NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Job Summary
A vacant post within the Integrated Respiratory Team has arisen in North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) in the area of South West Essex.
The Integrated Respiratory Team are and integrated service with Nursing staff, Specialist Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Senior Physiotherapy Assistants and Administration staff.
The team cover many aspects of community respiratory care, services include, COPD Team, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Home Oxygen Service, Respiratory Virtual Ward and Breathlessness and Diagnostics service.
Band 4 duties will include supporting aspects of service in each area after training and competency review.
Main duties of the job
1. Promoting effective self-management of patients following inital assessments.
2. Contribute to patient education and wider holistic support network
3. Support COPD patients and other suitably identified respiratory conditions with assessment and clear lines if escalation to senior staff.
4. Support with Oxygen home safety and management of stable oxygen case load with escalation of CBG results .
5. The post holder will be able to perform appropriate level of assessment and delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
6. The post holder will be expected to support the delivery of the Respiratory Virtual Ward (RVW) which supports Admission Avoidance and Early Supported Discharge pathways while being supervised by a senior member of staff.
7. To support Breathlessness and Diagnostics service by performing quality FeNo and ARTP accredited Spirometry. This service is evolving and additional suitable pathways and reviews maybe made.
8.To support with all aspects of service delivery and ongoing review of pathways and transformation of Respiratory services as competency and ability allow.
10. Support and deliver the Trusts Values.
About us
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
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