Respiratory Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Band 6 Respiratory Practitioner

Integrated Respiratory Team

Do you want to work in a team that has won the "Best Team of the Year" at King's College Hospital?

King's College Hospital Integrated Respiratory Team is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic respiratory practitioner to join their successful team.

The Integrated Respiratory Team is a dynamic service working across traditional boundaries and includes a large Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme.

The team is headed by an Integrated Respiratory Consultant and a Clinical Lead Nurse/Physio and is comprised of experienced Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Physiotherapists, Tobacco Dependence Specialists, technical assistants and administrators supporting respiratory patients in Lambeth and Southwark.

The Integrated Respiratory Team provides a seven-day service (9am to 5pm) with the following aims:

Improve outcomes for people with COPD and adult asthma.
Facilitate selfmanagement for people with COPD and adult asthma.
Promote responsible respiratory prescribing, including oxygen.
Support colleagues to improve COPD and adult asthma diagnosis, and associated routine management.
Provide community and hospital based pulmonary rehabilitation programmes for patients with respiratory disease in Lambeth and Southwark.

The post involves working in King's emergency department, medical wards, home visits, community locations, covering specialist clinics supported by our integrated consultant, and close liaison with the in-patient respiratory teams.

Applicants must meet the following essential criteria;

Significant NHS discharge experience
Attended a post-graduate course/study day(s) on a respiratory theme

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.

The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan.

In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Assessment and management of people with COPD and adult asthma, in clinic, home visits and inpatient settings.

Promotingresponsible respiratory prescribing, including oxygen therapy.

Supporting colleagues to improve COPD and adult asthma diagnosis, and associated routine management.

Be able to work weekends as per rota.

Have a full driving licence (the team have access to a pool car)