Overview
JP Medicals Recruitment, a leading NHS healthcare recruitment agency is currently recruiting a dedicated Oxygen nurse or therapist HCPC registration to work in regular and flexible shifts at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
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Job Description
To ensure provision of holistic and rapid assessment of patients referred in line with the
department’s targets.
To perform capillary blood gas analysis in clinic and in the patients home, needs to be able
to undertake the task and interpret the results to initiate, titrate or remove home oxygen
therapy.
To understand the rationale for home oxygen therapy and be able to communicate
this to patients, carers, and other health care professionals.
To provide supervision, delegation and support to the home oxygen service Technical
officer and admin staff.
To offer support, advice and liaise with other health care professionals regarding patients
care.
- To refer patients into other tertiary services and to consultants as appropriate
Ensure that clinical assessments, planning and evaluation of care comply with the alliance
and departmental clinical standards.
Provide education to patients, families and carers about their illness, and appropriate
oxygen use to improve their quality of life and assist them in the self-management of their
condition.
Requirements
To assess and manage patients on home oxygen sometimes managing complex patients. To work autonomously within the service making clinical decisions instigating long term oxygen therapy and managing safety issues. Act as a clinical advisor for non-specialist ward teams regarding long term oxygen prescribing. To ensure compliance with national policies, local guidelines, and professional standards.
Benefits
Why should you apply with JP Medicals Recruitment? -Regular and ad hoc shifts -Excellent rate of pay -Umbrella and PAYE pay option -Free Mandatory Training -Free DBS -Fast-track compliance process -Friendly Recruitment Consultant -Referral Bonus.