Physiotherapy Technical Instructor

4 months ago


Bristol, United Kingdom North Bristol NHS Trust Full time

Physiotherapy Technical Instructor/Assistant - Band 3Respiratory Specialist Team.

Salary from £22.8k - £24.3K with excellent NHS benefits, based in Bristol.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and empathetic individual to work as a Physiotherapy Technical Instructor within the Respiratory Specialist Team at North Bristol NHS Trust, working at both Southmead and Cossham Hospitals.

You will work alongside experienced respiratory physiotherapists and nurses and established technical instructors, and will also be part of a wider multidisciplinary team and the integrated respiratory service.

You will have a key role within a number of respiratory services supporting the delivery of highly effective treatment to patients with a wide range of respiratory conditions, bring variety to the role.

You will work in a team that is approachable, proactive, forward thinking and that embraces new ideas and ways of working. The team is committed to the personal and professional development of individuals, and there is access to supervision and support at all times.

You will have full a full induction and personal development package to allow you to undertake this exciting and rewarding role and will have access to supervision and support at all times.

As a Physiotherapy Technical Instructor within the Respiratory Specialist Team you will be responsible for:
Supporting the delivery of group and home exercise and high quality supported self management to people living with chronic lung disease whilst working within the Pulmonary Rehabilitation service. This will be your main role.

Assisting with the delivery of the COPD discharge bundle; a set of evidence-based actions aimed at improving patient outcomes following COPD exacerbation.

The Respiratory Specialist Team consists of experienced respiratory physiotherapists and nurses and Technical Instructors working across Southmead and Cossham Hospitals delivering essential treatment for people living with lung conditions. We are a friendly, approachable and inclusive team passionate about providing high quality services and developing team members individually.

North Bristol NHS Trust provides healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead and our peripheral sites including Cossham Hospital. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, NBT is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations.

To assist the registered practitioner by providing skilled and specialised support work.

To carry out, individual programmes of care/rehabilitation designed by the registered practitioner without direct supervision.

To enhance and progress physiotherapy treatment programmes without the direct presence of a registered therapist.

To support patients in the self management of their condition.

To provide support and advice to less experienced members of the team

Able to assess, observe, monitor, document and report any changes in the patient’s condition to a senior member of the team, using own judgment and initiative.

To assess, demonstrate safe use of and provide equipment to patients and carers, including walking aids if required to support the Respiratory Specialist Team

Provide information and advice for Inpatients on Early Pulmonary Rehabilitation as part of the COPD discharge bundle.

To check and be able to demonstrate patients inhaler techniques following completion of set competencies.

To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive and contemporaneous patient treatment records in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards of practice and the Trusts electronic patient records systems (CISS, Cerner)

To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying with the agreed objectives and personal development programme to meet set knowledge and competencies, plus service needs

To attend in-service and competency training sessions as appropriate

To undertake as directed the collection of data for use in service audit, research or monitoring of service

To undertake set respiratory outcome tests with patients as directed by physiotherapist e.g. ISWT, 6MWT and record results efficiently

To undert



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