Job summary
Are you creative, innovative, flexible and patient centered? Then a Band 7 Specialist Respiratory Outreach Clinical post is for you!
The lung division at the RBHT is looking to appoint an innovative and dynamic senior clinician to join, help support and further develop our unique Community Outreach Service for complex ventilated patients and tracheostomy patients. The outreach Service aims are to reduce hospital length of stay, reduce hospital admissions and enhance the quality of care and management for this unique group of patients. Community outreach aims to bridge the gap between acute and community care, enabling the patients to have a life of quality.
This is an exciting opportunity for any clinician who has extensive experience as a senior band 6 or band 7 within critical care, respiratory medicine or a similar environment and wishes to expand their knowledge, clinical skills, and management aspirations and be part of developing innovative practice which is truly patient centered and patient driven.
As a Band 7 you will be able to work independently within the community at the same time liaise with and support collaborative multidisciplinary teams at referring hospitals, care homes and hospices helping to co-ordinate care for this unique group of patients.
For further information or an informal visit please contact Steve Cutts on 07790 375827 Or s.cutts@rbht@nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be responsible for managing their own caseload of complex patients requiring invasive or non-invasive ventilation. This will include;
- initiating patients on home ventilation (non-invasive or invasive) either at referring hospitals or in their own homes
- providing weaning advice to referring hospitals and assisting and supporting them with the discharge process
- following patients up in the community with complex respiratory assessments to ensure they are optimised
- liaising between community services and stakeholders and advocating for the patients
- providingregular tracheostomy tube changes in the community
- providing treatment and management algorithms for patients tracheostomy care and airway clearance regimes
- rapid response and trouble shooting for unwell complex patients in the community
- providing training to hospitals, long term care facilities, care agencies and patients
- documenting and recording activity on our electronic patient records system and databases
About us
The Outreach Ventilation and Tracheostomy team is an integral part of Royal Brompton's sleep and ventilation service.
Led byconsultantnurse Debbie Field, this team of nurses, physiotherapists and physiologists work alongside our sleep and ventilation consultantsto provide multidisciplinary input forourpatients.
With over 250 patients, this service providesat-home or in-care facilitiesto thosewho have complex chronic respiratory conditions and need mechanical ventilation through a tracheostomy tube or mask ventilation.
This allows patients to be treated in their own homes and reduces the need for hospital admissions. The service is flexible and responsive to individual patients' needs.
You will be working with a very supportive and innovative team. We will encourage and help you to improve your skills and support you to achieve your own career goals, whilst at the same time developing this important clinical service for a unique group of patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and personal statement for full job description and responsibilities.
Please note the job description is not exhaustive and other skills and task may be required in the future. As per the aims of NHS long term workforce plan we hope to upskill our clinicians to be able to provide more assessments and treatments at patient's home as they become available.
This role involves frequent driving between patients locations, therefore a driving license and access to a car is essential for this post. We cover a large geographical area so the postholder must be comfortable driving long distances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and personal statement for full job description and responsibilities.
Please note the job description is not exhaustive and other skills and task may be required in the future. As per the aims of NHS long term workforce plan we hope to upskill our clinicians to be able to provide more assessments and treatments at patient's home as they become available.
This role involves frequent driving between patients locations, therefore a driving license and access to a car is essential for this post. We cover a large geographical area so the postholder must be comfortable driving long distances.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- BSc. in clinical specialty Registration with The Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC) Or other Professional Body Critical Care course OR Respiratory Care course
Desirable
- MA/ MSc. e.g critical care, respiratory care, medical humanities
Experience
Essential
- Good understanding and experience of respiratory physiology and anatomy.
- Knowledge and practical experience of respiratory physiological tests and ventilatory support (invasive and non invasive) procedures and techniques.
- A minimum of three years experience as a Senior Clinician in critical care or respiratory department managing NIV CPAP, tracheostomies and weaning patients.
- Knowledge of current national, professional and NHS guidelines
Skills
Essential
- Good computer literacy (especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint )
- Familiarity with respiratory equipment and can troubleshoot
- Good communication skills / assertiveness.
- Good supervisory and management skills.
- Good teaching and training practices.
- Good time management skills.
- Ability to maintain prolonged periods of concentration and mental effort.
- Ability to be flexible and innovative
- Full Driving licence
Desirable
- Familiarity with Tosca, Embletta and Airview software
- Competent in changing tracheostomy tubes in the community
- Able to scope airway via tracheostomy tube
Personal qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills / ability to relate to patients, relatives, staff, technical and medical personnel.
- Good flexibility, enthusiasm, and assertiveness.
- Work as part of a team and or alone unsupervised.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Good innovative skills.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- BSc. in clinical specialty Registration with The Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC) Or other Professional Body Critical Care course OR Respiratory Care course
Desirable
- MA/ MSc. e.g critical care, respiratory care, medical humanities
Experience
Essential
- Good understanding and experience of respiratory physiology and anatomy.
- Knowledge and practical experience of respiratory physiological tests and ventilatory support (invasive and non invasive) procedures and techniques.
- A minimum of three years experience as a Senior Clinician in critical care or respiratory department managing NIV CPAP, tracheostomies and weaning patients.
- Knowledge of current national, professional and NHS guidelines
Skills
Essential
- Good computer literacy (especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint )
- Familiarity with respiratory equipment and can troubleshoot
- Good communication skills / assertiveness.
- Good supervisory and management skills.
- Good teaching and training practices.
- Good time management skills.
- Ability to maintain prolonged periods of concentration and mental effort.
- Ability to be flexible and innovative
- Full Driving licence
Desirable
- Familiarity with Tosca, Embletta and Airview software
- Competent in changing tracheostomy tubes in the community
- Able to scope airway via tracheostomy tube
Personal qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills / ability to relate to patients, relatives, staff, technical and medical personnel.
- Good flexibility, enthusiasm, and assertiveness.
- Work as part of a team and or alone unsupervised.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Good innovative skills.
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
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).
