Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Pulmonary Rehabilitation team for dynamic andenthusiastic Band 6 Respiratory Practitioner (Nursing or Physiotherapy background) withinEast Kent. The wider team provides Pulmonary Rehabilitation services across East Kent andDGS (Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley) localities. The successful candidate would beworking alongside a band 7 Physiotherapist and therapy assistant practitioners, supported byan admin team to deliver a high quality service.
This is a skilled post with the expectation that you will provide clinical knowledge and skills to assess and treat patients with chronic respiratory conditions in a community setting. This postwill allow you to further develop your specialised respiratory skills whilst working as anindependent practitioner. Your input into this service allows patients to improve theirfunctional ability, breathlessness management and overall quality of life. Working withinPulmonary Rehabilitation gains great job satisfaction when you receive positive feedback frompatients such as:"The people were very friendly and helpful and got me to exercise every day instead ofsitting in this chair. It has changed my life."
It is essential that you are HCPC registered with proven experience and knowledge in arespiratory specialised field.
Main duties of the job
o The Band 6 Pulmonary Rehabilitation practitioner supports the Clinical SpecialistRespiratory Physiotherapist ( Band 7) within a locality areao To plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate a high quality, evidence based PulmonaryRehabilitation and respiratory outpatient service for respiratory patients within a locality areao Engage and provides support to more junior staff to coordinate their areas accordingly.
You will play a key part in engagement with integrated accountable care organisations. The Pulmonary Rehabilitation service is currently working with different healthcare providers inKent and continues to develop the respiratory pathway and the service to serve localpopulation.The service currently provides regular in-service training, clinical supervision, protected CPDtime, and input into local clinical interest groups. The trust also encourages staff to developand provide training opportunities internally and externally as identified during annualappraisal process. The Trust has also achieved Foundation Trust Status and rated as'Outstanding' by CQC.
A full, valid UK driving licence and the ability to travel independently are essential for this role.
There is an option of hours from a minimum of 22.5 hours up to a maximum of 37.5 hours.
Total vacancies 2 WTE, service will offer flexibility in discussion to successful candidates for working hours and location.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Job description
Job responsibilities
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy or Nursing
- Registration with HCPC/NMC
- Evidence of on-going relevant Postgraduate Continued Professional Development (CPD) in field of Respiratory Care and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Desirable
- Member of CSP or NMC
- Member of ACPRC or relevant SIG
- First Aid at Work
- Completion of ALERT(TM) Course
- Completion of Clinical Educator Course or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience at Band 6 or evidence of meeting Band 5 KSF
- Clinical Experience of treating patients with Respiratory conditions.
- Wide range of hospital experience in ICU, medical and surgical, care of the elderly, neurology and outpatients.
- Previous contribution to clinical education / training/ support and supervision of less experienced staff / students
- Experience of working as part of an MDT
Desirable
- Previous experience of leading or assisting in delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation classes
- Experience of working with the voluntary sector e.g. BLF
- Experience of people management e.g. conducting appraisals.
- Experience of people management e.g. conducting appraisals.
- Previous involvement in audit or research
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of respiratory conditions and the physiotherapy management of these.
- Knowledge of safe working practices in all settings e.g. Loan working in the community.
- Thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the NHS and its processes
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and Clinical Risk Assessment
- Good knowledge of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Desirable
- Knowledge of key Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Respiratory and Oxygen Guidelines and Standards
- Knowledge of audit and evaluation methods to implement quality improvements
- Knowledge of the voluntary sector role in supporting patients with respiratory pathology.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills - verbal and written Competent IT Skills - Microsoft Office
- Excellent record keeping /documentation skills
- A full, valid UK driving licence and the ability to travel independently
Desirable
- Supervisory or leadership skills
- Delegation and feedback skills
- Ability to drive around locality in timely manner
- Appraisal skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to personal & service development
- Commitment to delivering a high quality respiratory service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy or Nursing
- Registration with HCPC/NMC
- Evidence of on-going relevant Postgraduate Continued Professional Development (CPD) in field of Respiratory Care and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Desirable
- Member of CSP or NMC
- Member of ACPRC or relevant SIG
- First Aid at Work
- Completion of ALERT(TM) Course
- Completion of Clinical Educator Course or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience at Band 6 or evidence of meeting Band 5 KSF
- Clinical Experience of treating patients with Respiratory conditions.
- Wide range of hospital experience in ICU, medical and surgical, care of the elderly, neurology and outpatients.
- Previous contribution to clinical education / training/ support and supervision of less experienced staff / students
- Experience of working as part of an MDT
Desirable
- Previous experience of leading or assisting in delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation classes
- Experience of working with the voluntary sector e.g. BLF
- Experience of people management e.g. conducting appraisals.
- Experience of people management e.g. conducting appraisals.
- Previous involvement in audit or research
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of respiratory conditions and the physiotherapy management of these.
- Knowledge of safe working practices in all settings e.g. Loan working in the community.
- Thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the NHS and its processes
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and Clinical Risk Assessment
- Good knowledge of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Desirable
- Knowledge of key Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Respiratory and Oxygen Guidelines and Standards
- Knowledge of audit and evaluation methods to implement quality improvements
- Knowledge of the voluntary sector role in supporting patients with respiratory pathology.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills - verbal and written Competent IT Skills - Microsoft Office
- Excellent record keeping /documentation skills
- A full, valid UK driving licence and the ability to travel independently
Desirable
- Supervisory or leadership skills
- Delegation and feedback skills
- Ability to drive around locality in timely manner
- Appraisal skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to personal & service development
- Commitment to delivering a high quality respiratory service
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).
