Community Respiratory Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the nurse led integrated community respiratory team delivering care to the adult population of South East Essex. The team have two sites, Rochford Hospital and Thundersley clinic and are looking for a practitioner (nurse or physio) with respiratory experience to support in delivering respiratory care to patients in a clinic setting or their own home. The team consists of specialist nurses and physiotherapist, associate practitioners, HCA's and admin support. As an integrated service the team provide assessment and review of patients with a confirmed respiratory diagnosis including COPD, ILD and bronchiectasis, diagnostic spirometry, oxygen as the local HOSAR and respiratory physiotherapy., To assist the team in the management and service delivery for local residents suffering from respiratory disease. This will require holistic assessment to meet health and social care needs and will include assisting with respiratory virtual ward, performing basic observations, capillary blood gases and undertaking spirometry Assist in the development needs of junior team members within the service. To contribute to the development of evidence-based practice using audit and other tools.

The successful applicant will ideally have community experience which would be an advantage alongside respiratory experience, home exercise programme, oxygen assessment and will also participate in the delivery of the respiratory virtual ward. Demonstration of a good understanding in long term conditions, multi morbidities and the delivery of high level of respiratory care is essential alongside excellent communication and listening skills. The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team and have an understanding of primary care, secondary care, MDT working and ICB's.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment Join our Staff bank What is Staff Bank? Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times. All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish. If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.