Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a physiotherapist wanting to specialise in respiratory care or wanting to move into the fast paced world of an integrated community respiratory service. This unique opportunity provides variety for the successful candidate working in a large multidisciplinary and supportive team. The service provides development opportunities and experience of supporting service development and innovation.
The Knowsley Community Respiratory Service (KCRS) manages a variety of respiratory conditions including COPD, bronchiectasis, community acquired pneumonia, asthma and ILD. KCRS provides MDT consultant lead respiratory diagnostic clinics and optimisation clinics, pulmonary rehabilitation, chest clearance and breathlessness management service, virtual wards, admission avoidance service, smoking cessation and psychological support.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this roles includes:
Assessment for patients for the pulmonary rehabilitation programme, including running classes and the provision of education, providing digital rehab, community walks and gym session.
Providing physiotherapeutic input into the admission avoidance and virtual ward - including management of exacerbation of COPD and bronchiectasis. This includes 7 day working and overnight on call (telephone support only).
Acute and routine chest clearance support.
Assessment for nebulised antibiotics and hypertonic saline.
Breathlessness management assessment and treatment.
Breathing pattern disorder assessment and treatment.
Assessment and review of ambulatory oxygen requirements.
About us
As the largest
single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool
Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to
be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist
services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in
the hospital and out in the community.
We serve a
catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North
Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside
these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Our reputation for
strong performance is important in delivering the best
care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is
underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate
and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.
Please visit our website - https://www.lhch.nhs.uk/
Please follow this link for a
tour of our site - https://bit.ly/36ylsoq
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
Provide specialist physiotherapy service for patients with respiratory disease to the Knowsley Community Respiratory Service, including Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Chest clearance, Rapid Response. The service provides seven-day cover for acutely unwell patients including over night on-call
Provide supervision and education for physiotherapy staff, physiotherapy undergraduates and nursing & AHP staff.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
To provide a physiotherapy service to the Knowsley Community Respiratory Team ensuring high quality, timely and evidence-based care to patients.
To timely assess, plan, treat and review respiratory and physiotherapy needs of patients within the community setting, including the assessment of pulmonary rehabilitation and breathlessness management support.
To prescribe and deliver appropriate pulmonary rehabilitation exercise and classes in the community setting.
To provide advice to patients, families and other health professionals with regard to physiotherapy.
To support senior staff in service development.
To work closely with outside agencies to ensure service delivery.
To maintain patient records accurately and legibly in accordance with professional and trust guidelines.
Communicate effectively with all members of the MDT regarding the management of patients.
Supervise and monitor the assessment and treatment plans of junior staff & undergraduates.
To participate in rapid response service covering evenings.
To provide a physiotherapeutic service over seven days.
To provide appropriate ambulatory oxygen assessment and prescription of oxygen therapy.
To provide timely and appropriate assessment and treatment for patients requiring support with chest clearance and breathlessness management, including using appropriate adjuncts this includes routine and urgent, including appropriate PGD use.
To provide hypertonic saline and nebulised antibiotic trails as required with support from colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
Provide specialist physiotherapy service for patients with respiratory disease to the Knowsley Community Respiratory Service, including Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Chest clearance, Rapid Response. The service provides seven-day cover for acutely unwell patients including over night on-call
Provide supervision and education for physiotherapy staff, physiotherapy undergraduates and nursing & AHP staff.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
To provide a physiotherapy service to the Knowsley Community Respiratory Team ensuring high quality, timely and evidence-based care to patients.
To timely assess, plan, treat and review respiratory and physiotherapy needs of patients within the community setting, including the assessment of pulmonary rehabilitation and breathlessness management support.
To prescribe and deliver appropriate pulmonary rehabilitation exercise and classes in the community setting.
To provide advice to patients, families and other health professionals with regard to physiotherapy.
To support senior staff in service development.
To work closely with outside agencies to ensure service delivery.
To maintain patient records accurately and legibly in accordance with professional and trust guidelines.
Communicate effectively with all members of the MDT regarding the management of patients.
Supervise and monitor the assessment and treatment plans of junior staff & undergraduates.
To participate in rapid response service covering evenings.
To provide a physiotherapeutic service over seven days.
To provide appropriate ambulatory oxygen assessment and prescription of oxygen therapy.
To provide timely and appropriate assessment and treatment for patients requiring support with chest clearance and breathlessness management, including using appropriate adjuncts this includes routine and urgent, including appropriate PGD use.
To provide hypertonic saline and nebulised antibiotic trails as required with support from colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses/CPD in treatment of respiratory conditions e.g. COPD, pneumonia, asthma and bronchiectasis.
Desirable
- Membership of relevant clinical interest groups e.g. ACPRC, BTS etc
Other
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to travel effectively across the borough - including the transportation of equipement
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- 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.
- To be able to work in stressful and unpredictable situations
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of acute and chronic physiotherapeutic management of respiratory patients.
- Experience of supervision and development of students, junior staff and/or assistants.
- Evidence of participation in research/audit.
- A minimum of 18 months experience.
Desirable
- Clinical experience in the field of Cardiac rehabilitation
- Previous band 6 experience.
- Previous community experience
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
Desirable
- Experience of presenting to mixed audiences
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses/CPD in treatment of respiratory conditions e.g. COPD, pneumonia, asthma and bronchiectasis.
Desirable
- Membership of relevant clinical interest groups e.g. ACPRC, BTS etc
Other
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to travel effectively across the borough - including the transportation of equipement
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- 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.
- To be able to work in stressful and unpredictable situations
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of acute and chronic physiotherapeutic management of respiratory patients.
- Experience of supervision and development of students, junior staff and/or assistants.
- Evidence of participation in research/audit.
- A minimum of 18 months experience.
Desirable
- Clinical experience in the field of Cardiac rehabilitation
- Previous band 6 experience.
- Previous community experience
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
Desirable
- Experience of presenting to mixed audiences
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).
