Job Description

Previous Applicants need not apply



The Community Respiratory team in Mid Essex are looking for Physiotherapist or Nurse either a current band 5 looking to develop to a band 6 or current band 6 with NHS experience to work as part of an established Respiratory team to deliver a service for respiratory patients which includes Spirometry and breathlessness hubs, Virtual Respiratory Ward , home visits, clinics, Pulmonary rehabilitation and consultant MDT meetings . The post holder would be expected to work in clinics and visit patients in their homes . Patients will be contacted via phone and visited as needed as part of a 7 day service. The posts are held within the Mid Essex respiratory team and will offer clinical supervision and teaching. The aim of the team is to provide comprehensive respiratory care to patients in a community setting with an emphasis on people at risk of admission to secondary care.



The post holder will help to facilitate the expansion of the Respiratory service for Respiratory patients. Assessing and treating patients in community clinics and home visits, being involved in the Virtual Respiratory ward as well and the opportunity to become ARTP accredited for Spirometry and gaining competencies to take and interpret blood gases.



Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.



We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.



A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision:

Transforming Lives

Values:

Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission:

An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.



Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.



We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.



Eligible for NHS Pension



Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing community based holistic assessments



Maintain a high standard of patient focused care reflecting an inter-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation and self-management and help provide excellent post discharge care for patients recovering from respiratory exacerbations



Develop good communication links with patients and carers as well as consultants and service staff



Establish and promote joint working with other services across professional and organisational boundaries.