Lead Children's Community Respiratory Physiotherapist

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist to join a small, established specialist Children's Physiotherapy team at The Royal Derby Hospital.

The Derbyshire Children's Hospital has a part-time vacancy for a Band 7 Lead Children's Community Respiratory Physiotherapist to work within the Children's Continuing Care Team.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated, skilled, enthusiastic and flexible physiotherapist to join our Continuing Care Children's Respiratory Physiotherapy Service, to work alongside the existing Lead Physiotherapist.

You must have proven paediatric respiratory expertise with significant experience of working with children receiving ventilation. You should also exhibit leadership qualities. The post offers the opportunity to work within both acute and community settings and requires the therapist to assess, treat and manage a small but varied caseload of children with acute and chronic respiratory needs.

Supervision and teaching is an essential part of the role. You will be responsible for organising and delivering specialist training to a wide range of people, including families and staff members both within the NHS and in other organisations. The ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills is essential to work effectively within this multi-disciplinary team.

There will be an expectation that the post holder will show an interest in service development, audit and research.

Closing date: 21 February 2022

Interview date: 07 March 2022

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

A variety of flexible working options
Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
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 - 6th largest in the country
Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
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

Date posted

07 February 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

320-W&C-0378

Job locations

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities of this role include:

To lead, plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the Physiotherapy Service provided to respiratory patients in the Community, on a day to day basis.
To act as a highly specialist autonomous clinician with advanced, theoretical and practical knowledge and skills providing a very high standard of effective, safe, timely, evidence based education and care for patients with a variety of complex respiratory conditions.
To be responsible for the specialist education, training and supervision of less experienced staff, undergraduate students, medical, nursing and AHP staff within the Community.
To work in partnership with Primary, Secondary Care and other agencies to prevent hospital admission and facilitate early discharge of patients with respiratory conditions, providing flexible working patterns to suit the needs of patients, the service and both Primary and Secondary Care Trusts.
To lead and participate in research and audit within the service

Please read the job description and person specification for full details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities of this role include:

To lead, plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the Physiotherapy Service provided to respiratory patients in the Community, on a day to day basis.
To act as a highly specialist autonomous clinician with advanced, theoretical and practical knowledge and skills providing a very high standard of effective, safe, timely, evidence based education and care for patients with a variety of complex respiratory conditions.
To be responsible for the specialist education, training and supervision of less experienced staff, undergraduate students, medical, nursing and AHP staff within the Community.
To work in partnership with Primary, Secondary Care and other agencies to prevent hospital admission and facilitate early discharge of patients with respiratory conditions, providing flexible working patterns to suit the needs of patients, the service and both Primary and Secondary Care Trusts.
To lead and participate in research and audit within the service

Please read the job description and person specification for full details.

Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

Physiotherapy degree or equivalent
Current HCPC registration
Demonstrable post qualification experience
Experience in Paediatric Physiotherapy
Experience in Respiratory Physiotherapy
Experience in Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapy
Excellent communication skills

Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

Physiotherapy degree or equivalent
Current HCPC registration
Demonstrable post qualification experience
Experience in Paediatric Physiotherapy
Experience in Respiratory Physiotherapy
Experience in Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapy
Excellent communication skills

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.