Job Description

An exciting new opportunity has arisen within Co mmunity Re spiratory (CORE) Team as the pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) lead serving communities across Haringey and Islington



This unique opportunity aims to develop, mobilise and improve current the pathway leading the team in transformation, develop of new services and working towards accreditation



The role encompasses clinical expertise and a focus on ensuring the PR service delivers the expected activity and outcomes for the patients. You will work alongside the respiratory service (nursing) clinical lead sharing a collaborative approach to managing and leading the respiratory service.



The post in a fixed term post for 2 years initially. This following funding from NHSE and an uplift from a band 7 position to a band 8a. We aim to secure additional funding which would allow the post to continue. This could mean there is an opportunity for the successful candidate to obtain a permanent post, subject to meeting role requirements in this role.



This post is ideal for physios with respiratory experience suitable for an established respiratory Band 8a or Band 7 looking for a new challenge. This could be as a secondment opportunity.



To support the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Lead in the countywide development and delivering the care for those suffering with chronic respiratory disease through Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes.

To work across primary and secondary care to reduce the need for acute service intervention - reducing admissions, supporting early discharges, supporting colleagues and empowering patients to manage their condition with the ultimate aim of improving quality of care, through Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) and by case management of complex patients.

To provide specialist assessment of respiratory patients, advice and options on physiotherapy to other colleagues to ensure that patients are provided with a seamless service and considered as a whole.

To work with the respiratory service lead nurse in the community respiratory service, and an expert resource.

To develop the pulmonary rehabilitation team and the wider community respiratory team.



Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Clinical:

To work to and develop the service specification in the following areas:



Management and development of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation care pathway including the Management of clinical risk



To provide specialist advice, teaching mentorship of junior staff regarding the therapy management of patients with more complex problems and ongoing assessment of patients as required.



To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individual programmes of care in a response to planned and urgent need.



To take responsibility and accountability for the Pulmonary Rehabilitation service within the ICB.



To deputise for the Community Respiratory Lead in their absence.



In partnership with Consultant Respiratory Clinical Lead and relevant others in acute and primary care establish programmes of Pulmonary Rehabilitation including: taking a lead role in devising and delivering aspects of education; developing methods for identifying suitable patients for the programme.



Developing strategies for supporting patients through the programme with a focus on their long-term management.



To be an expert clinical resource.



To lead the delivery of expert clinical education and support to: Medical staff of all levels in primary and secondary care

a) Nursing and therapy staff of all levels in primary and secondary care

b) Patients and their carers (formal and informal)

c) Students



To contribute to the development of the delivery of palliative care to chronic respiratory patients.



To develop partnership working with all relevant agencies/services/individuals to support optimum service delivery and development.



To communicate effectively and educate patients and carers to maximize rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of more complex conditions.



To be prepared to instigate case management for patients whose needs are complex and are not being met.



To undertake planned specialised procedures where necessary - in line with service developments.



To work across primary and secondary care in support of optimum management of patients in both acute and chronic phases of their condition.



To support, in discussion as the PR Lead, the development of specialist protocols and care pathways in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and physiotherapy respiratory care in the community, engaging with relevant others as appropriate.



To ensure that all aspects of clinical practice including record keeping and information management are in accordance with local trust and relevant professional body policy e.g. CSP Standards of Practice (2005) and Scope of Professional Practice.



To maintain self-development, acknowledge training needs and promote evidence-based practice at all times.



To participate in the National COPD Audit