care to patients in the community with chronic lung disease and expert advice to health care professionals throughout Medway, working closely with Medway NHS Foundation Trust.
To have clinical responsibility for a caseload and assist with the setting up of clinics, virtual ward and the delivery of specialist respiratory service to patients in the community.
To work with colleagues, in an interdisciplinary way for the benefit of patients with chronic lung disease and the service, towards key service and national objectives.
To provide day to day support and supervision of junior members of staff and to deputise for specialist respiratory practitioners in their absence.
About us
So what else?
- This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused – you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
- We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
- We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
- You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can 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 which will not mean sacrificing time forpersonal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
The small print
- Informal visits can be arranged on request.
- We will always appoint the best person for the job, but applications are particularly welcome from candidates from BAME groups which are underrepresented in our service.
- We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and our Scottish Widows group personal pension.
- MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and Relationship Skills
- To articulate with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- To act as a resource and educator for patients, carers, families, team members, GPs and other professionals within the MDT to provide and advise on evidence-based practices, including effective health promotional aspects, in order to fulfil requirements of local and national guidelines thus ensuring best possible care for those with respiratory conditions.
- To use effective written and verbal communication in order to transfer sensitive patient information to other healthcare professionals including GPs, practice nurses and physiotherapists and to patients and their carers.
- To record accurate, legible clinical observations in a timely manner.
- To provide smoking cessation advice to patients and carers using advanced communication skills in an environment that can often be highly emotive and antagonistic.
- To be able to communicate and provide support to patients and families regarding diagnosis and end of life decisions alongside the specialist respiratory practitioners and to be aware of and make relevant referrals to other professionals, charities and support groups.
- To promote the work of the Community Respiratory Team to colleagues, other professions and Service users, in order to raise the profile of the team
Internal
- Patients relatives and carers
- Referrers
- Medical and nursing colleagues
- AHP and nursing colleagues
- Members of the Community Respiratory Team
- MCH Services
External
- General Practitioners
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- NMC
- Colleagues in Medway Foundation Trust Team
- Voluntary organisations e.g. Breathe easy
- Providers of the oxygen contract
- Medway Council
- Knowledge, Training and Experience
The post holder must have the following:
Physiotherapy
- BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
- Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy MCSP or equivalent
- Current HPC Registratio
Nursing
- Registered RGN Level 1
- ENB 998 or equivalent experience in teaching/mentoring others
- Current NMC Registration
- To maintain professional standards by attending appropriate training and development opportunities to maintain up to date HPC/NMC registration
- To work within Medway providing specialist respiratory assessment, advice and treatment as a qualified physiotherapist or nurse following advanced clinical decision making, supported by specialist respiratory practitioners/clinical lead
- To use Patient Group Directions to administer appropriate medications to identified patients following training and competency assessment
- Broad base of clinical experience with specific interest in the Respiratory Speciality
- Experience of inter professional working
- Experience of contributing to clinical audit/quality improvement initiatives
- Relevant experience of working in a related medical setting
- Experience of undertaking clinical assessments and history taking
- To keep up to date with new treatments, techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good clinical practice
- Attendance and development of a working knowledge of all organisational
- Statutory and mandatory training.
- Awareness of national and international guidelines for respiratory disease and current associated research to lead and promote changes in clinical practice across the service
- Awareness of the principles of clinical governance and their application to professional practice
- To be a reflective practitioner who is responsible for own continuous development and maintenance of CPD portfolio
- To have good time management skills; an ability to work in a team being reliable and having a flexible approach.
- Analytical and Judgement Skills
- To assess patients understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capability to consent to treatment
- To manage clinical and non-clinical risk within own role according to team and the organisations protocols
- To understand the balance of professional development needs with the service needs
- Able to provide care autonomously but recognising own limitations and when to refer to a senior member of team.
- Planning and Organisational Skills
- To contribute to the development of the team and service provision
- To comply with organisational, departmental and the organisations policies and procedures
- To collect and submit all data and statistics as required in a timely and accurate manner
- To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of own work and implement any policies which may be required to improve the safety of own work area, including prompt recording and reporting of incidents or concerns
- To independently plan and prioritise own caseload, including delegating and organising the work of students, junior members of staff and assistants of clinical and non-clinical work
- To recognise limitations of knowledge, skills referring patients for review by specialist practitioners/clinical lead as appropriate
- To be responsible for ensuring the correct and safe use of Community Respiratory Team equipment given to patients.
- Physical Skills
- To use specialised techniques that requires dexterity and precision in the assessment and treatment of respiratory patients, e.g. chest physiotherapy and acupuncture
- Ability to access diverse sites in a timely manner.
