Senior Physiotherapist Cardiac & Respiratory Team (CREST)

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

PART TIME 19.5 Hours per Week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Physiotherapist within CREST (Cardiac and Respiratory Team) at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. The team is responsible for the delivery of both cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services across Guildford and Waverley, as well as respiratory physiotherapy outpatients and long covid rehabilitation.

You must be a well-organised individual, with excellent communication skills and have completed rotations in respiratory and/or cardiac. The post requires concise decision-making and ability to liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

This post is suitable for applicants who already work at Band 6 level or Band 5 Physiotherapists who have a special interest cardiac/respiratory and are looking to expand their knowledge and skills. We are committed to CPD and will work with you to further your skills and experience.

Any enquiries please contact Becky Kenyon - Superintendent Physiotherapist 01483 464819

About us

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.

Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.

There has never been a better time to join us.

Date posted

31 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year pro-rata includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9384-JH-EMF14384

Job locations

Egerton Road

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within clinical specialty area, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients and patient homes.

To assess and treat patients referred into CREST for either respiratory or cardiac physiotherapy needs. To support the team in the organisation and provision of an efficient, high quality and co-ordinated physiotherapy service for patients in each area. To undertake a defined clinical caseload. To ensure that patient and service standards and priorities are met. To provide clinical supervision to assigned junior physiotherapists, technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants and students.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within clinical specialty area, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients and patient homes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registration
BSc Physiotherapy

Desirable

Member of CSP
Member of Specific interest group
Post graduate qualifications in Respiratory/Cardiac Physiotherapy

Experience

Essential

Previous Acute NHS experience at Band 5 level
Achieved core skills in all core Junior rotations, including respiratory
Evidence to support knowledge base in respiratory/cardiac

Desirable

Previous Senior Experience in Respiratory/Cardiac

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registration
BSc Physiotherapy

Desirable

Member of CSP
Member of Specific interest group
Post graduate qualifications in Respiratory/Cardiac Physiotherapy

Experience

Essential

Previous Acute NHS experience at Band 5 level
Achieved core skills in all core Junior rotations, including respiratory
Evidence to support knowledge base in respiratory/cardiac

Desirable

Previous Senior Experience in Respiratory/Cardiac

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.