pulmonologist Rochford, England
Job description
The integrated community respiratory team is an expanding, developing service that provides care 7 days per week. The service provides a diagnostic spirometry service, respiratory virtual ward (RVW), home oxygen (HOSAR) and respiratory service to support local patients with a respiratory diagnosis. We currently have a years secondment opportunity within the team which provides an ideal opportunity to develop existing respiratory knowledge and leadership skills.
The post holder will work as part of the team of trained nurses, physio and assistant practitioners in provision of care and education for those living with a respiratory disease. This will include basic observations and respiratory assessment, venepuncture, inhaler technique, blood gas sampling. In return you will be supported and developed to learn new skills and develop existing skills to achieve the required competency framework for a specialist band 7 practitioner.
We work collaboratively with the local acute trust and are part of Mid and South East Essex (MSE) ICB. EPUT values are ‘we care, we learn, we empower’.
If you have an interest in respiratory and are passionate about evidence based practice and patient care then this may be the job for you.
As the post involves travelling across Southend and Castle Point and Rochford, a car driver is essential.
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of high quality, evidence based, patient centred care. The care is provided in a clinic setting or patients own home and includes assessing, developing and implementing specialist care and also providing specialist advice to other members of the MDT and all HCP'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
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.
Please see attached JD for full details of role.
All applicants must have approval of line manager prior to applying,
