Job summary
At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:
- Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
- Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
- Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
- Child Care Vouchers Scheme
- Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
- NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes
- Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
- Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
- "In our Gift" providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
- The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role is to provide a quality driven, evidence based pulmonary rehabilitation in the community setting, providing physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans for patients with a diagnosed respiratory condition. As part of the role you will be a Specialist Respiratory Practitioner, responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload of patients with respiratory conditions.
You will be supported by experienced Advanced Respiratory and Long Term Conditions Physiotherapy colleagues and will be required to supervise other physiotherapists, unregistered staff and undergraduate physiotherapy students.
Applicants must be registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) with the relevant respiratory and experience within the NHS. The ability to independently manage your own case load and contribute to departmental and service needs is essential. Applicants will also be required to have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, show initiative and team spirit, as well as be committed to patient care. Continuing Professional Development training is encouraged and identified through annual appraisal whilst regular clinical supervision is offered through group or individual supervision as appropriate.
You will also need to demonstrate flexibility and be able to travel in a timely manner to work in a variety of locations across the Trust, as the service requires. This may include some lone working.
About us
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.
Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Post holder will:
- Provide a quality driven, evidence based pulmonary rehabilitation in the community setting, providing physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans for patients with a diagnosed respiratory condition.
- Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.
- Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trusts Values and Behaviours
- Be a specialist physiotherapist and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge. The post holder will be a specialist respiratory practitioner, responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload of patients with respiratory conditions. The post holder may work across various clinical specialities within the long term conditions services and other specialties in the form of either a static or rotational post.
- Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings, including the patients home and community clinics.
- Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist respiratory care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages for patients and families
- Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate, and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
- Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
- Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Post holder will:
- Provide a quality driven, evidence based pulmonary rehabilitation in the community setting, providing physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans for patients with a diagnosed respiratory condition.
- Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.
- Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trusts Values and Behaviours
- Be a specialist physiotherapist and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge. The post holder will be a specialist respiratory practitioner, responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload of patients with respiratory conditions. The post holder may work across various clinical specialities within the long term conditions services and other specialties in the form of either a static or rotational post.
- Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings, including the patients home and community clinics.
- Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist respiratory care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages for patients and families
- Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate, and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
- Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
- Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy from a CSP recognised training establishment
- Current HCPC Registration
- Relevant Specialist Post Graduate qualification and/or courses and/or development (e.g. professionally recognised courses in specialist area)
Desirable
- Modules at Masters level
- Evidence of further clinical study
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses in respiratory care
- Attendance at relevant Special Interest Groups
- Up to date field work/pre-registration student training
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience across a variety of specialities, including respiratory (acute and chronic) and elderly care/rehabilitation acquired through at least 18months post-registration rotations or equivalent
- Relevant experience to the role including assessment and management of various conditions within the area of clinical speciality
- Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
- Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with issues within the area of clinical speciality
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
- Previous NHS Experience
Desirable
- Community based working experience
- Experience of working at a senior level in a respiratory setting
- Experience of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy from a CSP recognised training establishment
- Current HCPC Registration
- Relevant Specialist Post Graduate qualification and/or courses and/or development (e.g. professionally recognised courses in specialist area)
Desirable
- Modules at Masters level
- Evidence of further clinical study
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses in respiratory care
- Attendance at relevant Special Interest Groups
- Up to date field work/pre-registration student training
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience across a variety of specialities, including respiratory (acute and chronic) and elderly care/rehabilitation acquired through at least 18months post-registration rotations or equivalent
- Relevant experience to the role including assessment and management of various conditions within the area of clinical speciality
- Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
- Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with issues within the area of clinical speciality
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
- Previous NHS Experience
Desirable
- Community based working experience
- Experience of working at a senior level in a respiratory setting
- Experience of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations
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.
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.
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).
