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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Chest Heart Stroke Scotland (CHSS) Community Respiratory Team, a brand new service being created for the benefit of the whole of Grampian. Serving patients with both acute and long term respiratory illness, this newly created team will work alongside existing services to deliver more Respiratory specific care to patients in community settings.
He/she will have responsibility of delivering a range of clinical services to patients. Working with the support and supervision of a team of Advanced Practitioners, GPwSI and Consultant colleagues, you will deliver tailored respiratory care and interventions such as new COPD diagnosis support, inhaler technique teaching and post-acute exacerbation support. You will also liaise with other Healthcare Professionals such as physiotherapists, pharmacists and the oxygen service to deliver integrated care as part of Grampian wide re-design of respiratory care.
As a new service you will also have a key role in collecting data for clinical audit and clinical effectiveness reviews, seeking feedback from patients and service users, and in shaping the development and future of the CHSS Community Respiratory Team
Car driver (access to a vehicle) is essential.
Planned Interview Date: 26th of April 2023
Informal enquiries to gram.chsscrt@nhs.scot
Various hours and positions available.