Job summary
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an exercise
physiologist to join our multidisciplinary respiratory care team in North West
Surrey. The successful candidate must have good communication and
organizational skills with a flexible approach to meet the ever-changing needs
of the service.
The physiologist will be an integral part of this multi-disciplinary team
providing pulmonary rehabilitation. The team also supports unplanned
admission avoidance where appropriate, provides post discharge support,
community clinics, home visits, Ambulatory Oxygen prescription, and a home
Non-Invasive ventilation service.
The current climate has brought about new innovative ways of working which
have enhanced the quality and variety of service delivery provided both now
and in the future.
We are offering an opportunity to build upon your knowledge and skills in
the area of respiratory care while also offering the opportunity to further
develop and underpin these skills by undertaking further education around
respiratory disease.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more
details and requirements for the role
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest
established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get
NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of
5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the
care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to
the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and
leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called
The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are
heard at Board level.
CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused
individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from
all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for
and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named
individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work across the local community to provide a specialist service to patients
in pulmonary rehabilitation. The post-holder will be a member of CSH
Respiratory Care Team, providing a high-quality pulmonary rehabilitation
service.
To be the lead Pulmonary Rehabilitation team member for a designated
pulmonary rehabilitation group, working in conjunction with the Highly
Specialist Therapists and Nurses for the whole of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Service.
To independently perform advanced assessment of outpatients with diverse
presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions to provide a
diagnosis and deliver an individualised and specialised treatment programme
of care.
To manage own patient caseload and be responsible for a defined area of
service, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of
regular formal training and competency assessment, appraisals, clinical
reasoning sessions and peer review. Access to advice and support from a
senior physiotherapist is always available.
To use evidence-based principles/current best practice to assess, plan,
implement and evaluate interventions. To undertake all aspects of clinical
duties as an autonomous practitioner with freedom to act on own
interpretation of data.
To supervise, educate and appraise the performance/competence of junior
staff on a daily basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work across the local community to provide a specialist service to patients
in pulmonary rehabilitation. The post-holder will be a member of CSH
Respiratory Care Team, providing a high-quality pulmonary rehabilitation
service.
To be the lead Pulmonary Rehabilitation team member for a designated
pulmonary rehabilitation group, working in conjunction with the Highly
Specialist Therapists and Nurses for the whole of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Service.
To independently perform advanced assessment of outpatients with diverse
presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions to provide a
diagnosis and deliver an individualised and specialised treatment programme
of care.
To manage own patient caseload and be responsible for a defined area of
service, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of
regular formal training and competency assessment, appraisals, clinical
reasoning sessions and peer review. Access to advice and support from a
senior physiotherapist is always available.
To use evidence-based principles/current best practice to assess, plan,
implement and evaluate interventions. To undertake all aspects of clinical
duties as an autonomous practitioner with freedom to act on own
interpretation of data.
To supervise, educate and appraise the performance/competence of junior
staff on a daily basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Respiratory
- physiology or Exercise physiology
- Evidence of Health and Care Professions Council State registration (if appropriate)
Desirable
- Member of a relevant professional body (e.g. CSP, RCOT, ARTP, BASES etc.)
- Experience at Band 6 level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Respiratory
- physiology or Exercise physiology
- Evidence of Health and Care Professions Council State registration (if appropriate)
Desirable
- Member of a relevant professional body (e.g. CSP, RCOT, ARTP, BASES etc.)
- Experience at Band 6 level
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.
