Pulmonary Rehab Team Leader

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Job Overview

Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a self motivated, responsive and enthusiastic qualified Nurse, Physiotherapist or occupational Therapist with experience in Respiratory medicine to lead our Pulmonary Rehab Team.

Our Pulmonary Rehab team are established in the community providing a professional, reliable and specialist service to patients within the Dudley borough. The service is highly effective in supporting with rehabilitation and care of patients who can benefit from education, assessment and exercise often within group settings at locations throughout the local area.

We receive great feedback from our patients regarding the brilliant care and support provided by this team. We are looking for an individual who can continue to drive the service, ensuring the standard of care remains of the highest quality while also continuously looking at ways to improve and update the service.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for the line management of the Pulmonary Rehab team as well as the and daily supervision of the service. They will be aware of any challenges the service faces as well as being responsive to any new or unexpected challenges communicating as appropriate to the Directorate Manager and Medical Service Head.

The successful candidate will also regularly work within the clinics to support with the provision of the service as well as monitoring the quality and safety of the care being provided.

Working for our organisation

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do to offer a high quality patient experience in a caring and supportive environment. This aligns with our vision of providing safe, caring and effective services because people matter.

This is an opportunity to join an NHS organisation that inspires its staff to innovate, with support and encouragement to continually develop. We expect all of our staff to demonstrate the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility.

We believe healthcare is better when provided by supported and dedicated staff, so if you are innovative, forward thinking and dedicated to high quality patient care come and join our amazing team.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake

Person specification

Education and Qual

Essential Criteria

• First level Reg Nurse, NMC registration or Physio HSPC reg or Occupational Therapist
• Post grad teaching qual or equivalent experience
  

Essential Criteria

Skills and Experience

• Clinical care experience within respiratory care
• Experience at band 6 within respiratory speciality
• Proven Leadership skills
• Ability to manage difficult situations
• Community and hospital experience
• Experience of staff supervision
  

Peronal Qualities

Essential Criteria

• Enthusiastic and committed to respiratory care
• Resilience and the ability to cope with working in a demanding environment
• cccAble to work flexibly based on the needs of the service
  

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