Job summary
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
I'm Maria, and I am the service lead, as well as Consultant Respiratory Physio in the West Herts Community Respiratory Service.
We are a friendly service, and looking to expand and welcome applications from people who want to see what working in respiratory care in the community is like, or those with experience who want to further their career. We will have the structure and support you need.
We are a large community integrated respiratory specialist service, working 7 days a week, that will give you a range and depth not commonly found in the community. Each area has its own senior expert lead.
Main duties of the job
We are proud of our team and have a variety of professions working in of our multi-disciplinary approach to our patients, staff, and we like to blur the boundaries, so our patients benefit from the rich mix of skills we have in the team.
We work very closely with our integrated partners, West Herts Hospitals Trust, where we share clinical medical leadership, and have joint pathways and governance. Together, we will keep striving for make our patient experience better and try new things and ways of working. It's an exciting time to join us.
Our services are:
Hospital at Home / Virtual Hospital,
Respiratory Home Visits
Respiratory Clinics
TB Nursing - screening, clinics, home visits,
Obstructive sleep apnoea - diagnostics, clinics, and CPAP care
Non-Invasive ventilation for COPD - clinics and BIPAP care
Home Oxygen Assessment & Review
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Happy to chat to you further about the role, so please do not hesitate to contact me.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to job description, personal specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to job description, personal specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration / Current AHP or Paramedic with UK HCPC registration
- Post registration respiratory qualification or equivalent experience
- Teaching/Mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
- Possession of a degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with respiratory patients
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
- Demonstrates ability to managing change
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
- Ability to be proactive and resourceful
- A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
- Ability to develop and maintain team working
- Undertake NMP training
- Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise, including physical assessment, spirometry, developing self-management action plans
- Ability to perform arterial / arterialised blood gas sampling
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Ability to work autonomously
- Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care
- Excellent documentation skills
- Knowledge awareness of recent NHS policies/DoH agenda
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
- Computer skills i.e. Word, data- bases email, internet
- An eagerness to contribute to quality assurance and audit
Other
Essential
- Friendly and approachable
- Calm & confident team player
- Good presentation of self, enthusiastic, flexible
- Receptive to feedback and the willingness to learn and develop
- Committed to respiratory care
- Ability in managing people
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
- Physically able to perform all aspects of the job
- Punctual and reliable
- Commitment to life-long learning
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration / Current AHP or Paramedic with UK HCPC registration
- Post registration respiratory qualification or equivalent experience
- Teaching/Mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
- Possession of a degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with respiratory patients
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
- Demonstrates ability to managing change
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
- Ability to be proactive and resourceful
- A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
- Ability to develop and maintain team working
- Undertake NMP training
- Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise, including physical assessment, spirometry, developing self-management action plans
- Ability to perform arterial / arterialised blood gas sampling
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Ability to work autonomously
- Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care
- Excellent documentation skills
- Knowledge awareness of recent NHS policies/DoH agenda
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
- Computer skills i.e. Word, data- bases email, internet
- An eagerness to contribute to quality assurance and audit
Other
Essential
- Friendly and approachable
- Calm & confident team player
- Good presentation of self, enthusiastic, flexible
- Receptive to feedback and the willingness to learn and develop
- Committed to respiratory care
- Ability in managing people
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
- Physically able to perform all aspects of the job
- Punctual and reliable
- Commitment to life-long learning
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
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).
