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North Cumbria Home Oxygen Service - 203366
Gradd
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Parhaol: Monday to Friday from 08:00 -17:00
Oriau
Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos (5 day working pattern that covers the service from 08:00 - 17:00)
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262-A-25-7156539
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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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NHS
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Wigton Community Hospital
Tref
Wigton
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£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
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18/05/2025 23:59

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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Band 7 Senior Specialist Oxygen Nurse AHP/ Team Lead NCHOS *Internal*

NHS AfC: Band 7

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INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

Senior Specialist Oxygen Nurse AHP/ Team Lead NCHOS

Band 7, Permanent, Full-Time - 37.5 hours

To manage all aspects of North Cumbria Home Oxygen Service (NCHOS) in accordance with National and regional guidelines, and providing effective clinical leadership to facilitate the delivery of the highest standard of patient care. Promote the role of NCHOS in North Cumbria and be responsible for advocating the safe prescribing of home Oxygen therapy to all patients in the region. Provide expertise and advice to the NCHOS team, non-specialist staff prescribing Oxygen and other relevant parties. 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

  • Be accountable for own professional actions as the Lead Specialist in Home Oxygen prescribing and provision in North Cumbria.
  • Develop strategies to enable a professional challenge to unsafe practise in Oxygen prescribing by non-specialist HCPs.
  • To be responsible for the assessment, development and provision of specialised programmes of care for all home Oxygen patients in North Cumbria, being accountable for the direct delivery of this care by NCHOS staff.
  • To be provide expert specialist knowledge across the entire sphere of provision of home oxygen therapy, this being underpinned by theory garnered from appropriate professional training, experience and short courses.
  • Be responsible for the planning of nurse led Oxygen clinics across community sites in North Cumbria to meet the demands of the population.
  • Provide excellent clinical leadership and management skills to ensure the effective delivery of patient focused care and resources within the remit of the department and within the parameters of agreed Trust policies and guidelines.
  • Have responsibility for the day to day management of NCHOS including line management of all team members.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria.  The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':

  • Being a clinically led organisation
  • Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
  • A positive patient experience every time
  • A great place to work
  • Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

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Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

 

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).  Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

 

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

 

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.  Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

 

·    Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

·    If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

  • Junk Mail is checked regularly 

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:               

  • youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
  • the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]

Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

 

Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2nd December 2024

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

 

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

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Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Registered nurse or AHP with current registration
  • Post registration certificate in clinical speciality or substantial equivalent clinical experience working with an Oxygen team
  • Have undertaken training, development and short courses in line with Speciality
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Respiratory diploma/degree qualification.
  • Understanding of unique challenges to HOSAR in North Cumbria
  • Management / leadership certificate or substantial equivalent experience

Knowledge and Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Expert professional knowledge of Oxygen service delivery
  • Expert professional knowledge of safe Oxygen prescribing and care of patients receiving Oxygen therapy with long term physical health needs
  • Oxygen guidelines
  • National and Regional Oxygen frameworks and contracts
  • Respiratory guidelines
  • Continuing professional development with portfolio
  • Trust policies and procedures
  • An understanding of the clinical governance framework
  • National strategy for nursing and midwifery
  • NMC Code of Professional Conduct / Practice or equivalent
  • Extensive experience working within a Home Oxygen service
  • Experience developing a new community based NHS services
  • Extensive post registration experience
  • Substantial experience in the management of respiratory patients within a community setting
  • Experience of working collaboratively with other HOS teams
  • Experience of facilitating change and improvement
  • Budgetary management
  • Dealing with critical incidents / complaints
  • Experience working with Oxygen providers and using their systems and data
  • Knowledge of community/primary care services, support and Networks.
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Leadership development.
  • Evidence of local knowledge of the geographical area in relation to the Home Oxygen service.
  • Evidence of post registration experience in both acute and community settings.
  • Evidence of experience working at a national level within HOS.
  • Audit and research in practice.
  • Good Knowledge of Heart Failure
  • Good Knowledge of Cluster Headaches
  • Be able to manage staff remotely
  • Experience of developing and implementing new systems and procedures
  • Substantial experience in the management of complex Oxygen patients

Skills and Aptitudes

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Ability to work without supervision.
  • Excellent written skills.
  • Ability to lead, linking with other services and disciplines.
  • Able to promote the development of a Home Oxygen service within the Trust.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Good leadership skills.
  • Ability to teach/educate patients, carers and other disciplines.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
Meini prawf dymunol
  • IT skills.
  • Project development skills.

Other Requirements

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Willing to develop by expansion of the role.
  • Flexible approach to working patterns.

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