Community Respiratory Practitioner/Nurse

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd; Halifax; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Community Respiratory Practitioner/Nurse to join their dynamic team. This exciting role involves providing specialist interventions for a variety of respiratory conditions, including asthma and COPD, while supporting patients both in clinical settings and at home. The successful candidate will be a registered nurse or therapist with a passion for respiratory medicine, capable of working autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Join a forward-thinking organization that values compassionate care and offers flexible working arrangements to enhance work-life balance. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the community while advancing your professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse/therapist with a professional qualification in respiratory care.
• Experience in managing complex respiratory patients and multidisciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage clinical caseload of respiratory patients autonomously.
• Provide specialist advice and support for patients and their families.
• Collaborate with palliative care teams for advanced care planning.

Skills

Respiratory care

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Decision-making

Holistic care

Education

First level registration with NMC or AHP

Professional qualification in respiratory care

Nurse prescribing qualification

Accredited Spirometry Training

Job description

Community Respiratory Practitioner/Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area: Community Respiratory Practitioner Grade NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours)

Job ref: 372-COM2411-A

Employer: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Calderdale Community

Town: Sowerby Bridge

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 19/02/2025 23:59

Interview date: 12/02/2025

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone, and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours, and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

The Trust has an exciting opportunity for a band 6 nurse/therapist to join the community respiratory team at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust and to support the virtual ward agenda across both sites.

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic respiratory nurse/therapist who ideally has an interest in working in respiratory medicine. The service provides specialist interventions for a range of respiratory conditions including asthma, COPD, ILD, and Bronchiectasis. Working closely with the Pulmonary rehabilitation service to ensure all elements of treatment are adhered to. The team also delivers the home oxygen service throughout Calderdale both in a clinical environment and in the patient’s own homes.

The successful applicant will be expected to have or be willing to work towards a diploma/degree level qualification in respiratory disease.

The applicant will be able to deliver high-quality care and have decision-making skills working independently and as part of the wider multidisciplinary team. The community respiratory service is committed to the continuing professional development of its staff to support patient outcomes and high levels of patient satisfaction.

Main duties of the job

• Act as a specialist resource for adult respiratory patients to assess individual physical and psychological needs while observing the principles of holistic care when planning treatments.
• Work autonomously managing own clinical caseload and provide in-reach to Calderdale Royal Hospital to support the virtual wards, admission avoidance, and COVID-19 early supported discharge scheme.
• Use relevant specialist training, knowledge, and expertise to clinically diagnose, assess, and deliver evidence-based care through education and advice on self-management.
• Work collaboratively with the palliative care teams to develop advanced care planning for patients at the end of life.
• Monitor indicators of respiratory disease, anticipating possible decline and proactively managing this to ensure optimum wellbeing and independence.
• Collaborate with team members to devise protocols, guidelines, and policies.
• Act as a focal point for support and advice offering specialist advice while supporting respiratory patients and their carers to navigate the patient pathway.
• Provide telephone support, assessment, and advice to people with respiratory disease on their management in accordance with national and local guidelines and practice.
• Participate in nurse-led clinics.
• Assess and implement patients' need for long-term oxygen therapy and liaise with the oxygen company when prescribing and ordering oxygen for respiratory patients.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

• First level registration with NMC or AHP
• Professional qualification in respiratory care
• Nurse prescribing Qualification or willingness to work towards
• Accredited Spirometry Training or willingness to work towards

Knowledge, Experience & Expertise

• Experience of partnership and multidisciplinary working
• Understanding of local and national policy development for respiratory services
• Good clinical reasoning skills with complex respiratory patients
• Ability to maintain legible and accurate records
• Recent relevant respiratory/acute/community experience demonstrating the ability to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate care with complex respiratory patients
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Competent in caseload management

Communication and Relationships

• Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and complex situations
• Excellent team player
• Ability to make decisions and problem solve when dealing with routine situations
• Access to transport to undertake multiple visits to patient’s place of residence

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them.

If you have any questions please contact [e-mail] for assistance.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.