Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic physiotherapist with an interest in cardiorespiratory to join our well-established and friendly team on a permanent basis. The Team provides services to patients in the following area: General ITU, Head and Neck and Urology which includes access to, general surgery and major trauma patients. Cardiothoracic ITU including CCU, out of hospital cardiac arrests, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and thoracics. Medical Respiratory including the Acute Medical Unit, A& E and Resus, Renal and Respiratory Wards including NIV and tracheostomy management. Post Critical Care rehabilitation (including outreach work and post-discharge follow up). Community respiratory liaison including respiratory outpatients and pulmonary rehabilitation.
The post holder will be supported to participate in the education and training of other MDT members, rotational staff and non-respiratory staff who cover night on call duties. We have close links with St Georges University and there are also opportunities to participate in the training of undergraduates as part of their core respiratory modules.
Main duties of the job
This posts are responsible for specialist physiotherapy provision to respiratory outpatients and the thoracic ward (Caroline). They are the only posts providing input to these clinical areas.
In addition to providing clinical input, the posts are integral to service planning, goal setting, and service development within the respiratory physiotherapy domain.
The posts plays a crucial role in identifying gaps in services and implementing strategies for service improvement.
The post provides clinical and operational leadership to respiratory physiotherapy services across MedCard and provide mentorship and development for those needing to gain competency to work independently whilst covering weekend respiratory services and overnight respiratory on call to deteriorating patients.
Part of this is the provision of specialized knowledge and training/development to rotational staff to ensure high quality patient care is provided with optimum treatment outcomes.
About us
With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential

• oDegree or equivalent in physiotherapy
• oHPC registration
• oEvidence of CPD, in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio, including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field

Desirable

• oPost graduate education completed or in progress.
• oSpecial interest group membership

Experience Essential

• oMinimum of 1 year's NHS experience (can include undergraduate experience).
• oBroad range of experience at band 5 level in each of: ICU, medical, surgery, neurology, outpatients and elderly care
• oParticipation in on-call and weekend respiratory rota
• oExperience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team, including setting team goals
• oAbility to form a sound prognosis and advise other members of the MDT
• oMinimum 2 years post registration experience

Desirable

• oPrevious experience at Band 6 level
• oStudent supervision / clinical education
• oExperience of the research process
• oTeaching experience in in-service programmes
• oCommittee membership, e.g. health and safety
• oExperience of clinical education of undergraduate students

Skills Essential

• oFluent in written and oral English, and able to present complex information in a clear and logical manner
• oGood assessment skills based on a sound clinical reasoning approach including the assessment of symptom behaviour, history taking and gathering of physical/objective testing and hypothesis formation
• oAbility to work with multi/interdisciplinary team and set team goals
• oAbility to organise, prioritise and delegate
• oTo actively participate in staff training
• oAbility to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
• oComputer literacy
• oPresentation skills
• oAble to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
• oAbility to cope with working in a stressful environment
• oAble to motivate self and others
• oAbility to work autonomously

Desirable

• oSupervision of other staff, e.g. physiotherapy assistant / Technical Instructor
• oAbility to run courses - internal / external

Knowledge Essential

• oRemains updated with professional practice and new research
• oUnderstand the legal responsibilities of the profession
• oUnderstanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
• oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of the patients

Desirable

• oEvidence of participation in research / audit

Other Essential

• oPhysically fit and able to comply with the Trust's Manual Handling Guidelines
• oAble to perform on call and weekend duties
• oProfessional attitude/behaviour
• oCompliance with the Trust's No Smoking Policy and Dress Code (uniform) Policy
• oAble to alter their working patterns to include working extended hours, unsociable hours and weekend working

Desirable

• oDriving Licence

Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Georges NHS Hospital
Blackshaw
London
SW17 0QT
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
200-NN-6631386-AHP-Y