Band 6 Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

Job summary

Do you have the skills to take on an exciting specialist role within the Respiratory physiotherapy team at University Hospitals Birmingham?

This exciting opportunity is based in an acute inpatient setting; we are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, innovative physiotherapist who is interested in working in the field of respiratory therapy, including provision of non-invasive ventilation. You will need good clinical skills and experience, a flexible approach, excellent team working, organisational and time management skills. You will work alongside specialist physiotherapists within the respiratory team, providing respiratory care and rehabilitation to patients whilst working closely with other members of the multi-professional team. You will have the chance to assist with supervision, of physiotherapy students, junior Physiotherapists and the wider MDT. The post is based at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, however the Trust is a multi-site organisation, and you may be required to work at any of the Trust sites, either temporarily or on a permanent basis, as a result of development or reorganisation of Trust services.

For an informal discussion please contact Pearlene Antoine-Pitterson, Acute Non Invasive Ventilation lead on 0121 424 2504 or email Pearlene.Antoine-Pitterson2@uhb.nhs.uk or Abigail Cartwright Clinical team for Respiratory Therapies on 0121 424 9105 / 0121 424 1490 or email abigail.cartwright@uhb.nhs.uk to discuss this role in more detail.

Main duties of the job

Your main clinical responsibilities will be to perform specialist physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop individualised treatment programme. To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for an area of the service or a particular patient type and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and maintain associated records.

You will join our dynamic team of therapists who provide a therapy service within this teaching trust. We are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff and will be supported by senior Respiratory physiotherapists in their continued professional development. The post holder will have access to training and regular supervision to support their development. You will have the opportunity to undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and teams clinical and make recommendations for changes to practice.

You will need to demonstrate clinical experience to manage a respiratory caseload. This will normally require approximately 12 months experience as a registered physiotherapist with a relevant range of clinical experience in an acute NHS hospital setting, including managing respiratory conditions. Applicants must be prepared to participate in the Respiratory Physiotherapy Out of Hours On-Call rota and 7 day working within the respiratory teams.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

• Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
• Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. We do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://birminghamandsolihullcovidvaccine.nhs.uk where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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