The nationally accredited NWL Inner Boroughs PR Service (under Imperial) has successfully secured funding for a 12 month fixed term Band 7 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Practitioner to lead on addressing service inequity and long term self-management within the PR service.

The member of staff, along with the Band 6 Social Prescriber and Band 5 Exercise Practitioner will help identify and target areas of low referral/uptake, map against deprivation and address any areas of inequality identified.

You will support service promotion and awareness in hard to reach areas and work with community teams and the newly recruited social prescriber to improve patient care and support uptake. This will support the service in addressing health inequity and meeting the NHS long term plan.

You will also be responsible for providing a post-PR follow up clinic with the social prescriber to help improve patient self-management and activity level, thus reducing the risk of deterioration/healthcare utilisation through improved self-mastery, patient education and wellbeing tools.

Main duties of the job

• To facilitate and manage the provision of high quality physiotherapy/nursing care to all adult respiratory patients alongside the consultants, AHP's and nurses in respiratory medicine in a variety of settings to promote respiratory health within ICHNT and the surrounding community.
• The respiratory practitioner will provide support and advice to doctors, nursing staff, allied health care specialists, patients and their families/carers, known to the community service, and ensure smooth transitions of care into and within the community setting.
• The respiratory practitioner will have the opportunity to rotate through different specialisms and settings within the Integrated respiratory service.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy/Nursing
• State registration with the Health & Care Professions Council/NMC.
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio.

Desirable

• Post graduate study in Respiratory Care

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration experience in specialty area and experience in either junior specialty role or team leader management role
• Experience with managing patient relevant to specialist area
• Experience of working in Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Experience in integrated respiratory care

Desirable

• Experience in oxygen services and acute management of the unwell respiratory patient in the community setting

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential

• Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
• Good IT skills
• Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to own sphere of practice
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Ability to practice within the scope of the HPC/NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Desirable

• Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees
• Advanced IT skills use or Excel
• Presentation skills

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

Praed St

London

W2 1NY

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290-WCCS-1837