Part time - 34 hours per week
Are you: Passionate about providing excellent care to patients with long term respiratory conditions? Motivated and enthusiastic to learn new clinical skills?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Specialist Respiratory Nurse or Physiotherapist.
We are passionate about giving the best service possible to patients, and are looking for someone who is self-motivated, has good communication skills, and is committed to joining our respiratory team to maintain provision of our exemplary service.
You will be working with a friendly and quality-driven team, within the multi-disciplinary healthcare setting.
You must be a car driver, with access to a car in order to carry out the role.
A full induction programme will be provided.
This service will be transitioning to HCRG Care Group from the 1st April 2025. The successful candidate may transfer over (under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) on the terms and conditions they are employed on. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring a smooth transition for everyone involved.
The post holder will work closely with the existing clinical team who deliver the community pulmonary rehabilitation programme, COPD supported discharge and home oxygen provision for patients within the Swindon area. The post will involve using advanced clinical assessment skills to provide optimal clinical support and assessment for the safe provision of respiratory care for our patients. The post-holder will need to have advanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, and a willingness to support junior staff to develop new skills to achieve a standard of excellence in respiratory management.
“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”
Responsibilities include: Develop care plans and instigate therapy, based on comprehensive patient focused assessments, relevant guidelines and best available evidence in order to improve health outcomes. Perform capillary blood gas sampling to assess patient’s suitability for Long term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT), interpreting the results and considering the available prescription options available. To ensure cost effective and appropriate provision of oxygen in the patient’s home according to national standards. Provide specialist assessment and treatment of patients with COPD and ILD. Support the delivery of the Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) service. This will include education to groups of patients/carers on condition-specific and sensitive information as well as leading exercise programmes. Promote patients to self-manage their condition and encourage behavioural change strategies by identifying where non-pharmacological interventions are appropriate, e.g. smoking cessation, pulmonary rehabilitation, home exercise regimes and improved concordance with medication.
For further details please read the Job Description attached.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Dec 2024 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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Are you: Passionate about providing excellent care to patients with long term respiratory conditions? Motivated and enthusiastic to learn new clinical skills?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Specialist Respiratory Nurse or Physiotherapist.
We are passionate about giving the best service possible to patients, and are looking for someone who is self-motivated, has good communication skills, and is committed to joining our respiratory team to maintain provision of our exemplary service.
You will be working with a friendly and quality-driven team, within the multi-disciplinary healthcare setting.
You must be a car driver, with access to a car in order to carry out the role.
A full induction programme will be provided.
This service will be transitioning to HCRG Care Group from the 1st April 2025. The successful candidate may transfer over (under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) on the terms and conditions they are employed on. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring a smooth transition for everyone involved.
The post holder will work closely with the existing clinical team who deliver the community pulmonary rehabilitation programme, COPD supported discharge and home oxygen provision for patients within the Swindon area. The post will involve using advanced clinical assessment skills to provide optimal clinical support and assessment for the safe provision of respiratory care for our patients. The post-holder will need to have advanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, and a willingness to support junior staff to develop new skills to achieve a standard of excellence in respiratory management.
“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”
Responsibilities include: Develop care plans and instigate therapy, based on comprehensive patient focused assessments, relevant guidelines and best available evidence in order to improve health outcomes. Perform capillary blood gas sampling to assess patient’s suitability for Long term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT), interpreting the results and considering the available prescription options available. To ensure cost effective and appropriate provision of oxygen in the patient’s home according to national standards. Provide specialist assessment and treatment of patients with COPD and ILD. Support the delivery of the Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) service. This will include education to groups of patients/carers on condition-specific and sensitive information as well as leading exercise programmes. Promote patients to self-manage their condition and encourage behavioural change strategies by identifying where non-pharmacological interventions are appropriate, e.g. smoking cessation, pulmonary rehabilitation, home exercise regimes and improved concordance with medication.
For further details please read the Job Description attached.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Dec 2024 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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