Clinical Specialist - Essex, United Kingdom - NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

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Essex, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Exciting new opportunities

Are you an experienced respiratory nurse or a physiotherapist looking for a new challenge?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our virtual ward team. This role will involve providing respiratory assessment, advice and support to patients in the comfort of their own homes.

The successful applicant will have a proven track record in respiratory care and a sound knowledge of respiratory physiology and disease processes.

They should be familiar with the use of oxygen and pulmonary rehabilitation, as well as possess the ability to teach and support patients with self-management.

You will work in and be supported by a multi-disciplinary care team including nurses, doctors, therapists, and psychologists.

Community Respiratory services will be supported with a Professional Lead to support with complex cases and to continuously improve the quality of service that is consistent across the patient's journey.

Direct Management of the virtual ward beds to ensure that we are maximising and monitoring the agreed bed capacity in each geographical area at any given time.
To work with referring services in making decisions on accepting or declining patients onto the Virtual Ward.
Practice as an autonomous professional with confidence and authority using an expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and the clinical competencies of specialist, emergency care advanced practice.
Initiate pharmacological interventions, using non-medical prescribing review patient's medications ensuring they adhere to Trust guidelines and provide for the safe custody and administration of medications prescribed by others in accordance with Trust policies.
Accurately request radiological and pathology investigations and make clinical decisions based upon expert interpretation of the results.
Take responsibility for the discharge planning process for named patients and working in partnership with the patient, their family and the multidisciplinary team, provide specialist advice and support to optimise health outcomes and resource usage.

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster.

We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.

All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.

As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,108 and a maximum payment of £5,177 per annum pro rata).

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.