Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Respiratory Medicine Service in Newcastle upon Tyne has arisen.
As an Advanced Physiotherapist in the Respiratory Medicine Team, you will be responsible for ensuring the service is delivered to the highest standard which includes the Physiotherapy led non-invasive ventilation service.
The patient cohort you will be working with will be diverse and include, but not be limited to: COPD, NMD, ILD, asthma, bronchiectasis, cardiogenic pulmonary complications, bacterial and viral infections.
The Physiotherapy service works closely with the multi-disciplinary team and so you must be an excellent team worker as well as able to work autonomously. The working environment will be a mix between Respiratory Medicine wards including the RSU, Cardiology wards including the CCU as well as the Emergency Department including potential across site working, weekend working and an out of hours on call commitment.
- Interview Date: 7 June 2023
- 37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
As part of the role, you will be support by an Operational Lead as well as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist within the team, you will work alongside other Advanced Physiotherapists as well as a mix of senior, junior and support staff. You will be expected to demonstrate excellent team leadership as well as clinical capabilities appropriate and in-keeping with the service we provide.
We are looking for innovation and enthusiasm to add to our existing service. As part of this role you will have many development opportunities in keeping with the trusts vast staff investment initiatives.
This is a team lead position and as such will require the successful applicant to share management responsibilities for the respiratory medicine physiotherapy team. This will include but not be limited to:
- Staff rostering
- Staff rotation planning
- Supervision of senior members of the team
- Regular teaching
- Staff support
- Multi-disciplinary working
- Involvement with quality improvement projects, audits etc.
- Attendance to relevant departmental meetings
These responsibilities are shared between the advance physiotherapist within the team and supported from the clinical specialist for the team as well as the operation lead for the clinical area.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinically, expectations include but are not limited to:
- Advanced clinical skill within the area of respiratory medicine, such as non-invasive ventilation management.
- Extensive experience withing the specialty area
- Desirable skill to take arterial blood gas samples or be willing to learn in post
- Ability to thrive under pressure and manage complex, high volume case loads whilst supporting more junior team members
- Multidisciplinary working both clinically and towards shared projects
- MSc in a relevant subject or experience equivalent to this and/ or be willing to work towards this
- To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care to a highly complex patient group on the acute medical wards, including patients receiving non-invasive ventilation.
- To provide outpatient physiotherapy support for these patients in clinics and on the day units as applicable to role
- To provide an advisory service to patients, their families, physiotherapists, consultants, nursing staff and other health care professionals in tertiary and secondary care, both locally and regionally.
- To develop and provide specialist education and training to nursing, medical and physiotherapy staff and other members of the MDT in order to optimise each patients outcome.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinically, expectations include but are not limited to:
- Advanced clinical skill within the area of respiratory medicine, such as non-invasive ventilation management.
- Extensive experience withing the specialty area
- Desirable skill to take arterial blood gas samples or be willing to learn in post
- Ability to thrive under pressure and manage complex, high volume case loads whilst supporting more junior team members
- Multidisciplinary working both clinically and towards shared projects
- MSc in a relevant subject or experience equivalent to this and/ or be willing to work towards this
- To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care to a highly complex patient group on the acute medical wards, including patients receiving non-invasive ventilation.
- To provide outpatient physiotherapy support for these patients in clinics and on the day units as applicable to role
- To provide an advisory service to patients, their families, physiotherapists, consultants, nursing staff and other health care professionals in tertiary and secondary care, both locally and regionally.
- To develop and provide specialist education and training to nursing, medical and physiotherapy staff and other members of the MDT in order to optimise each patients outcome.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of medical conditions relevant to the speciality and their impact on patient's functional abilities
- Highly specialist knowledge of the physiotherapy process and its application with the client group in the speciality
Desirable
- Knowledge of undertaking research projects
- Knowledge of current NHS initiatives e.g. National Service Frameworks, Improving Working Lives
SKILLS
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others both formally and informally.
- Good organisation, time management, problem-solving and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own practice
Desirable
- IT Skills
- Specialist treatment skills relevant to clinical group including advanced understanding of NIV
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Extensive post-grad experience including considerable experience as a senior physiotherapist within specialty (Master's level equivalent).
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of teaching and delivering presentations
Desirable
- Previous Band 7 experience
- Experience of carrying out audit projects
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Degree or equivalent Diploma in Physiotherapy
- State Registered with Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of CPD and relevant post-graduate courses to MSc level
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Involvement with the relevant CSP Clinical Special Interest Group e.g. ACPRC
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of medical conditions relevant to the speciality and their impact on patient's functional abilities
- Highly specialist knowledge of the physiotherapy process and its application with the client group in the speciality
Desirable
- Knowledge of undertaking research projects
- Knowledge of current NHS initiatives e.g. National Service Frameworks, Improving Working Lives
SKILLS
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others both formally and informally.
- Good organisation, time management, problem-solving and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own practice
Desirable
- IT Skills
- Specialist treatment skills relevant to clinical group including advanced understanding of NIV
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Extensive post-grad experience including considerable experience as a senior physiotherapist within specialty (Master's level equivalent).
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of teaching and delivering presentations
Desirable
- Previous Band 7 experience
- Experience of carrying out audit projects
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Degree or equivalent Diploma in Physiotherapy
- State Registered with Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of CPD and relevant post-graduate courses to MSc level
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Involvement with the relevant CSP Clinical Special Interest Group e.g. ACPRC
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).
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