Clinical Nurse Specialist or Allied Health Care Professional

Job Description

What’s special about this opportunityBerkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust can provide you with a dynamic, people-centred environment, where you will be empowered to support patients with complex conditions, adopting a personalised approach to patient care that maximises independence, choice and control, following our philosophy of enabling people to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and wellbeing.We value our employees and put people first. As a Global Digital Exemplar, we will provide you with an excellent working environment that has just been recognised as having a ‘Good’ rating overall, being an ‘Outstanding’, well-led, organisation, and having an ‘Outstanding’ Older Adults Mental Health Team in our latest CQC inspection, which found that: ‘Managers across Berkshire Healthcare promoted a positive culture that supported and valued staff, creating a sense of common purpose based on shared values.’Working in a passionate team, you will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth, with opportunities to help you build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, enabling you to extend your skills and ensure that you excel.We are pioneers in compassionate leadership and Quality Improvement, which is about creating a culture where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most.About you:The Clinical Nurse Specialist or Allied Health Care Practitioner, is a skilled practitioner who uses clinical communication and inter­personal skills to identify the needs of people with respiratory conditions in particular COPD and oxygen users and give care that recognizes social, cultural and spiritual differences within their lifestyle. The Practitioner has clinical knowledge in this specialist field and works independently and as part of a multi­disciplinary team.As part of the Respiratory team the CNS or AHC will be responsible for the co-ordination and care of patients with respiratory illness to ensure they receive the highest quality care. The post holder will facilitate the discharge of appropriate COPD patients from hospital, advise and assess for home oxygen on discharge and whenever appropriate avoid admission for COPD patients.They will also provide oxygen assessment and review to patients within East Berkshire.The CNS provides specialist clinical advice and support to health care professionals within the Hospital Trusts, Berkshire East Community Health Services (BECHS), and constituent GP practices.They will work with the clinical lead with the development of the respiratory service towards a consistent and integrated approach to respiratory care within East BerkshireWhat’s nextIf you share our passion for people and the dedication to excel, we’d love to hear from you.We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call Joanne King on / or email: who’ll be delighted to help.In addition to a competitive salary, as a valued member of our team, you will receive generous annual leave, have access to a car salary sacrifice scheme (available to all permanent staff over the age of 21), and, as a respected member of the NHS, discounts from high street retailers and restaurants.We’d love to welcome you to our warm, friendly team, who want to help you to make your career reflect your ambitions.