Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical skills and knowledge across a broad range of respiratory specialities in both the acute and community setting?
We are looking for two passionate, motivated and enthusiastic physiotherapists who share our values to deliver exceptional patient care to join our well established band 6 respiratory rotation.
If you are a physiotherapist with a broad range of rotational experience with a keen interest in respiratory physiotherapy then we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will rotate every 9 months across a variety of respiratory settings which include:
- Intensive care, HDU and maxillo-facial surgery.
- A&E and the Medical Assessment Unit.
- Respiratory Medicine, including our respiratory wards and HDU's.
- Community impACT+ (including respiratory outpatient clinics and home visits)
- Community impACT+ (including pulmonary rehabilitation)
You will carry a caseload of patients in each area with a variety of respiratory conditions delivering a high standard of physiotherapy assessment and treatment.
You will support and supervise band 5 colleagues, therapy assistants and students.
You will need to be able to drive and have access to a car to accommodate the community rotations.
You will be required to take part in our emergency oncall rota and 7 day weekend respiratory cover which will involve working at weekends with days off in the week.
About us
Key facts about our Trust:
- Every day our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients
- We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust over 3,300 per week
- An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day the 6th largest in the country
- Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients every day
- We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
- We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
- We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
- We employ 12,000 staff across our 5 hospital sites
- We have a Director of Allied Health Professionals who is committed to provide leadership, progression and direction to AHPs
Closing date of applications: 27 August 2021
Interview date: 10 September 2021
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details
Job responsibilities
- To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care across both the acute and community setting.
- To perform advanced respiratory assessment and treatments to patients with diverse and complex presentations/respiratory conditions.
- Maintain and develop knowledge using evidence based practice.
- To be responsible for own caseload in each rotation, demonstrating excellent prioritisation and delegation skills.
- To work as part of the MDT to provide and deliver a holistic and high standard of patient care.
- Initiation and involvement in clinical audits, inservice training and improvement projects.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details
Job responsibilities
- To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care across both the acute and community setting.
- To perform advanced respiratory assessment and treatments to patients with diverse and complex presentations/respiratory conditions.
- Maintain and develop knowledge using evidence based practice.
- To be responsible for own caseload in each rotation, demonstrating excellent prioritisation and delegation skills.
- To work as part of the MDT to provide and deliver a holistic and high standard of patient care.
- Initiation and involvement in clinical audits, inservice training and improvement projects.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Physiotherapy degree/diploma
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD and attendance at recent relevant courses
- Car driver
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a acute hospital at band 5 level with a broad range of rotational experience including core rotations
- Experience of working on ITU/HDU and within respiratory medicine
- Participation on the oncall rota and weekend working
- Contributing to the teaching/education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience at band 6 level
- Involvement in clinical audit, research/quality improvement
- Clinical educator
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Evidence of respiratory assessment and treatment skills with a range of respiratory conditions (i.e chronic disease, ITU post surgical, NMD patients)
- Evidence of the use of specialist treatment approaches/adjuncts (i.e ACBT, clearway, suctioning, PR etc)
- Ability to prioritise, delegate and organise/manage a caseload
Desirable
- Evidence of working in the community respiratory setting (i.e PR, clinics)
Behaviour and Communication
Essential
- Evidence of motivation, flexible and desire to develop
- Evidence of excellent communication skills/team working with patients/carers/MDT
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Physiotherapy degree/diploma
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD and attendance at recent relevant courses
- Car driver
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a acute hospital at band 5 level with a broad range of rotational experience including core rotations
- Experience of working on ITU/HDU and within respiratory medicine
- Participation on the oncall rota and weekend working
- Contributing to the teaching/education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience at band 6 level
- Involvement in clinical audit, research/quality improvement
- Clinical educator
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Evidence of respiratory assessment and treatment skills with a range of respiratory conditions (i.e chronic disease, ITU post surgical, NMD patients)
- Evidence of the use of specialist treatment approaches/adjuncts (i.e ACBT, clearway, suctioning, PR etc)
- Ability to prioritise, delegate and organise/manage a caseload
Desirable
- Evidence of working in the community respiratory setting (i.e PR, clinics)
Behaviour and Communication
Essential
- Evidence of motivation, flexible and desire to develop
- Evidence of excellent communication skills/team working with patients/carers/MDT
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
