Job summary

The Sirona Community Respiratory Service deliver community respiratory services, including Pulmonary Rehabilitation and specialist provide Primary care/ HCPs within Sirona and Community oxygen assessments. We provide both planned and unplanned community based respiratory services. We also provide education and training to Sirona staff and external partners.

Current working hours of the service: 8am – 7 days a week.

Based at New Friends Hall, Bristol expected to travel to patient homes, clinics, community settings and possibility of BNSSG wide.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a Respiratory Clinical Team Lead for the Community Respiratory Team. The successful candidate will provide leadership and support to staff regarding the delivery of the pulmonary rehabilitation, home oxygen and advice and guidance services across BNSSG.

They will be responsible for the clinical management of the team and provide direct and indirect line management.

This post will focus on clinical quality, service improvement, clinical governance & innovation, clinical incidents & risk management within the service.

The post holder will also provide operational leadership; developing long term condition management within community services and ensuring commissioned targets & Key Performance Indicators are met.

As a respiratory specialist clinician, the post holder will provide highly expert assessment and treatment programmes for patients with respiratory conditions. Supporting staff within the team and wider community to manage patients with respiratory disease effectively.

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.

Additional Information:

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Date posted

24 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year AfC Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9083-23-1083

Job locations

New Friends Hall

Heath House Lane

Stapleton

BS16 1EQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nursing qualification or Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist to degree level

Desirable

  • Student mentorship qualification or similar
  • Masters level qualification or equivalent in relevant field of respiratory care or currently working towards

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant technical knowledge
  • Experience of leading a team in a similar setting
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills
  • Works well with others and can effectively collaborate
  • High level clinical & technical skills in assessment and management of patients with respiratory disease, as well as high level clinical reasoning
  • Have and maintain the ability to undertake clinical practice at an expert level
  • Professionalism and a total commitment to clinical quality and customer service
  • The ability to think and act strategically, empower
  • The ability to present information to varied audiences using the most appropriate means
  • Is aware of their own development needs and that of those they manage.
  • A commitment to equality and diversity and the ability to personally demonstrate our values
  • The ability to inspire commitment
  • Self-aware and appreciation of their impact on others and on situations
  • Experience of Respiratory care at Primary care/ secondary/ community care.
  • Experience at Case load management and care planning for
  • Experienced in home oxygen assessment including prescribing/reviewing and performing ABG/CBG
  • Experience of Pulmonary rehabilitation and exercise prescriptions
  • Experience of initiating, implementing and managing change and service improvement.
  • Experience in teaching and delivering education to staff, patients and external stakeholders

Desirable

  • Experience in coaching staff
  • Be actively involved in professional clinical groups, such as; Professional Groups, Clinical Interest Groups, Peer Review Groups and other professional development activities.
  • Contribute to regional/national respiratory forums/platforms
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nursing qualification or Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist to degree level

Desirable

  • Student mentorship qualification or similar
  • Masters level qualification or equivalent in relevant field of respiratory care or currently working towards

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant technical knowledge
  • Experience of leading a team in a similar setting
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills
  • Works well with others and can effectively collaborate
  • High level clinical & technical skills in assessment and management of patients with respiratory disease, as well as high level clinical reasoning
  • Have and maintain the ability to undertake clinical practice at an expert level
  • Professionalism and a total commitment to clinical quality and customer service
  • The ability to think and act strategically, empower
  • The ability to present information to varied audiences using the most appropriate means
  • Is aware of their own development needs and that of those they manage.
  • A commitment to equality and diversity and the ability to personally demonstrate our values
  • The ability to inspire commitment
  • Self-aware and appreciation of their impact on others and on situations
  • Experience of Respiratory care at Primary care/ secondary/ community care.
  • Experience at Case load management and care planning for
  • Experienced in home oxygen assessment including prescribing/reviewing and performing ABG/CBG
  • Experience of Pulmonary rehabilitation and exercise prescriptions
  • Experience of initiating, implementing and managing change and service improvement.
  • Experience in teaching and delivering education to staff, patients and external stakeholders

Desirable

  • Experience in coaching staff
  • Be actively involved in professional clinical groups, such as; Professional Groups, Clinical Interest Groups, Peer Review Groups and other professional development activities.
  • Contribute to regional/national respiratory forums/platforms

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).