Specialist Respiratory Nurse/Physiotherapist

at  North Tees Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

This is an ideal opportunity for a registered professional Nurse or Physiotherapist, who have experience and an interest in working within Respiratory, who are proactive, self-motivated and keen to be at the forefront of delivering high quality care, to join our team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Specialist Respiratory Practitioners in providing support and care for patients with Respiratory disease in the community and in patient setting. Recent training/qualification in relevant respiratory care is required for this post. There will be an opportunity of development, through rotation into other Clinical roles, as a result of being a member of an innovative, responsive multidisciplinary team.
The integrated team is working in many innovative and exciting ways to improve quality of life for people with respiratory disease. The Respiratory team works within the community setting and includes Asthma, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and a home oxygen service. The service has implemented a “hospital at home” service, where more complex and intensive support is provided in the patients own home as an alternative to acute care for COPD exacerbation management. This service also supports early discharge from hospital.The post holder will be responsible for assessing and providing a treatment plan for their patients, PGDs are used within the service to allow appropriate treatment at the right time for the patient

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