Job summary
Full Time or Part-time hours available
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a physiotherapist or nurse with excellent people and organisational skills to join our busy sleep, oxygen and home ventilation team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Physio/ Nurse with previous experience in treating patients with chronic respiratory disease/neuromuscular disease including managing patients on non-invasive ventilation and oxygen therapy. Knowledge of sleep disordered breathing will be an advantage.
Our ideal candidate will have completed respiratory rotations, significant band 6 NHS experience and have general respiratory experience in an acute setting.
Interviews are preferred face to face but a remote option is available if needed.
Main duties of the job
Our team provide the sleep and home non-invasive ventilation service at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, and in two of our community hospitals across Guildford and Waverley. We also provide respiratory assessment, advice and support to patients with neuromuscular disease, musculoskeletal problems and obesity hypoventilation.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn new diagnostic skills (e.g. sleep studies, Blood gases) and will be supported to increase their knowledge and skills in this field
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HsiGn9joTQ
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assist consultant physiotherapist in providing the sleep, home non-invasive ventilation and ambulatory oxygen service. Provide advice and support to community services and to patients in their own homes. Provide support to acute respiratory MDT and liaise with the MDT across the hospital when patients requiring assessment and ongoing management by sleep team are admitted.
- To work in an advanced clinical position working in the sleep clinics and home NIV service as part of the consultants team.
- Responsible for the assessment, referral for investigation, treatment and triage to consultants if required.
- To work as required with ambulatory oxygen service.
- Follow up/assessment of NIV/CPAP patients in their own home including monitoring of patients with deteriorating neuromuscular disease
- Support the multi professional community teams providing advice, teaching and joint home visits as required.
- To work from a number of community sites independently- including Cranleigh village hospital and Haslemere district hospital.
- Provide support to junior members of the team
- Provide support to wards across the hospital when patients are admitted with CPAP or NIV
- Provide support to admitting teams and MPT on Albury when NIV patients are admitted to hospital
- Provide advice to medical team and support to MDT for patients being weaned onto Home NIV
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assist consultant physiotherapist in providing the sleep, home non-invasive ventilation and ambulatory oxygen service. Provide advice and support to community services and to patients in their own homes. Provide support to acute respiratory MDT and liaise with the MDT across the hospital when patients requiring assessment and ongoing management by sleep team are admitted.
- To work in an advanced clinical position working in the sleep clinics and home NIV service as part of the consultants team.
- Responsible for the assessment, referral for investigation, treatment and triage to consultants if required.
- To work as required with ambulatory oxygen service.
- Follow up/assessment of NIV/CPAP patients in their own home including monitoring of patients with deteriorating neuromuscular disease
- Support the multi professional community teams providing advice, teaching and joint home visits as required.
- To work from a number of community sites independently- including Cranleigh village hospital and Haslemere district hospital.
- Provide support to junior members of the team
- Provide support to wards across the hospital when patients are admitted with CPAP or NIV
- Provide support to admitting teams and MPT on Albury when NIV patients are admitted to hospital
- Provide advice to medical team and support to MDT for patients being weaned onto Home NIV
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration HCPC/RCN
- Honors degree or equivalent
- Member of Specific interest group
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post graduate experience.
- Evidence of post registration education and continuous professional development.
- Advanced level external courses or equivalent to support advanced knowledge base of medical respiratory
- Knowledge of systems for data recording, analysis and reporting.
- Evidence of relevant respiratory experience to support knowledge base in specialist area
Desirable
- Previous experience in non-invasive ventilation & CPAP
- Previous experience in both acute and community settings
- Previous experience in managing patients with respiratory failure
- Appraisal training
- Knowledge of long term and ambulatory oxygen therapy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration HCPC/RCN
- Honors degree or equivalent
- Member of Specific interest group
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post graduate experience.
- Evidence of post registration education and continuous professional development.
- Advanced level external courses or equivalent to support advanced knowledge base of medical respiratory
- Knowledge of systems for data recording, analysis and reporting.
- Evidence of relevant respiratory experience to support knowledge base in specialist area
Desirable
- Previous experience in non-invasive ventilation & CPAP
- Previous experience in both acute and community settings
- Previous experience in managing patients with respiratory failure
- Appraisal training
- Knowledge of long term and ambulatory oxygen therapy
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.
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.
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
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Surrey Hospital (with some working at Cranleigh Village Hospital and Haslemere District Hospital)
Guildford
GU2 7XX
Employer's website
https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
