Senior Respiratory Specialist Practitioner
Job Description
Job summary
Are you a nurse leader who has experience of working withing respiratory medicine who is passionate about providing outstanding care, if so, then we want to hear from you!
Respiratory Hospital at Home is designed to facilitate early/supported discharge of patients from acute medical beds and to prevent hospital admissions of patients with unstable respiratory disease in the community, so creating a 'virtual ward'.You provide a high standard of complex, enhanced care for patients, using enhanced levels of clinical judgement, skills and knowledge to avoid admission to hospital or support an early discharge.
At times you will be part of an exciting pilot working within a Care Co-ordination hub, working alongside system partners to include SWASFT, 111, Rapid Response, Somerset Primary Link and District nursing teams taking referrals for Hospital at Home to ensure the patient is seen by the right team, in the right place, the first time.
Main duties of the job
Senior Respiratory Specialist Practitioners work as part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team across a wide range of settings, including hospitals, individual's homes, care homes and general practices. You will work at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of expertise which, for these posts, is respiratory medicine. They manage a discrete aspect of a patient's care within their current level of practice, which will be particular to a specific context.
You will provide a high standard of complex, enhanced care for patients, using enhanced levels of clinical judgement, skills and knowledge. In this instance we are looking for staff who will be able to support patients with respiratory illness in their home environment.
You will work alongside the Clinical Lead's, to lead and manage a team of highly skilled practitioners. You will co-ordinate and manage shifts ensuring patient and staff safety is prioritised, ensuring referrals to the service are clinically appropriate and safe and will work alongside the care- co-ordination hub in supporting patients to receive the right care, in the right place by the right team the first time.You will lead and manage members of the clinical team ensuring staff are working to their clinical competence with areas of progression highlighted, challenging any behaviours or practice not aligned with the Trust Values.
About us
Respiratory Hospital @ Home is a county wide service providing care for patients whom have a Somerset GP.
We have 4 community bases located at Harrison House, Bridgwater Hospital, West Mendip Hospital and Magnolia House, whilst supporting the two acute sites of Musgrove Park Hospital (MPH)and Yeovil District Hospital.
This post is being advertised to cover the West side of the county, which includes the Taunton/Bridgwater area alongside MPH. We do cross cover within the service and you will be expected to support the South side of the county when patient need arises, this would be on a weekly basis.
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- Evidence of Qualifications required
- Registered Nursing degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
- Registered with the Nursing Council or Physiotherapist equivalent
- Relevant Post graduate study in leadership or clinical study related to clinical care
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Non-medical prescribing, or willingness to work towards
Experience
Essential
- EXPERIENCE
- Experience of managing respiratory patients within a community and acute setting
- Understanding of working as part of a MDT
- Enhanced understanding of Respiratory conditions
Additional Criteria
Essential
- KNOWLEDGE
- Proven leadership and management experience with respiratory patients
- Proven evidence of educational support to others
- Experience in leadership/management role
- Evidence of research and audit participation and an understanding of the process involved
Desirable
- KNOWLEDGE
- Undertaken or participated research
- Experience of developing guidelines, protocols and pathways of care
- Good understanding of the NHS framework and government policy
- Familiar with current local and national issues
- SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Evidence of a good standard of Literacy/English language skills
- Able to demonstrate enhanced decision making /clinical reasoning skill through analysis and interpretation
- Ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
- Self-motivated and able to work under their own initiative
- Problem solving approach
- Innovative and creative, able to think laterally
- Able to influence and motivate other staff
- Team player with a 'can do' attitude
- Personal resilience
- Drive, energy and enthusiasm
- Always act in a professional manner demonstrating honesty and integrity
- Adaptable and flexible to needs of others and organisation
- Demonstrates punctuality and good time keeping
- Develop and maintain good working relationships within the Neighbourhood, Acute setting and with Stakeholders
- COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
- Ability to cope with potentially distressing situations such as imparting unwelcome news
- Range of communication skills including documentation, email and reports
- PLANNING & ORGANISING SKILLS
- Strong prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands
- PHYSICAL SKILLS
- Keyboard skills
- Physically able to do work described
- Concentrate for long periods on a daily basis
- Complete work whilst being subjected to frequent unpredictable interruptions
- OTHER
- Access to a vehicle for travelling within and outside the trust boundaries
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hospital At Home
Magnolia House
Yeovil
Somerset
BA20 2BN
