Advanced Respiratory Practitioner

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 24 March 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Advanced Respiratory Practitioner to work within the Liverpool Community Respiratory Team/Acute Respiratory Infections Virtual ward.

Liverpool Community Respiratory Team host The Acute Respiratory Infections Virtual Ward. We provide hospital admission avoidance and early supported discharge for patients with exacerbation COPD, bronchiectasis, community acquired pneumonia and viral lower respiratory tract infections, along with nurse led respiratory optimisation in patient's homes and clinic settings.

Medical leadership is by a respiratory Consultant working in the service. There are also 2 Advanced Clinical Practitioners who provide clinical support. The team is also made up of a team leader, B6 and B7 specialist nurses, physiotherapists, an assistant practitioner and admin support.

The service provides a 2-hour rapid assessment hospital admission avoidance and early supported discharge for patients with a range of respiratory conditions. This is from the patient's homes, from 2 acute hospitals and includes the continued case management during their exacerbation in the community.A high level of clinical decision-making is required for this post therefore sound theoretical and practical knowledge relating to this speciality is required.

Given the community-wide nature of this role, a high degree of mobility is required. The role will include working across various locations, with shifts covering 7-days per week.

Main duties of the job

Provide care, treatment plans, advice and guidance in the treatment of others, when dealing with complex highly specialist respiratory conditions in the community and LUHFT hospital sites.

Responsible for the delivery of identified specialist training.

Work in partnership with the other services/stakeholder partnership agencies to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting.

Ensure that the team provides a high quality service to its patients/clients by providing caseload and clinical supervision.

Ensure that teams work proactively in order to deliver anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service to patients with both planned and unplanned care needs.

Develop partnerships and joint working with service users and stakeholders to improve patient/client care.

Work in partnership with other organisations to support the effective and co-ordinated provision of health and social care services.

Participate in the development of caseload management across the local health economy.

Provide leadership and mentoring to those staff developing into a caseload management role.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Date posted

11 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-AMED-304-24-A

Job locations

Community Respiratory Team

Aintree House, Aintree University Hospital

Liverpool

L9 7AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assess patients with respiratory conditions and consider a range of options when delivering acute and highly complex care, drawing on specialist services as required.

Undertake chronic disease management reviews of the housebound patient/client, where appropriate.

Provide support in managing patients/clients with chronic diseases.

Following holistic assessment of need, develop individualised care plans to fulfil those needs, with the involvement of patients and carers.

Implement and evaluate care delivery for patients/clients with identified needs.

Direct and support the management of complex and highly complex, continuing care packages

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assess patients with respiratory conditions and consider a range of options when delivering acute and highly complex care, drawing on specialist services as required.

Undertake chronic disease management reviews of the housebound patient/client, where appropriate.

Provide support in managing patients/clients with chronic diseases.

Following holistic assessment of need, develop individualised care plans to fulfil those needs, with the involvement of patients and carers.

Implement and evaluate care delivery for patients/clients with identified needs.

Direct and support the management of complex and highly complex, continuing care packages

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline
Registration with relevant professional body
Post registration qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience
Evidence of CPD/short courses
Evidence of Masters level study

Desirable

Appropriate prescriber

Experience

Essential

Experience of management and clinical leadership
Experience of successful multi-agency working

Desirable

First line management experience
Experience with working in community
experience independently working in a clinic
previous autonomous practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline
Registration with relevant professional body
Post registration qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience
Evidence of CPD/short courses
Evidence of Masters level study

Desirable

Appropriate prescriber

Experience

Essential

Experience of management and clinical leadership
Experience of successful multi-agency working

Desirable

First line management experience
Experience with working in community
experience independently working in a clinic
previous autonomous practice

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.