Respiratory Nurse/ Physiotherapist

The post holder will be responsible for delivering and leading highly specialist clinical care.

They will be responsible for leading and developing new and innovative clinical practices responding to emerging knowledge and techniques and working with other services where appropriate to make improvements.

The post holder would be expected to support all aspects of the integrated respiratory team.

The post holder would be expected to work in clinics and visit patients in their own homes.

Clinical supervision and teaching where practicable or required will be provided.

The Shape of Community Respiratory Services is ever changing and staff will need to adapt to new ask of service provision as required.

Working as part of the Integrated Respiratory Team to provide high quality, evidenced based, timely care for patients that fit service criteria:

Support in the provision of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for suitable patients requiring help with respiratory condition management including COPD patients and other relevant respiratory conditions.

Working with the patient and providing individualised, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care.

Completing respiratory assessments and reviews for the COPD team, for ongoing respiratory case management.

Providing assessment for Oxygen therapy within the Home Oxygen Service.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering and leading highly specialist clinical care.

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.

We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Joining #TeamNELFT means youll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. Were CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Qualifications

Essential: - Please refer to JD

Desirable: - Please refer to JD