Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and experienced physiotherapist or nurse to join our team as 0.2wte for 6-months to cover maternity leave. The NCL Altered Airway and Complex Respiratory Service (NCL AACRS) supports patients and carers living with altered airways and complex respiratory needs across NCL. The main responsibilities for this role are to support the transition to a new community provider for respiratory consumables, streamline current equipment process, provide clinical and non-clinical supervision for the team and facilitate joint working with the NCL Commissioners.
This role is only for 6-months and would be an ideal secondment for someone looking to further their experience. We are looking for an individual with advanced skills in the management of altered airway and complex respiratory patients and experience of working in a community setting. Project management skills or previous experience with community equipment are desirable.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic and motivated individual who can provide decisive and effective therapy input and demonstrate high level communication skills and a flexible approach when working under pressure.
For more information, please contact Jessica Lipman (Jessica.lipman@nhs.net)
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical support; facilitating the discharge of altered airway and complex respiratory patients from the acute wards, young adults transitioning into adult services and people living with altered airways in the community. To be an expert practitioner in all aspects of altered airway care and respiratory practice. To work within a multi-disciplinary team, liaising appropriately with all members of the team and service users, both within the acute trusts and across NCL. To lead, co-ordinate and evaluate altered airway care in the NCL community. To promote UCLH and NCL as a national leader in developing community expertise in altered airway care To provide expert clinical and operational leadership through supervision, advice, guidance and information to the community nursing and therapy teams
To develop a proposal for sustainable NCL respiratory equipment provision.
To provide oversight and monitoring of the current NCL/Camden Personal Health Budget (PHB) pilot
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy or Nursing
- HCPC or NMC Registration
- Working at 'M' level as demonstrated by ongoing CPD
- Commitment to advanced clinical and professional development
Desirable
- Recognised post graduate qualification e.g. MSc
- Membership of SIG
- Member of relevant appropriate multi professional interest group
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in acute and community respiratory and Altered airway management within the NHS
- Significant experience at a Band 7 level within respiratory medicine, Surgery and/or Critical Care, with responsibility for the whole patient journey following tracheostomy
- Highly specialist knowledge & experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients with complex respiratory needs, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning.
- Expert level of knowledge in the application of all respiratory modalities including invasive and non-invasive respiratory support
- Expert level of knowledge of tracheostomy management including development of weaning strategies.
- Evidence of continued professional development - reviewing current practice and research developments within respiratory care and application to clinical practice
- Previous experience of student and staff supervision, clinical education and management.
- Previous experience of formal presentations to multi professional groups
- Experience of project management
- Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Clear understanding of other disciplines' roles and expectations
- Experience of delivering services in the community
Desirable
- Previous experience as a clinical specialist (or equivalent) in an acute or community environment
- Experience of working with people with LD and neurological progressive conditions
- Evidence of published data in recognised journals
- Evidence of presentation of own research
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Expert advanced clinical practitioner
- Able to work independently or as part of a team
- Excellent time management, leadership and organisational skills
- Experience in service development
- Confidence in teaching multi-disciplinary staff groups
- Conduct professional affairs in a confident and assertive manner.
- Excellent presentation skills
- Competent IT skills
Desirable
- Able to recognise work related stress and pressures in yourself and individuals.
Communication, Personal and People Development
Essential
- Able to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical fashion.
- Able to represent the service within the Trust and to external agencies regularly, and on a local, national and international level.
- Able to effectively articulate expert perspective with medical colleagues and members of the multidisciplinary team, when conflicting management options are available.
- Able to use a range of expert verbal and non-verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with patients
- Able motivate and persuade others (including staff and patients) through advanced communication skills, using written and electronic information where needed.
- Ability to keep legible and accurate records in English using SOAP format
- Able to deliver highly sensitive and complex information requiring highly developed educational or counselling role.
- Able to o diffuse potentially hostile and antagonistic situations with staff, patients and relatives, using highly developed negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Able to identify, develop and agree own personal development plan with feedback from MDT.
- Able to support and develop others to make realistic self assessments of their application of knowledge and skills.
- Able to generates and use appropriate learning opportunities
- Able to develop others in a manner that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Desirable
- Able to actively promote the workplace as a learning environment.
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstrable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Specific Role requirements
Essential
- Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi tasking) and work in an unpredictable working pattern (will be required to carry a mobile phone).
- Ability to frequently cope with working in a stressful environment and with intense concentration for periods of up to 60 minutes at a time throughout the day
Desirable
- To be prepared to participate in 7-day services as required.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy or Nursing
- HCPC or NMC Registration
- Working at 'M' level as demonstrated by ongoing CPD
- Commitment to advanced clinical and professional development
Desirable
- Recognised post graduate qualification e.g. MSc
- Membership of SIG
- Member of relevant appropriate multi professional interest group
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in acute and community respiratory and Altered airway management within the NHS
- Significant experience at a Band 7 level within respiratory medicine, Surgery and/or Critical Care, with responsibility for the whole patient journey following tracheostomy
- Highly specialist knowledge & experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients with complex respiratory needs, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning.
- Expert level of knowledge in the application of all respiratory modalities including invasive and non-invasive respiratory support
- Expert level of knowledge of tracheostomy management including development of weaning strategies.
- Evidence of continued professional development - reviewing current practice and research developments within respiratory care and application to clinical practice
- Previous experience of student and staff supervision, clinical education and management.
- Previous experience of formal presentations to multi professional groups
- Experience of project management
- Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Clear understanding of other disciplines' roles and expectations
- Experience of delivering services in the community
Desirable
- Previous experience as a clinical specialist (or equivalent) in an acute or community environment
- Experience of working with people with LD and neurological progressive conditions
- Evidence of published data in recognised journals
- Evidence of presentation of own research
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Expert advanced clinical practitioner
- Able to work independently or as part of a team
- Excellent time management, leadership and organisational skills
- Experience in service development
- Confidence in teaching multi-disciplinary staff groups
- Conduct professional affairs in a confident and assertive manner.
- Excellent presentation skills
- Competent IT skills
Desirable
- Able to recognise work related stress and pressures in yourself and individuals.
Communication, Personal and People Development
Essential
- Able to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical fashion.
- Able to represent the service within the Trust and to external agencies regularly, and on a local, national and international level.
- Able to effectively articulate expert perspective with medical colleagues and members of the multidisciplinary team, when conflicting management options are available.
- Able to use a range of expert verbal and non-verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with patients
- Able motivate and persuade others (including staff and patients) through advanced communication skills, using written and electronic information where needed.
- Ability to keep legible and accurate records in English using SOAP format
- Able to deliver highly sensitive and complex information requiring highly developed educational or counselling role.
- Able to o diffuse potentially hostile and antagonistic situations with staff, patients and relatives, using highly developed negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Able to identify, develop and agree own personal development plan with feedback from MDT.
- Able to support and develop others to make realistic self assessments of their application of knowledge and skills.
- Able to generates and use appropriate learning opportunities
- Able to develop others in a manner that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
Desirable
- Able to actively promote the workplace as a learning environment.
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstrable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Specific Role requirements
Essential
- Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi tasking) and work in an unpredictable working pattern (will be required to carry a mobile phone).
- Ability to frequently cope with working in a stressful environment and with intense concentration for periods of up to 60 minutes at a time throughout the day
Desirable
- To be prepared to participate in 7-day services as required.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospital
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
