Respiratory Physiotherapist

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Physiotherapist to join our dynamic team of staff at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing high quality assessments and interventions to patients who have complex rehabilitative needs. Effective team working is essential to ensure an integrated approach to patient care.

The role will involve providing respiratory physiotherapy as part of the inpatient and intensive care team within Ysbyty Glan Clwyd. We are looking for someone with considerable respiratory and ward-based experience that is keen to continue expanding and developing their skills. The ideal candidate will have rotational and/or static experience of working in the field of respiratory medicine; have the ability to effectively manage a complex caseload of patients, excellent time management skills and the ability to work under their own initiative. Post-graduate training in respiratory medicine is highly desirable, as is experience of tracheostomy and ventilator management.

This position will provide excellent opportunities to develop critical experience and leadership skills along with working within an extremely supportive and specialist team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

1. To carry out physiotherapy assessments and treatments; developing individualised therapeutic treatment programmes for a specialised caseload in the relevant clinical area.
2. To ensure a high standard of care for each service user working with service users, families or carers, multi-agency teams and disciplines involved.
3. To communicate with these service users, carers, agencies and other disciplines in an appropriate manner, often with sensitive information, diagnoses or outcomes.
4. To supervise, teach and appraise peers, physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants, technical instructors, students and other members of the multidisciplinary or multiagency teams.
5. To train and supervise service users, families or carers and staff from other disciplines or agencies to carry out programmes of care devised by the therapist.
6. To deputise and support the Clinical Team Leader as required in the daily management of the designated team.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.