Band 6 Respiratory Nurse / Physiotherapist

Are you an experienced Band 5 or established band 6 Nurse or Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge?,

• To triage new referrals and assess complex facts and situations by being able to analyse, investigate and interpret information, exercising good analytical and judgemental skills and being able to compare a range of options
• To provide comprehensive evidence based and skilled professional specialist Pre- PR assessments addressing individual patient needs prior to the programme. To take direct responsibility for the assessment of patients physical, psychological, and social support needs
• Order/arrange, interpret and act on diagnostic tests i.e.Oxygen Assesments, chest x-rays, spirometry, and take an in depth medical history in order to diagnose the identified respiratory conditions supported, and manage symptoms in line with appropriate policy and guidelines.
  
  Due to service expansion Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit an experienced band 5 or current band 6 to an exciting specialist respiratory position within the Adult Community Respiratory Team.
The Adult Community Respiratory Team provide a range of services including pulmonary rehabilitation, Nurse led community respiratory Clinics, direct access spirometry clinics, domiciliary admission prevention and assisted discharge support across the Birmingham. As part of our committed and supportive team you will assist us in working together to develop and improve the lives of adult patients with a range of respiratory conditions predominantly Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma and Bronchiectasis. We are committed to the continued professional and career development of all staff with extensive internal training and support provided by experienced band 7 and band 6 clinicians already working in this field, supplemented with external training with the focus on developing the skills of the successful candidate to work autonomously in the challenging area of Respiratory., Be Part of Our Team... BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands. If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.