Working for an international provider of Respiratory Healthcare Services, you will immediately become a member of our successful, growing Homecare team and part of a network of clinical specialists delivering our services across the UK.

Reporting to the Business Manager, COPD Services and working from a variety of community locations in Hounslow, your key responsibilities include:

To be the Service Lead:
• Lead development of the service
• Communicate and promote the service locally
• Ensure the service is highly integrated within the care pathway
• Together with the Business Manager, attend quarterly service review meetings with the Commissioners, ensuring that actions and activities required by NHS Hounslow are completed in a timely manner
• Propose and implement continuous improvements to the service
• Provide leadership for the team and clinical training and support

Provide evidence based Pulmonary Rehabilitation to patients by:
• Identification and recruitment of suitable patients to the programme
• Conducting initial and final discharge assessments
• Leading Pulmonary Rehabilitation supervised exercise sessions
• Presenting patient education sessions on a range of topics
• Providing discharge reports to the patient and the patients GP

Provide evidence based Home Oxygen Assessment and Review by:
• Assessing existing home oxygen patients and all new patients referred
• Ensure systems are in place to effectively pre-screen patients
• Undertake capillary blood gas sampling and accurately interpret the results
• Conduct ambulatory oxygen assessment
• Ensure cost effective appropriate prescribing
• Conduct follow up appointments
• Educate patients and their carers on the safe and effective use of home oxygen therapy

Provide a community-based respiratory care service by:
• Supporting the Community Matron Team with specialist care to COPD patients
• Liaison with acute providers to identify COPD patients who are being discharged and ensure all these patients are contacted by the service
• Reduce incidence of hospital admission due to exacerbation by leading and providing support to patients who are deteriorating by visit and by telephone
• Provide self management support and education to patients

Ensure integration with other local Health Care teams and professionals

Develop the service to be recognised as a source of Respiratory Expertise to all clinicians within NHS Hounslow

Support and adhere to our Clinical and Information Governance programmes

REQUIRED KEY SKILLS
• Arterial/capillary blood gas sampling, measurement and interpretation
• Conducting walk tests within respiratory care
• Spirometry and interpretation
• Computer and electronic patient management software
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant national and international guidelines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High patient orientation
• Ability to act on own initiative and take responsibility of own caseload
• To be highly motivated and highly motivating
• Desire to constantly improve self and the service

QUALIFICATIONS:
• National qualification (Registered Nurse on part 1 or 2 of the Nursing and midwife Council register) with current NMC registration or Registered Physiotherapist with HCP registration
• ENB 998 or equivalent (teaching and assessing in Clinical Practice post graduate module)
• COPD respiratory diploma or other recognised respiratory course
• Evidence of continued professional development

EXPERIENCE:
• Proven experience within a medical setting at band 6 or above
• Recent experience of working with respiratory patients within primary/secondary care and the ability to transfer these skills to the appropriate setting
• Clinical knowledge in respiratory patient assessment and care
• Experience of the diagnosis and management of respiratory conditions
• Experience of supervising staff/students
• Experience of effective team working and working as part of a MDT
• Experience of educating patients in self-management of their condition and devising individualised care plans

All applicants must have professional registration and will be CRB checked.

A full UK driving licence and a car are required for this role.

The employer offers an attractive salary and benefits package, plus excellent development opportunities.

Part time and full time options are available.

If you wish to discuss this opportunity please contact Spencer Langham on 07557 114518 or spencer.langham@boc.com