CYPS Community Respiratory Physiotherapist - Band 7

Job summary

The post holder will be a Band 7 Physiotherapist specialising in respiratory care within paediatrics and participating as a member of the Gloucestershire Children's Physiotherapy team independently managing a specialised clinical caseload. This involves assessment, advising, planning, delivering and evaluating treatment for a complex caseload of children and their families. They may also co-ordinate a local team on a day-to-day basis taking responsibility for delegation, supervision, development and teaching.

This role is a newly developed post, within a well established community team. It is an exciting and evolving role with the opportunity to impact and support patients and their families in their home environments. The wider team is supportive and dynamic, with a wealth of expertise to draw on. Clinical and operational supervision, as well as support to attend wider networks are encouraged and provided.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this post is to provide highly specialist physiotherapy outside of the hospital setting, for children presenting with complex respiratory needs.

This role will include ongoing maintenance physiotherapy programmes, manual techniques, suction and other airway clearance techniques, including suction. The post holder will have the opportunity to work closely with the paediatric respiratory physiotherapists in the hospital setting, as well as working with neuromuscular physiotherapists and the wider respiratory multidisciplinary team. The post holder will collaboratively develop the service and provide a source of expertise locally, providing education and support for parents/carers and community staff caring for these children. The post holder will provide leadership within the Children & Young People's Physiotherapy Service providing, co-ordinating, developing, auditing and evaluating the service ensuring it is evidence based and in line with Clinical Governance requirements. This post is community based and the post holder will carry his/her own caseload and at times will be expected to work independently in locations away from base.

About us

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Springbank Resource Centre

Springbank Way

Cheltenham

GL51 0LG

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Springbank Resource Centre

Springbank Way

Cheltenham

GL51 0LG

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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