Job summary
The Barnet Post Covid service is seeking an experienced and skilled physiotherapist to join the team.
As we emerge from the recent pandemic the service is uniquely providing care for Long Covid patient cohorts and has embedded virtual patient care alongside patient facing activity.
Applicants for this post must have relevant cardiorespiratory physiotherapy experience or demonstrate the identified desire to develop within this clinical specialty.
The Post Covid service is co-located alongside the Barnet respiratory COPD, this post has the expectation of a seamless cross over between both services.
Main duties of the job
Successful applicant will deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Ambulatory and Home oxygen assessment, and community-based outpatient clinics for Post Covid patients alongside other job role requirements.
As a clinician within this service, you will be supported in your practice and development by consultant respiratory physician and other senior respiratory physiotherapists and nurses alongside the service clinical operational lead and administrators.
Given this role will be delivered within the community setting and requires travel between different locations within Barnet a car owner driver is required.
About us
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
As an NHS trust, we are committed to equal opportunities and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.
We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetingsto discuss issues andmake plans to improve CLCH.
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Physiotherapist will work within a multidisciplinary respiratory team to deliver the Long Covid Respiratory Service across Barnet.
- The post holder will have responsibility for the assessment and treatment of patients within the COPD respiratory and Long Covid specialities who have highly complex physical, psychological and social needs.
- The post holder will have responsibility for co-ordinating and providing community based cardiorespiratory assessments and interventions alongside existent programmes and involvement in related outpatient clinics.
- Post holder as part of the COPD Respiratory and Heart Failure team will have involvement in the Hospital at Home(early discharge and admission avoidance schemes) and the home oxygen service.
Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities.
As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19 and Flu.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Physiotherapist will work within a multidisciplinary respiratory team to deliver the Long Covid Respiratory Service across Barnet.
- The post holder will have responsibility for the assessment and treatment of patients within the COPD respiratory and Long Covid specialities who have highly complex physical, psychological and social needs.
- The post holder will have responsibility for co-ordinating and providing community based cardiorespiratory assessments and interventions alongside existent programmes and involvement in related outpatient clinics.
- Post holder as part of the COPD Respiratory and Heart Failure team will have involvement in the Hospital at Home(early discharge and admission avoidance schemes) and the home oxygen service.
Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities.
As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19 and Flu.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered physiotherapist - current HPC registration
- Educated to Post Graduate Level in cardio Respiratory
- Physiotherapy or an equivalent combination of Degree, short courses and experience
Desirable
- Membership of special interest group- ACPICR/ ACPRC
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with cardiorespiratory patients
- Experience in leading a pulmonary / cardiac rehabilitation programme
- Experience in physiotherapy specific interventions including airway clearance, breathing control / breathlessness management, relaxation and anxiety management techniques
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
- Demonstrates ability to manage change
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
- Ability to be proactive and resourceful
- A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
- Ability to develop and maintain team working
- Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to undertake/ interpret specialty related diagnostic tests.
- Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of cardio-respiratory care.
- Excellent documentation skills
- Knowledge awareness of recent NHS policies/DoH agenda
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
- IT skills - good working knowledge of NHS systems and Microsoft Office
- An eagerness to contribute to quality assurance and audit
Desirable
- Ability to perform arterial / arterialised / capillary blood gas sampling and interpret the results
Other
Essential
- Friendly and approachable
- Calm & confident team player
- Good presentation of self, enthusiastic, flexible
- Receptive to feedback and the willingness to learn and develop
- Committed to respiratory care
- Willing to undertake out of hours cover and on call on rotational basis
- Satisfactory health record & physically able to perform all aspects of the job
- Punctual and reliable
- Commitment to life long learning
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered physiotherapist - current HPC registration
- Educated to Post Graduate Level in cardio Respiratory
- Physiotherapy or an equivalent combination of Degree, short courses and experience
Desirable
- Membership of special interest group- ACPICR/ ACPRC
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with cardiorespiratory patients
- Experience in leading a pulmonary / cardiac rehabilitation programme
- Experience in physiotherapy specific interventions including airway clearance, breathing control / breathlessness management, relaxation and anxiety management techniques
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
- Demonstrates ability to manage change
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
- Ability to be proactive and resourceful
- A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
- Ability to develop and maintain team working
- Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to undertake/ interpret specialty related diagnostic tests.
- Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of cardio-respiratory care.
- Excellent documentation skills
- Knowledge awareness of recent NHS policies/DoH agenda
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
- IT skills - good working knowledge of NHS systems and Microsoft Office
- An eagerness to contribute to quality assurance and audit
Desirable
- Ability to perform arterial / arterialised / capillary blood gas sampling and interpret the results
Other
Essential
- Friendly and approachable
- Calm & confident team player
- Good presentation of self, enthusiastic, flexible
- Receptive to feedback and the willingness to learn and develop
- Committed to respiratory care
- Willing to undertake out of hours cover and on call on rotational basis
- Satisfactory health record & physically able to perform all aspects of the job
- Punctual and reliable
- Commitment to life long learning
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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).
