• Job Description

  Req#: C9234-25-0211?language=en&page=575&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  **Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 1/05/2026**

  We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Nurse/Physiotherapist/Speech and Language Therapist to join our exemplar Tracheostomy Support Service.

  This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled practitioner with enthusiasm, commitment, advanced communication skills and a desire to work with a well-established team to deliver a responsive & patient focussed service within this interesting and challenging speciality.

  The service provides acute and community specialist tracheostomy support throughout Norfolk and Waveney and is based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. The role is a fixed term post providing support to the existing team and senior support to the assistant practitioners as part of the Regional Tracheostomy Home Care Support Service.

  As an autonomous practitioner you will provide clinical support through Practitioner led clinics. The role will involve providing information, support, advice, assessment, management and clinical interventions.

  Main duties of the job

  We seek applications either from Registered Nurse/Physiotherapist/Speech and Language Therapist who can demonstrate a sound understanding of the specialist requirements of this patient group and have the potential to develop the required knowledge and skills within a Band 6 role which will include an expert knowledge of tracheostomy tube types, tube accessories and laryngectomy accessories, tube changes and management of associated conditions. You should have an up-to-date knowledge of current national and local guidelines and initiatives.

  About us

  Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

  The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

  We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

  We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
  • Multi Faith prayer room
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
  • Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
  • Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
  • On-site Nursery
  • On-site cafes offering staff discounts
  • Support in career development
  • Flexible staff bank
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

  Date posted

  10 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  13 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  234-24-S3040

  Job locations

  Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

  Norwich

  NR4 7UY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Manage individual caseload, taking referrals from any member of the multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers using specialist knowledge to advise and direct care.
  • To utilise clinical expertise underpinned by in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge in order to develop other healthcare workers in the clinical setting.
  • To ensure all staff have a working knowledge of equipment relating to tracheostomy care in use in clinical areas. To ensure all equipment is properly maintained, reporting all repair and service needs.
  • Provide expert advice regarding the choice of tubes, dressings, speaking valves, humidification, suction etc. both whilst in the acute setting and in relation to ongoing care.
  • To deliver Tracheostomy mandatory training to staff directly involved in the care of neck breathers as scheduled by the Tracheostomy Specialist Service/Training department.
  • To develop expertise in management of neck breathers within the multi-disciplinary team and to ensure the provision of high-quality patient-focused care and the promotion of good practice across the acute and community.

  If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Manage individual caseload, taking referrals from any member of the multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers using specialist knowledge to advise and direct care.
  • To utilise clinical expertise underpinned by in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge in order to develop other healthcare workers in the clinical setting.
  • To ensure all staff have a working knowledge of equipment relating to tracheostomy care in use in clinical areas. To ensure all equipment is properly maintained, reporting all repair and service needs.
  • Provide expert advice regarding the choice of tubes, dressings, speaking valves, humidification, suction etc. both whilst in the acute setting and in relation to ongoing care.
  • To deliver Tracheostomy mandatory training to staff directly involved in the care of neck breathers as scheduled by the Tracheostomy Specialist Service/Training department.
  • To develop expertise in management of neck breathers within the multi-disciplinary team and to ensure the provision of high-quality patient-focused care and the promotion of good practice across the acute and community.

  If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse OR Physiotherapist OR Speech and Language Therapist (band 5-6)
  • Degree or equivalent relevant experience

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant experience post qualification in relevant speciality
  • Some experience of working with neck breathing patients including discharge planning

  Skills

  Essential

  • Demonstrable leadership skills
  • Ability to lead/implement change

  Attitude, aptitude

  Essential

  • Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
  • Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse OR Physiotherapist OR Speech and Language Therapist (band 5-6)
  • Degree or equivalent relevant experience

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant experience post qualification in relevant speciality
  • Some experience of working with neck breathing patients including discharge planning

  Skills

  Essential

  • Demonstrable leadership skills
  • Ability to lead/implement change

  Attitude, aptitude

  Essential

  • Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
  • Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

  Address

  Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

  Norwich

  NR4 7UY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

  Address

  Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

  Norwich

  NR4 7UY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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