Respiratory Specialist -Allied Health Professional

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a qualified physiotherapist or nurse to join its integrated respiratory team on a fixed-term full-time contract. Successful candidates will exhibit specialist knowledge and management experience in pulmonary rehabilitation and integrated respiratory care. The role offers a competitive salary of £56,276 to £63,176 a year, along with benefits including career development and flexible working arrangements. This is an opportunity for proactive individuals to contribute to community health services.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing benefits

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Significant post registration experience in a specialty area and experience in either a junior specialty role or a team leader management role.
• Experience with managing patients relevant to a specialist area.
• Experience of working in pulmonary rehabilitation.
• Experience in integrated respiratory care.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and manage high quality physiotherapy/nursing care to adult respiratory patients.
• Provide support and advice to doctors, nursing staff, and patients.
• Rotate through different specialisms and settings within the Integrated respiratory service.

Skills

Highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group

Knowledge of research and audit

Ability to manage difficult situations effectively

Ability to compile complex written information

Education

Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy or Nursing

State registration with the Health & Care Professions Council / NMC

Evidence of CPD through a maintained portfolio

Job description

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our award nominated integrated respiratory team on a fixed-term full-time contract. We strongly encourage applications from physiotherapists, paramedics and occupational therapists with an interest in community/chronic disease management or desire to learn more.

The Integrated Cardio-Respiratory Services is a combined service working across hospital and community pathways, providing community services in clinic and home-based settings. The service is a consultant led multidisciplinary team providing a range of services.

The aim is to provide a more accessible, efficient, cost-effective service integrating respiratory services across secondary and primary care, to enable continuity of care and give respiratory patients the opportunities to have access to care closer to their homes and end of life care in their homes. You will have the opportunity to work within the different specialisms and settings within the community respiratory team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing service development and progression. They will be proactive in service evaluation and promoting positive change. They will be responsible for the overall pathway management (dependent upon rotation) and will assist the service lead in ensuring evidence based practice is promoted and followed.

Main duties

• To facilitate and manage the provision of high quality physiotherapy/nursing care to all adult respiratory patients alongside the consultants, allied health professionals and nurses in respiratory medicine in a variety of to respiratory health within Imperial Healthcare College and the surrounding community.
• The respiratory practitioner will provide support and advice to doctors, nursing staff, allied health care specialists, patients and their families/carers, known the community service, and ensure smooth transitions of care into and within the community setting.
• The respiratory practitioner will have the opportunity to rotate through different specialisms and settings within the Integrated respiratory service.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job details

Band 7 – Salary £56,276 to £63,176 a year inclusive of a paid annual leave and a staff pension. Fixed term contract, 12 months full-time, full time pattern. Reference 290-WCCS-2310. Location: St Mary's Hospital, London, W12 0HS.

Person specification

Education / qualifications (essential)

• Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy or Nursing
• State registration with the Health & Care Professions Council / NMC
• Evidence of CPD through a maintained portfolio

Education / qualifications (desirable)

• Post graduate study in Respiratory Care

Experience (essential)

• Significant post registration experience in a specialty area and experience in either a junior specialty role or a team leader management role
• Experience with managing patients relevant to a specialist area
• Experience of working in pulmonary rehabilitation
• Experience in integrated respiratory care

Experience (desirable)

• Experience in oxygen services and acute management of the unwell respiratory patient in the community setting

Skills/knowledge/abilities (essential)

• Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
• Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively
• Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information

Skills/knowledge/abilities (desirable)

• Demonstrate commitment through involvement in trust wide initiatives / committees
• Advanced IT skills - use of or Excel
• Presentation skills