Specialist Respiratory Practitioner (Nurse/Physiotherapist) Band 7

at  Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Specialist Respiratory Practitioner (Nurse / Physiotherapist) (Band 7)
0.6WTE 22.5 Hours / week
Are you passionate about improving care for patients with COPD? This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of highly specialised and committed respiratory practitioners working to improve outcomes for patients with COPD in Croydon.
We are looking for a proactive, dynamic and self-motivated respiratory nurse /physiotherapist with experience in delivering first class care to patients with respiratory conditions.
The successful candidate will ideally have experience in both the community and hospital settings, and will be confident in managing respiratory patients both in stable state and when acutely unwell. There is ample opportunity for development and training for the right candidate.
The Croydon Respiratory Team is working in many innovative and exciting ways to improve the quality of life for people with respiratory disease in Croydon. It is an integrated service working within the hospital and across the community and includes delivery of the COPD discharge bundle, community clinics, home visits, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Home oxygen service and the newly commissioned structured education programme . This position will include working in both the hospital and community settings.
The successful candidate will work in all aspects of the service and provide weekend cover on a rotational basis.
It is crucial that candidates have a UK drivers licence and it is extremely valuable to have a car available to use for work.
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.
If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.
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