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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this position is Monday-Friday.
The Community Respiratory Team is a dynamic and responsive multidisciplinary team (MDT) that aims to support patients with moderate to severe COPD within Glasgow City in their own homes. The team is comprised of Physiotherapists, Nurses, OT, Pharmacist, Dietitian, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Business Support and Leadership roles.
It is an evidence based service with the MDT supporting three distinct intervention pathways:
• Prevention of hospital admission (support for acute exacerbation)
• Early supported discharge
• Chronic disease management (rehabilitation and self-management)
The post holder will be the clinical specialist supporting the oncall team with service delivery to this patient group. In addition they will support the physiotherapist with supervision and TURAS.
The post holder will act independently and use their own initiative within the bounds of existing knowledge and skills. They will work autonomously within their scope of practice to make clinical judgements regarding patient prioritisation and management. Work is triaged and allocating depending on clinical patients need and the post holder will lead regularly in triage decisions, referral allocation and will coordinate Consultant lead MDTs and safety huddles. As a senior and advanced specialist team member, the post holder will deputise for the team lead on a regularly basis.
You will link with the Respiratory Early Supported Discharge (ESD) team, and hospital based respiratory assessment services/respiratory nurse specialists.
You should have a degree in Physiotherapy and have current HCPC registration.
Advanced assessment and decision making at Masters level or evidence of advanced specialist decision making skills within experience or professional development is also essential.
The shift pattern for this post is 37 hours over Monday - Friday 8.30am -4.30pm. This post requires membership of Disclosure Scotland's PVG.
Informal contact: Kirsten Farrell/Marianne Milligan, team leaders, 0141 800 0790, kirsten.farrell@ggc.scot.nhs.uk/marianne.milligan@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
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