Team Leader Knowsley Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

To provide evidenced-based clinical expertise in Pulmonary Rehabilitation, chest clearance patients, breathlessness management, breathing pattern disorders and ambulatory oxygen assessment and prescription and hypertonic saline and nebulised antibiotic trials for Knowsley patients. To provide advice and support to Knowsley community services staff, and other agencies. To organise and monitor the delivery of service to patients ensuring appropriate pathways of communication and care via liaison and referral to other agencies as required. To provide leadership and management for the Pulmonary Rehabilitation service, working closely with the KCRS manager and commissioning bodies. To represent the service at appropriate meeting within the trust and to promote the service to the wider health community. To ensure the service delivery high quality care to patients within Knowsley and inputs in national audits.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

CLINICAL

1.To undertake expert physiotherapy assessment, clinically diagnose and implement agreed treatment plans if appropriate including the routine treatment of complex patients in a manner that respects peoples privacy, dignity and individuality.

2.To ensure effective internal and external two-way communication with patients, carers and all other Health and Social Care Professionals regarding all aspects of patient care.

3.To provide and receive complex information that requires empathy and reassurance, communicating where there may be barriers to understanding.

4.To supervise students and more junior staff in their treatments and to ensure ongoing education in all aspects of assessment, treatment and care.

5.To ensure that treatments are evidence based and in line with current practice.

6.To provide specialist advice in clinics, ward rounds and MDT meetings.

7.To undertake relevant research and audit within specialist field.

9.To provide high quality ambulatory oxygen assessments for the COPD patients within the service, and appropriate oxygen therapy prescriptions.

10.To carry out appropriate hypertonic saline and nebulised antibiotic therapy challenges and determine patients response and suitability for on-going treatment.

11.To participate in evening on-calls and to provide weekend cover within the Rapid response element of the service with flexible shift patterns.

MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP

1.To co-ordinate the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service at an operational level ensuring the efficient running of the service, effective communication and dissemination of information, leading the team and working closely with commissioners to ensure effective service delivery. To engage in and represent KCRS in the pulmonary rehabilitation pathway re-design across C&M as part of the Respiratory Network pulmonary rehab workstreams.

2.Provide relevant accurate data to the commissioning group in order to meet KPIs

3.Undertake Quality Audits and Research relating to the pulmonary rehabilitation service as appropriate, including the NACAP audit.

4.Work with commissioners to develop and raise the profile of the pulmonary rehab service.

5.To represent the KCRS service on relevant management and service development committees within the Directorates in conjunction with the manager.

6.To support the manager in achieving the service objectives

7.Organisation of students and their clinical educators.

8.To organise and co-ordinate timely treatment of breathlessness management patients, and patients who are struggling to independently clear their own chest.

9.To organise and co-ordinate timely and appropriate assessment and prescription of ambulatory oxygen therapy.

10. To organise and co-ordinate timely and appropriate pulmonary rehab assessments and treatments for the population of Knowsley and provide a response service to meet local population need

11.To organise and co-ordinate timely and appropriate assessment for hypertonic saline trials and nebulised antibiotics.

12.To produce high quality regular reports back to the commissioning group on all aspects of the pulmonary rehabilitation service.

13.To manage sickness within the team and ensure the trust policy on attendance management is followed.

14. To manage performance and competence of the staff within the pulmonary rehabilitation team.

ORGANISATIONAL

1.To comply with the health and safety policies of the Trust including attendance at mandatory training sessions as specified by the Trust.

2.To comply with departmental and organisational policies and procedures.

3.Ensure all accidents, incidents and hazards are reported and dealt with according to Trust requirements.

4.To comply with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott recommendations.

5.To maintain accurate documentation in line with local policies and procedures.

6.To gain valid informed consent in line with Trust and Departmental Policy.

PROFESSIONAL

1.To maintain registration with The Health Care Professions Council

2.To comply with the standards and codes of conduct of The Health Care Professions Council and The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

3.To be responsible for the collection of such statistics/records as are required nationally and departmentally and to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.

QUALITY

1.Service lead for education & training in physiotherapeutic techniques, to include supporting teams to develop training, attend relevant meetings regarding training and education working with trust training lead and PEF.

2.Maintain departmental records of competencies and training.

3.Disseminate information relating to training and study days available.

4.Continue to further own knowledge by attendance to relevant courses and conferences

5.To contribute to the dissemination of good practice across professional and organisational boundaries.

6.To provide support education and training to undergraduates, staff within the Knowsley service and the wider heath community.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in physiotherapy

Desirable

• Masters qualification in relevant area, or working towards M level qualification

Additional requirements

Essential

• Valid UK driving licence
• Access to car / ability to travel round various locations

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses/CPD in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and treatment of respiratory conditions e.g. COPD, pneumonia, asthma and bronchiectasis.
• Demonstrable advanced assessment and treatment skills of acute and chronic physiotherapeutic management of respiratory patients.
• Experience of supervision and development of students and staff
• Evidence of participation in audit / research
• Awareness of current evidence base for the physiotherapeutic management of respiratory patients.
• Experience in pulmonary rehabilitation

Desirable

• Previous band 7 experience
• Previous community experience
• NMP qualification
• Experience in management and issuing of PGDs

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to motivate patients to participate in treatment and educate them and their families regarding benefits of various treatment modalities.
• An ability to work individually and as part of a wider MDT and communicate appropriately with all grades of staff, patients and their families.
• Ability to manage own workload and have the ability to manage, organize and supervise the workload of others when required.
• Evidence of presentation and teaching skills
• Be a team player and be instrumental in achieving team goals.
• An ability to motivate and develop junior members of the team to perform at a high level and be good role model.
• An ability to empathise and reassure.
• Ability to work in stressful and unpredictable environments.
• Able and willing to work flexibly in order to meet service priorities
• Basis IT 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Address

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

Merseyside

L14 3PE

Employer's website

https://www.lhch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)