Job summary
An opportunity has arisen within our expanding Respiratory and Sleep Sciences Department for a Respiratory Failure Practitioner. The Department of Respiratory and Sleep Sciences is a UKAS accredited Physiology Department offering a comprehensive respiratory and sleep diagnostic and therapeutic service. Due to expansion of service delivery an opportunity to join the team has become available.
*Please be advised that interviews for this post are due to take place week commencing 12th February 2024*
Main duties of the job
The Respiratory Failure Practitioner will act as a clinical expert and professional resource to the multi-professional team, patients and carers. The post holder will work as a competent independent practitioner within the Home non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and home oxygen assessment and review services (HOS-AR). They will provide hospital and community based care and support for patients requiring NIV and/or supplemental oxygen in the home. They will undertake independent assessment and management of patients with respiratory failure, where appropriate making clinical decisions regarding patient management and clinical outcomes. They will work closely with the other members of the respiratory failure teams including oxygen, COPD and NIV teams.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To work autonomously after competency assessment in managing a caseload of patients within the speciality whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised patient care. Appropriate departmental training will be provided.
2. Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
3. To undertake a specialist practitioner led NIV and/or oxygen clinic providing assessment for and initiation of therapy and on-going management of patients at home.
4. Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
5. Provide high quality clinical care and assist in the development of the NIV and oxygen services, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards.
6. Participate in the promotion of patient centred care and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and after care (especially after death).
7. Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
8. Demonstrates the ability to use flexible and innovative approaches to practice, which are consistent with Trust values and appropriate to the patients needs.
9. Participation in the development of clinical guidelines, protocols and policies for goodpractice
10. Use skills in team building to enhance delivery of care.
11. Exercises professional accountability and responsibility in changing environments across professional boundaries.
12. To ensure adequate clinical and managerial records are maintained.
13. To utilise allocated resources effectively and to raise areas of concern to appropriate personnel
14. Provide information, support and counselling to patients and their families.
15. Act as an educational resource for healthcare workers both in the hospital and community participating in formal training as required.
16. Develop an effective communication network by providing verbal and written communication for patients and healthcare workers.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To work autonomously after competency assessment in managing a caseload of patients within the speciality whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised patient care. Appropriate departmental training will be provided.
2. Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
3. To undertake a specialist practitioner led NIV and/or oxygen clinic providing assessment for and initiation of therapy and on-going management of patients at home.
4. Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
5. Provide high quality clinical care and assist in the development of the NIV and oxygen services, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards.
6. Participate in the promotion of patient centred care and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and after care (especially after death).
7. Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
8. Demonstrates the ability to use flexible and innovative approaches to practice, which are consistent with Trust values and appropriate to the patients needs.
9. Participation in the development of clinical guidelines, protocols and policies for goodpractice
10. Use skills in team building to enhance delivery of care.
11. Exercises professional accountability and responsibility in changing environments across professional boundaries.
12. To ensure adequate clinical and managerial records are maintained.
13. To utilise allocated resources effectively and to raise areas of concern to appropriate personnel
14. Provide information, support and counselling to patients and their families.
15. Act as an educational resource for healthcare workers both in the hospital and community participating in formal training as required.
16. Develop an effective communication network by providing verbal and written communication for patients and healthcare workers.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
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Desirable
Knowledge
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Skills
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Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
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
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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).
