Respiratory Practitioner (Nurse or Physiotherapist)

Job summary

Band 6 Respiratory Practitioner (Nurse / Physiotherapist)

1.0WTE (37.5 hours). 11 month fixed term contract for Maternity Leave Cover.

Are you passionate about improving care for patients with COPD and Asthma?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of highly specialised and committed respiratory practitioners working to improve outcomes for patients with COPD and Asthma in Croydon.

We are looking for a proactive, dynamic and self-motivated respiratory nurse /physiotherapist with some experience in delivering care to patients with respiratory conditions.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will ideally have experience in the community or hospital settings, and will have experience of managing respiratory patients in the stable state or when acutely unwell. There is ample opportunity for development and training for the right candidate. The services provided in the acute setting are inpatient ward work, optimising patients' disease in order to prevent readmission. In the community the services provided are home visits and community clinics.

The Croydon Respiratory Team is working in many innovative and exciting ways to improve the quality of life for people with respiratory disease in Croydon. It is an integrated service working within the hospital and across the community and includes Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Home oxygen service. This position will include working in both the hospital and community settings.

The service runs 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will also be required to contribute to Saturday and Bank Holiday working on a rota basis

It is valuable for applicants to be car drivers and have access to a car for work

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.