Associate Respiratory Clinician - Nurse Or Physio

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge or direction to take your career? Enjoy respiratory care, but not sure this is right for you? Are you passionate about improving care for people living with a long term condition and working towards common goals within an integrated team?

Yes:
Then the Homerton Hospital's Adult Cardiorespiratory Enhanced and Responsive Service (ACERs) may just have the answer!

We currently have a position for either a Band 6 Physio or Nurse to work within ACERS. This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic clinicians to join the 7 day per week ACERS Respiratory Team based within City and Hackney. The award winning service is a team of dedicated healthcare professionals providing care for patients with chronic cardiorespiratory conditions within the community and hospital.

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Your role will provide support patients with conditions like COPD, Asthma, Bronchiectasis and Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) within the community and provide a rapid response service to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions or early supportive discharge from hospital for patients with acute exacerbations of their chronic respiratory disease.

The post holders will work as part of the ACERS Acute Respiratory Infections Virtual Ward, using their specialist skills to improve patient outcomes within the home environment. The role will include working with local GP practices to provide education and provide a case management approach in a supported environment.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

• NMC or HCPC registration
• Nursing qualification or Physiotherapy degree

• Evidence of relevant post graduate training
• Physical assessment course

• Effective verbal and non verbal communication skills
• IT literate

• Post Graduate NHS experience
• Experience working with patients who have respiratory diseases

• Experience supervising students or staff

• Motivated to further personal and professional development

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.…