Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

AIR Team Clinical Specialist Practitioner

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Job summary

The clinical nurse specialist, respiratory is a skilled nurse who uses clinical, communication and people skills to identify the needs of people with respiratory conditions in particular COPD and oxygen users and give care that recognizes social, cultural, and spiritual differences within their lifestyle. The nurse has clinical knowledge in this specialist field and works independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

About the role:

Are you a dynamic nurse or practitioner with a passion for respiratory care?

Are you looking for career progression in a supportive team with regular protected time for clinical supervision and 1:1s with funding available for further education and conferences?

Do you want to work in an innovative, award-winning team who provide acute respiratory care in the community and the acute, emergency departments?

We are an integrated team of specialist nurses and physiotherapists working across East Berkshire, led by an award-winning Consultant Nurse. We uphold a high standard of care for our patients providing seamless integrated care in the most appropriate setting.

You will work as part of a collaborative team, providing respiratory care in both community, hospital and clinic settings. You will develop knowledge and skills to work within the Home Oxygen service, running clinics and prescribing Home Oxygen Therapy independently.

Working hours are Monday to Friday and one Saturday every 6-8 weeks, the service is looking towards a 7 day per week service.

We are looking for the best clinicians to join us in these demanding but enjoyable roles which will provide a wide variety of experience and skills enhancing your professional portfolio. With dedicated support for your professional development in two organisations that received 'good' and 'outstanding' on their recent CQC inspections there is every reason to join our expanding team!

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Details

Date posted

02 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year pa inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-CB015-A-C

Job locations

King Edward VII Hospital

Windsor

SL4 3DP


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN, Degree, Post basic qualification, teaching and assessing or Qualified Paramedic with HCPC registration

Desirable

  • post grad qualification in respiratory care

Competencies

Essential

  • driving licience, resp skills, cont professional developmet, evidence of teaching, good written communication skills

Desirable

  • reaseach, clinical assessment skills,

previous experience

Essential

  • 2 years relevent experience or 2 years acute, mentorship

Desirable

  • CBG, Community,
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN, Degree, Post basic qualification, teaching and assessing or Qualified Paramedic with HCPC registration

Desirable

  • post grad qualification in respiratory care

Competencies

Essential

  • driving licience, resp skills, cont professional developmet, evidence of teaching, good written communication skills

Desirable

  • reaseach, clinical assessment skills,

previous experience

Essential

  • 2 years relevent experience or 2 years acute, mentorship

Desirable

  • CBG, Community,

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King Edward VII Hospital

Windsor

SL4 3DP


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King Edward VII Hospital

Windsor

SL4 3DP


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior CNS AIR Team

Christine Gethings

c.gethings@nhs.net

07867157158

Details

Date posted

02 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year pa inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-CB015-A-C

Job locations

King Edward VII Hospital

Windsor

SL4 3DP


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