Community Respiratory Specialist Physiotherapist

4 weeks ago

Worcester Worcestershire, United Kingdom Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Specialist Physiotherapist to join our well respected Respiratory Physiotherapy Team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
This is a permanent, full time post at 37.5 hrs per week based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital with cross site working at The Alexandra Hospital, Redditch and Kidderminster Hospital as part of the Respiratory Physiotherapy team.
This is a new post to provide specialist respiratory outpatient physiotherapy service to patient across the county with opportunity to be involved in developing the service as it progresses.
You should also have appropriate experience of supervising and teaching senior and junior staff, Physiotherapy assistants and students on placement, as well as the ability to provide training, mentorship and support to staff on Respiratory on call and weekend rotas.
High level communication skills will be needed to ensure effective networking with other members of the MDT including Respiratory Consultants.
As a service we are dedicated to the concept of continuing professional development. You will work alongside the Clinical Lead for Respiratory Medicine to provide a high quality Physiotherapy service to respiratory outpatients across all sites. The post also includes a commitment to the on-call service and requires weekend working as part of the on call rota. You will also be required to be able to travel between sites.
spolton@nhs.net
We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Best services for local people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
To ensure the delivery of care to the patient is of a high clinical and professional standard using a wide range of physiotherapy techniques and extensive post graduate experience, and to encourage members of the team to do likewise.
To make clinical judgements involving complex and often multi pathology patients regarding potential for rehabilitation. Such decisions may cause some conflict and financial implications.
To undertake comprehensive clinical assessment, including clinical risk of patients, including those with complex/ highly complex, sensitive and multi pathological presentations using advanced investigative skills within speciality. Some patients will have been referred by a medical practitioner but not examined.
To regularly evaluate subjectively and objectively the effectiveness of the treatment, using appropriate outcome measures and to decide when medical review is needed and to adjust treatment accordingly.
g Normal Movement, Motor Relearning, manual therapy techniques, respiratory techniques, use of NIV and exercise therapy dependant on speciality.
To work in partnership with medical, nursing and MDT to develop services in accordance with local and national service and clinical guidelines.
To maintain comprehensive, accurate and contemporaneous treatment records, including valid consent appropriate to the intervention, and discharge report or referrals for ongoing therapy in another setting.
To act as a source of specialised knowledge and provide advice to other physiotherapy colleagues and the MDT within given speciality.
To be an active participant on the evening and weekend on-call service, which includes advanced respiratory techniques and non-invasive ventilator aids. This may include the treatment of children. Rota will depend on speciality.
To provide specialist advice, support, training and mentoring to other members of the multi-disciplinary team and all staff who participate in rotas / weekend / on call working associated within the given speciality.
To co-ordinate and ensure effective delivery of rotas / on call within area of speciality with assistance of the Clinical Lead.
To use advanced judgemental skills and a comprehensive knowledge of physiotherapy interventions to plan individual treatment programmes of care, reflecting evidence-based practice.

Diploma or degree in physiotherapy.
Health Professions Council registration.
Appropriate, recognised post graduate qualification/training.

Completed rotations within each of the core specialties at a Band 5 / junior level or can demonstrate a broad range of experience.
Appropriate experience in an Acute NHS setting at a senior level.
Experience of supervision, appraisal and development of more junior staff.
Participation in service improvement projects.
Evidence of appropriate personal skills (eg responsible, flexible, highly organised).
Thorough understanding of professional, legal and clinical governance responsibilities.
In depth knowledge of current local and national NHS issues.
A management /leadership qualification or training.


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