Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work in the respiratory support team (RST) at Queen Elizabeth Hospital to cover a period of maternity leave until April 2025. RST is a dynamic multi-professional team of respiratory nurses and physiotherapists who see patients with long term respiratory conditions to optimise their care. The role is based across the pathway of patient care, including clinics, inpatients and within the patient home. The role involves collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. We are seeking a nurse or physiotherapist with experience in respiratory medicine to join the team.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a registered nurse or physiotherapist who is keen to develop their knowledge and skills working with people with long term respiratory conditions. You will have experience caring for patients with respiratory conditions such as COPD or asthma. You will have an understanding of disease management and treatment including optimising their care through disease education and self management. You will be able to work within the team to optimise patient care and work independently with indirect supervision from senior members of the clinical team. You will see patients within clinics, on the wards and virtually via telephone or video link. You will need to be competent using technology.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration, or Registered Physiotherapist HCPC
- * Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in respiratory medicine or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to
- * FHEQ Level 6
Experience
Essential
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC/HCPC
- * Significant post registration experience, with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
- * Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
- * Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
- * Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
Desirable
- * Competencies in respiratory practice, such as trained to administer NIV.
- * Experience of working in health promotion.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload and developing skills, knowledge and competence
- * Willingness to achieve competence in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices
- * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
- * Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
- * Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required and ability to work across UHB sites or off site in NHS premises where required
- * Flexible.
- * Open to change.
- * Embraces diversity.
- * Team worker.
- * Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- * Commitment to further development and training.
Desirable
- * Ability to deliver training.
- * Car driver
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration, or Registered Physiotherapist HCPC
- * Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in respiratory medicine or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to
- * FHEQ Level 6
Experience
Essential
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC/HCPC
- * Significant post registration experience, with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
- * Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
- * Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
- * Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
Desirable
- * Competencies in respiratory practice, such as trained to administer NIV.
- * Experience of working in health promotion.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload and developing skills, knowledge and competence
- * Willingness to achieve competence in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices
- * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
- * Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
- * Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required and ability to work across UHB sites or off site in NHS premises where required
- * Flexible.
- * Open to change.
- * Embraces diversity.
- * Team worker.
- * Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- * Commitment to further development and training.
Desirable
- * Ability to deliver training.
- * Car driver
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).
