Opportunity to lead a crucial initiative aimed at addressing health inequities in respiratory care.
Collaboration with a diverse team, including social prescribers and exercise practitioners, fostering multidisciplinary approaches to patient care.
Direct impact on community health by enhancing patient self-management and promoting awareness in underserved areas.
Possibility to rotate through various specialisms, enhancing professional development and expanding clinical skills.
Involvement in high-quality physiotherapy/nursing care for adult respiratory patients, contributing to better patient outcomes.
Ability to work within a renowned institution like Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, enhancing professional reputation.
Engagement in ongoing training and development opportunities, aligned with the NHS long-term plan for health improvement.
The role of Senior Allied Health Professional at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust focuses on leading a 12-month fixed-term project within the North West London Inner Boroughs Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service. This position entails addressing service inequity and promoting long-term self-management for patients with respiratory issues. The practitioner will work collaboratively with a Band 6 Social Prescriber and a Band 5 Exercise Practitioner to identify areas of low referral and uptake, particularly in underprivileged communities, and enhance service awareness in hard-to-reach areas. Responsibilities include conducting post-rehabilitation follow-up clinics, providing high-quality care, supporting patients and families, and ensuring smooth transitions of care within the community.
Additionally, the role offers opportunities for rotation through various specialisms within the Integrated Respiratory Service, allowing the practitioner to enhance their skills and experience. The position is essential for improving patient education, self-management, and overall respiratory health within the community, aligning with the NHS long-term plan to address health inequity. Candidates are encouraged to refer to the full job description for detailed responsibilities and required qualifications.
Additionally, the role offers opportunities for rotation through various specialisms within the Integrated Respiratory Service, allowing the practitioner to enhance their skills and experience. The position is essential for improving patient education, self-management, and overall respiratory health within the community, aligning with the NHS long-term plan to address health inequity. Candidates are encouraged to refer to the full job description for detailed responsibilities and required qualifications.
Opportunity to lead a crucial initiative aimed at addressing health inequities in respiratory care.
Collaboration with a diverse team, including social prescribers and exercise practitioners, fostering multidisciplinary approaches to patient care.
Direct impact on community health by enhancing patient self-management and promoting awareness in underserved areas.
Possibility to rotate through various specialisms, enhancing professional development and expanding clinical skills.
Involvement in high-quality physiotherapy/nursing care for adult respiratory patients, contributing to better patient outcomes.
Ability to work within a renowned institution like Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, enhancing professional reputation.
Engagement in ongoing training and development opportunities, aligned with the NHS long-term plan for health improvement.
The nationally accredited NWL Inner Boroughs PR Service (under Imperial) has successfully secured funding for a 12 month fixed term Band 7 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Practitioner to lead on addressing service inequity and long term self-management within the PR service.
The member of staff, along with the Band 6 Social Prescriber and Band 5 Exercise Practitioner will help identify and target areas of low referral/uptake, map against deprivation and address any areas of inequality identified. They will support service promotion and awareness in hard to reach areas and work with community teams and the newly recruited social prescriber to improve patient care and support uptake. This will support the service in addressing health inequity and meeting the NHS long term plan. They will also be responsible for providing a post-PR follow up clinic with the social prescriber to help improve patient self-management and activity level, thus reducing the risk of deterioration/healthcare utilisation through improved self-mastery, patient education and wellbeing tools.
- To facilitate and manage the provision of high quality physiotherapy/nursing care to all adult respiratory patients alongside the consultants, AHP's and nurses in respiratory medicine in a variety of settings to promote respiratory health within ICHNT and the surrounding community.
- The respiratory practitioner will provide support and advice to doctors, nursing staff, allied health care specialists, patients and their families/carers, known to the community service, and ensure smooth transitions of care into and within the community setting.
- The respiratory practitioner will have the opportunity to rotate through different specialisms and settings within the Integrated respiratory service.
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1. Can you describe your experience in pulmonary rehabilitation and how you have contributed to improving service delivery in this area?
2. What strategies do you employ to address health inequalities in pulmonary rehabilitation services? Can you provide an example from your previous roles?
3. Describe your experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team, particularly with nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals. How do you ensure effective collaboration?
4. What approaches do you find effective for promoting health services in hard-to-reach communities?
5. How would you structure a post-PR follow-up clinic to ensure the best outcomes for patients? What key areas would you focus on?
1. Can you describe your experience in pulmonary rehabilitation and how you have contributed to improving service delivery in this area?
2. What strategies do you employ to address health inequalities in pulmonary rehabilitation services? Can you provide an example from your previous roles?
3. Describe your experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team, particularly with nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals. How do you ensure effective collaboration?
4. What approaches do you find effective for promoting health services in hard-to-reach communities?
5. How would you structure a post-PR follow-up clinic to ensure the best outcomes for patients? What key areas would you focus on?
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