- Responsibility for Patient/Client Care;
- Working as a member of the team supported by the speciality respiratory practitioners/clinical lead undertake holistic assessments, implement, evaluate and provide specialist respiratory care management, including appropriate follow up, for patients in the community with chronic respiratory conditions ensuring person centred, evidence-based care with the aim of reducing unnecessary hospital admission
- Following assessment and if indicated support from the specialist respiratory practitioner, determine whether a patient is appropriate to be treated at home or whether they require hospital admission and if so, arrange emergency admission directly to Medway Maritime Hospital
- To utilise and interpret specialist assessment and diagnosis skills including spirometry, pulse oximetry, capillary blood gases sampling and vital sign recordings using technical equipment, in order to ascertain and determine early diagnosis ensuring correct treatment regimes are instituted and maintained
- To provide the clinical support on a day to day basis for one of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programmes providing a high standard of care to patients whilst maintaining a safe environment
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects if own work including the management of patients in your care, ensuring a high standard of care, supporting more junior staff to do likewise.
- Responsible for Policy and Service Development Implementation
- To participate in clinical audit and monitoring of the service to continuously evaluate the effectiveness of the team and to comply with Clinical Governance requirements
- To participate in the development, implementation and review of the Community Respiratory Team service development plans, policies and procedures to ensure that the teams objectives are being met
- To comply with organisational, departmental and the organisations policies and procedures and to be involved in commenting on policy and protocol development as requested.
- Responsibilities for Financial and Physical Resources
- To be responsible for contributing to the safe competent use of all equipment and facilities, ensuring faulty items are removed from use and reported for action.
- To be responsible for contributing to ensuring resources are used effectively and recognise the need for preventing and identifying wasteful use of resources.
- Responsibilities for Human Resources (HR)
- Assist in the management, education, support and review of junior members of the Community Respiratory Team including being responsible for arranging clinical supervision, undertaking appraisals and agreeing learning and development plans
- Provide support to the Specialist respiratory practitioners and deputise in their absence to maintain a consistent, high standard of service
- To assess student and junior members of staff competencies.
- Responsibilities for Information Resources
- To keep up to date, accurate clinical records which comply with the organisations policy, legal requirements and professional standards and to provide written reports and discharge summaries as required
- To collect and submit all data and statistics required in a timely and accurate manner
- Responsibilities for Research and Development (R&D)
- Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS at Local and National level
- To actively participate in mandatory and statutory clinical and non-clinical audit required by professional group, service and organisation.
- To access research and development programmes where appropriate to enhance service delivery.
- Freedom to Act
- To abide by the rules of professional conduct of the HPC or NMC
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including responsibility of and allocated patient caseload/workload
- To have input into the development of respiratory services involving contributing to developing the local service.
- Physical Effort (Refer to Effort Factor Questionnaire attached)
- Mental Effort (Refer to Effort Factor Questionnaire attached)
- Emotional Effort (Refer to Effort Factor Questionnaire attached)
- Working Conditions (Refer to Effort Factor Questionnaire attached)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and Relationship Skills
- To articulate with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- To act as a resource and educator for patients, carers, families, team members, GPs and other professionals within the MDT to provide and advise on evidence-based practices, including effective health promotional aspects, in order to fulfil requirements of local and national guidelines thus ensuring best possible care for those with respiratory conditions.
- To use effective written and verbal communication in order to transfer sensitive patient information to other healthcare professionals including GPs, practice nurses and physiotherapists and to patients and their carers.
- To record accurate, legible clinical observations in a timely manner.
- To provide smoking cessation advice to patients and carers using advanced communication skills in an environment that can often be highly emotive and antagonistic.
- To be able to communicate and provide support to patients and families regarding diagnosis and end of life decisions alongside the specialist respiratory practitioners and to be aware of and make relevant referrals to other professionals, charities and support groups.
- To promote the work of the Community Respiratory Team to colleagues, other professions and Service users, in order to raise the profile of the team
Internal
- Patients relatives and carers
- Referrers
- Medical and nursing colleagues
- AHP and nursing colleagues
- Members of the Community Respiratory Team
- MCH Services
External
- General Practitioners
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- NMC
- Colleagues in Medway Foundation Trust Team
- Voluntary organisations e.g. Breathe easy
- Providers of the oxygen contract
- Medway Council
- Knowledge, Training and Experience
The post holder must have the following:
Physiotherapy
- BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
- Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy MCSP or equivalent
- Current HPC Registratio
Nursing
- Registered RGN Level 1
- ENB 998 or equivalent experience in teaching/mentoring others
- Current NMC Registration
- To maintain professional standards by attending appropriate training and development opportunities to maintain up to date HPC/NMC registration
- To work within Medway providing specialist respiratory assessment, advice and treatment as a qualified physiotherapist or nurse following advanced clinical decision making, supported by specialist respiratory practitioners/clinical lead
- To use Patient Group Directions to administer appropriate medications to identified patients following training and competency assessment
- Broad base of clinical experience with specific interest in the Respiratory Speciality
- Experience of inter professional working
- Experience of contributing to clinical audit/quality improvement initiatives
- Relevant experience of working in a related medical setting
- Experience of undertaking clinical assessments and history taking
- To keep up to date with new treatments, techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good clinical practice
- Attendance and development of a working knowledge of all organisational
- Statutory and mandatory training.
