Nurse/Physio Respiratory Team Lead

Job overview

The Community Respiratory Nurse Lead Service are highly skilled teams who provide autonomous care to patients with chronic respiratory disease. We are very supportive and have an excellent staff retention rate with high staff morale.

We have a rare vacancy for a Band 7 Respiratory Team Lead to join us. This post will be based in Doddington however the successful candidate will be required to work flexibly across the countywide respiratory service. So, if you want to be part of a friendly, dynamic, forward thinking team who enjoy coming to work each day please contact us.

Please note candidate is required to be NMC/HCPC registered.

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The post entails providing expert supportive care for respiratory patients, by helping to prevent avoidable hospital attendances, providing facilitated support following hospital admission and the promotion of focused self management, which will include reviewing those with home oxygen therapy.

The successful candidate must be capable of working autonomously whilst supporting the local Doddington respiratory team, and work with the support of CPFT respiratory colleagues, in providing a seamless service of care. The post holder will work in collaboration with other services across the CPFT and other stakeholders in order to make a positive impact on the health and well-being of patients with chronic respiratory disease. They will also act as a community respiratory care resource for patients and other health professionals.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To work as a member of the respiratory team to undertake advanced assessment, treatment, monitoring and evaluation of complex respiratory caseload; working seamlessly across primary and secondary care boundaries to facilitate prevention of unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Management of advanced respiratory disease, through the promotion of self management and coping skills; exacerbation management; oxygen assessment and monitoring; quality end of life care
• The development of links with patients and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure patient pathways are robust and fit for purpose
• Management of the staff in the team and also working collaboratively with other team leads to ensure countywide service provision
• Implementation of National and local policy directives in conjunction with clinical lead
• Participation in multidisciplinary team (MDT) working
• Provision of specialist advise and education to colleagues and other members of the MDT
• To manage the day to day running of the local respiratory team, ensuring that resources are used efficiently and effectively; providing support and encouraging development of staff

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people’s mental health services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.