Associate Respiratory Clinician - Nurse or Physio

Your role will provide support patients with conditions like COPD, Asthma, Bronchiectasis and Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) within the community and provide a rapid response service to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions or early supportive discharge from hospital for patients with acute exacerbations of their chronic respiratory disease.

The post holders will work as part of the ACERS Acute Respiratory Infections Virtual Ward, using their specialist skills to improve patient outcomes within the home environment. The role will include working with local GP practices to provide education and provide a case management approach in a supported environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

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