OverviewThis role is for a Senior Specialist Clinician and Team Leader role (Physiotherapist or Nurse) within the North West Ventilation Service (NWVS). The post holder will work alongside the Consultant Respiratory/ICU Physicians, and Lead Nurse and Lead Physiotherapists. This role involves planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the services provided to patients referred into this regional tertiary service on a daily basis. The post holder will manage an independent caseload of patients and deliver a high standard of patient supervision in relation to this area of speciality. The NWVS cares for a wide cohort of patients with non invasive and tracheostomy ventilation. Rotation between NWVU and outreach teams.

Responsibilities

Possess a high level of skills interpretation and analysis of clinical/non-clinical/technical data to triage and formulate care plans across a cohort of patients.

Teaching, training and supervision of staff/patients/carers (formal and informal).

Autonomous working in hospital settings and in the community.

Clinical responsibility for patient caseloads in a hospital/outreach setting.

Clinical support for highly complex patients throughout various procedures/surgeries with pre and post workup and recovery plans.

Extended skills in relation to ventilation/tracheostomy.

Adherence to guidelines, policies and protocols.

Training and performance management of junior staff/performance management and HR managerial duties.

Excellent communication skills including the ability to provide highly complex discharge care plans and training schedules.

Day to day NWVS/Unit management workload, including the MDT.

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