Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity as a Band 6 Home Oxygen Community reparatory nurse/ physio/physiologist (AHP) within our Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service, part of the Mid-Notts Cardio Respiratory service to plan, prepare and support the delivery of home oxygen assessment to work both in clinics and patient's home environment.
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust and have not been an employee of the Trust in the previous 3 years. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity as a Band 6 Home Oxygen Community reparatory nurse / physio/physiologist (AHP) within our Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service, part of the Mid-Notts Cardio Respiratory service to plan, prepare and support the delivery of home oxygen assessment to work both in clinics and patient's home environment. Whilst this post is mainly based in the Mansfield and Ashfield area there will be a requirement to work across Mid-Notts area including Newark and Sherwood to meet the needs of the service in the Mid- Notts portfolio, therefore you must be a full UK drivers licence holder and have access to a car for work purposes.
The Mid-Notts Cardio Respiratory Service is a community based team, which provides holistic and multidisciplinary evidence based support for respiratory patients in the Mid-Notts area.This service includes Specialist Community Respiratory Nurses, the Home Oxygen Service and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Working in partnership with other community teams, primary care and close support from Respiratory Consultants in secondary care. We aim to improve quality of life and promote self-management for respiratory patients through comprehensive holistic interventions.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be an experience nurse, AHP Physio/ Physiologist responsible for providing specialist nursing care and will work flexibly supporting the team to deliver high quality patient oxygen assessments. . You will need to demonstrate excellent risk assessment communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful and approachable. Producing succinct patient assessment reports is essential and ensuring a high level of documentation within the specialist and holistic assessment which enables patients to be cared for in their own homes and clinic settings. You will facilitate the prevention of unnecessary hospital admission/re-admission by reducing the effects of ill health and disability and maximising the individual's potential for independence. A robust induction and competency-based development package will be provided.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be an experience nurse, AHP Physio/ Physiologist responsible for providing specialist nursing care and will work flexibly supporting the team to deliver high quality patient oxygen assessments. . You will need to demonstrate excellent risk assessment communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful and approachable. Producing succinct patient assessment reports is essential and ensuring a high level of documentation within the specialist and holistic assessment which enables patients to be cared for in their own homes and clinic settings. You will facilitate the prevention of unnecessary hospital admission/re-admission by reducing the effects of ill health and disability and maximising the individual's potential for independence. A robust induction and competency-based development package will be provided.
Person Specification
Essential requirement
Essential
- Applicant holds a FUll Uk Driving Licence
- Applicant has the use of car for work purposes
- Has evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of undertaking risk assessments
- Evidence of undertaking audit / service development
- Has awareness of oxygen prescription and associated risk assessments
Desirable
- Has physiological knowledge of long term respiratory conditions
- Has post registration respiratory relevant CPD
- Community experience
- Has relevant Capillary/ Arterial Blood Gas course attended
- Evidence of MDT working
- Evidence of primary and secondary care service navigation
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of senior clinical role
- Experience in use of oxygen blood gases
Desirable
- Acute respiratory experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience within Respiratory
Desirable
- Able to show end of life experience
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Clinical experience
Essential
- Passion or providing excellent patient care to patients with respiratory conditions
- Evidence of ability to make sound patient and public safety decision making skills
- Evidence of holistic assessment skills
- Displays evidence based patient care provision
- Evidence of escalating serious patient / public concerns / MDT working
- Displays an all inclusive, values based way of working (Equality and Diversity)
- Evidence of being able to discuss / report/ poor clinical practice
- Has awareness of ABG/CBG results above and beyond SpO2
- Able to evidence a good level of patient education re respiratory conditions and oxygen use
Desirable
- Able to justify difficult decision surrounding patient care
- Has awareness of Oxygen prescription and associated risk assessments
- Can recognise health inequalities in terms of equality and diversity
- Able to explore how to tackle health inequalities form a clinical perspective
- Evidence of supervisory role
- Clinical educator ( practice supervisor/ assessor)
- Demonstrates understanding of ABG/CBG results and parameters in terms of patient safety
- Has a good understanding of self in team dynamics and professionalism in interpersonal relationships
- Able to work independently in clinic or patients own home environment
- Demonstrates greater understanding of the specisic risk assessments and oxygen prescriptions
Person Specification
Essential requirement
Essential
- Applicant holds a FUll Uk Driving Licence
- Applicant has the use of car for work purposes
- Has evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of undertaking risk assessments
- Evidence of undertaking audit / service development
- Has awareness of oxygen prescription and associated risk assessments
Desirable
- Has physiological knowledge of long term respiratory conditions
- Has post registration respiratory relevant CPD
- Community experience
- Has relevant Capillary/ Arterial Blood Gas course attended
- Evidence of MDT working
- Evidence of primary and secondary care service navigation
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of senior clinical role
- Experience in use of oxygen blood gases
Desirable
- Acute respiratory experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience within Respiratory
Desirable
- Able to show end of life experience
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Clinical experience
Essential
- Passion or providing excellent patient care to patients with respiratory conditions
- Evidence of ability to make sound patient and public safety decision making skills
- Evidence of holistic assessment skills
- Displays evidence based patient care provision
- Evidence of escalating serious patient / public concerns / MDT working
- Displays an all inclusive, values based way of working (Equality and Diversity)
- Evidence of being able to discuss / report/ poor clinical practice
- Has awareness of ABG/CBG results above and beyond SpO2
- Able to evidence a good level of patient education re respiratory conditions and oxygen use
Desirable
- Able to justify difficult decision surrounding patient care
- Has awareness of Oxygen prescription and associated risk assessments
- Can recognise health inequalities in terms of equality and diversity
- Able to explore how to tackle health inequalities form a clinical perspective
- Evidence of supervisory role
- Clinical educator ( practice supervisor/ assessor)
- Demonstrates understanding of ABG/CBG results and parameters in terms of patient safety
- Has a good understanding of self in team dynamics and professionalism in interpersonal relationships
- Able to work independently in clinic or patients own home environment
- Demonstrates greater understanding of the specisic risk assessments and oxygen prescriptions
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.
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.
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).