- Awareness of national and international guidelines for respiratory disease and current associated research to lead and promote changes in clinical practice across the service
- Awareness of the principles of clinical governance and their application to professional practice
- To be a reflective practitioner who is responsible for own continuous development and maintenance of CPD portfolio
- To have good time management skills; an ability to work in a team being reliable and having a flexible approach.
- Analytical and Judgement Skills
- To assess patients understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capability to consent to treatment
- To manage clinical and non-clinical risk within own role according to team and the organisations protocols
- To understand the balance of professional development needs with the service needs
- Able to provide care autonomously but recognising own limitations and when to refer to a senior member of team.
- Planning and Organisational Skills
- To contribute to the development of the team and service provision
- To comply with organisational, departmental and the organisations policies and procedures
- To collect and submit all data and statistics as required in a timely and accurate manner
- To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of own work and implement any policies which may be required to improve the safety of own work area, including prompt recording and reporting of incidents or concerns
- To independently plan and prioritise own caseload, including delegating and organising the work of students, junior members of staff and assistants of clinical and non-clinical work
- To recognise limitations of knowledge, skills referring patients for review by specialist practitioners/clinical lead as appropriate
- To be responsible for ensuring the correct and safe use of Community Respiratory Team equipment given to patients.
- Physical Skills
- To use specialised techniques that requires dexterity and precision in the assessment and treatment of respiratory patients, e.g. chest physiotherapy and acupuncture
- Ability to access diverse sites in a timely manner.
- Responsibility for Patient/Client Care;
- Working as a member of the team supported by the speciality respiratory practitioners/clinical lead undertake holistic assessments, implement, evaluate and provide specialist respiratory care management, including appropriate follow up, for patients in the community with chronic respiratory conditions ensuring person centred, evidence-based care with the aim of reducing unnecessary hospital admission
- Following assessment and if indicated support from the specialist respiratory practitioner, determine whether a patient is appropriate to be treated at home or whether they require hospital admission and if so, arrange emergency admission directly to Medway Maritime Hospital
- To utilise and interpret specialist assessment and diagnosis skills including spirometry, pulse oximetry, capillary blood gases sampling and vital sign recordings using technical equipment, in order to ascertain and determine early diagnosis ensuring correct treatment regimes are instituted and maintained
- To provide the clinical support on a day to day basis for one of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programmes providing a high standard of care to patients whilst maintaining a safe environment
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects if own work including the management of patients in your care, ensuring a high standard of care, supporting more junior staff to do likewise.
- Responsible for Policy and Service Development Implementation
- To participate in clinical audit and monitoring of the service to continuously evaluate the effectiveness of the team and to comply with Clinical Governance requirements
- To participate in the development, implementation and review of the Community Respiratory Team service development plans, policies and procedures to ensure that the teams objectives are being met
- To comply with organisational, departmental and the organisations policies and procedures and to be involved in commenting on policy and protocol development as requested.
- Responsibilities for Financial and Physical Resources
- To be responsible for contributing to the safe competent use of all equipment and facilities, ensuring faulty items are removed from use and reported for action.
- To be responsible for contributing to ensuring resources are used effectively and recognise the need for preventing and identifying wasteful use of resources.
- Responsibilities for Human Resources (HR)
- Assist in the management, education, support and review of junior members of the Community Respiratory Team including being responsible for arranging clinical supervision, undertaking appraisals and agreeing learning and development plans
- Provide support to the Specialist respiratory practitioners and deputise in their absence to maintain a consistent, high standard of service
- To assess student and junior members of staff competencies.
- Responsibilities for Information Resources
- To keep up to date, accurate clinical records which comply with the organisations policy, legal requirements and professional standards and to provide written reports and discharge summaries as required
- To collect and submit all data and statistics required in a timely and accurate manner
- Responsibilities for Research and Development (R&D)
- Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS at Local and National level
- To actively participate in mandatory and statutory clinical and non-clinical audit required by professional group, service and organisation.
- To access research and development programmes where appropriate to enhance service delivery.
- Freedom to Act
- To abide by the rules of professional conduct of the HPC or NMC
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including responsibility of and allocated patient caseload/workload
- To have input into the development of respiratory services involving contributing to developing the local service.
- Physical Effort (Refer to Effort Factor Questionnaire attached)
- Mental Effort (Refer to Effort Factor Questionnaire attached)
- Emotional Effort (Refer to Effort Factor Questionnaire attached)
- Working Conditions (Refer to Effort Factor Questionnaire attached)
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
- Working in an NHS setting
Desirable
Desirable
MCH Values
Essential
- Caring and compassionate, delivering quality and value and working in partnership
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
- Working in an NHS setting
Desirable
Desirable
MCH Values
Essential
- Caring and compassionate, delivering quality and value and working in partnership
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
