Virtual Ward - Respiratory Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

Ilford, England, gb

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Exciting new opportunities

Are you an experienced Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our virtual ward team. This role will involve providing respiratory assessment, advice and support to patients in the comfort of patients own homes.

The successful applicant will have a proven track record in Respiratory care or Rapid response team or similar virtual ward roles and a sound knowledge of respiratory physiology and disease processes. They should be familiar with the use of oxygen and pulmonary rehabilitation and possess the ability to teach and support patients with self-management.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with patients and colleagues. They should be comfortable working across multi-disciplinary teams and be able to work autonomously and as part of a team.

If you think you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, please apply today. This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive difference to the lives of patient.

You will work in and be supported by a multi-disciplinary care team including nurses, doctors, therapists, and psychologists. It is essential to have access to the use of a car, as the job involves carrying equipment and travel across the BHR boroughs of London.

Main duties of the job

1. The role involves the assessment and management of Respiratory patients admitted to virtual ward beds through admission avoidance and early supported discharge pathways for up to 14 days. 

2. Direct Management of the virtual ward beds in liaison with BHRUT respiratory consultants to ensure that we are maximising and monitoring the agreed bed capacity in each geographical area at any given time.

3. To work with referring services in making decisions on accepting or declining patients in the Virtual Ward.

4. Practice as an autonomous professional with confidence and authority using an expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and the clinical competencies of specialist, emergency care advanced practice.

5. Initiate pharmacological interventions, using non-medical prescribing to review patients’ medications ensuring they adhere to Trust guidelines and provide for the safe custody and administration of medications prescribed by others by Trust policies.

5. Able to identify deteriorating service users and take necessary actions, liaising with MDT and Respiratory consultant. 

6. Take responsibility for the discharge planning process for named patients and work in partnership with the patient, their families, and the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist advice and support to optimise health outcomes and resource usage.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. 

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High-Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) pro rata for part time staff.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Clinician registered with either NMC or HCPC and a current live registration
  • First Degree or equivalent experience

    • Desirable criteria

  • Completion of any relevant respiratory/emergency care module
  • Masters degree in respiratory care or equivalent

    • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • Evidence of CPD with particular relevance to respiratory
  • Minimum of 3 years post registration in NHS UK
  • Minimum of 2 years (full-time or equivalent number of hours) in respiratory/virtual ward/matron/emergency care in NHS UK
  • Experience of mentoring and supervising staff
  • Advanced clinical assessment skill

    • Desirable criteria

  • Previous experience in working with community service NHS UK
  • Non-medical prescribing completed.

    • Skills

    Essential criteria

  • Applicant will need to be car driver with valid UK Licence (this criteria will be reasonably adjusted to meet the requirements of a disabled applicant)
  • Knowledge of chronic respiratory disease management

    • Desirable criteria

  • QI or Research/Audit projects
  • Spirometry, Blood gas analysis (capillary or arterial), Venepuncture
  • Experience of using electronic patient record - RiO

    • Benefits

    We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

  • A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
  • A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
  • Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
  • Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

    • As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

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