Specialist Physiotherapist - Cardio / Respiratory
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
We are looking for a motivated Band 6 Cardiorespiratory Specialist Physiotherapist with a variety of acute hospital experience to join our cardiorespiratory physiotherapy team at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester.
The post will involve working closely with therapy, nursing and medical colleagues to provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients in both acute and chronic settings. The post will include 9 month rotations in the following areas:
* Respiratory Medicine Ward
* Acute Cardiac Ward
* Critical Care including weaning and critical care rehab supported by a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
* Surgical Wards
* Chronic Respiratory Outpatients including Home Oxygen Service, Pulmonary Rehab, and Respiratory Outpatients
* Paediatrics including inpatients and respiratory outpatients which includes local management of Cystic Fibrosis and long-term ventilated children with close links to the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital
There is an expectation for out of hours working including respiratory weekend and overnight on-call; previous experience of this is essential. It is currently a Mon-Fri service with self-rostered out-of-hours shifts and there are plans to transition to 7-day working currently being developed. There will be an expectation of contributing to orthopaedic weekend services.
Full time and part time considered - permanent and fixed term opportunities.
Main duties of the job
There is a strong focus on service development within the team with several projects ongoing including BTS Pulmonary Rehab Accreditation and Critical Care Rehab. There are various opportunities for personal and professional development including critical care rehabilitation, in-patient and outpatient pulmonary rehab, home oxygen prescription including CBG sampling, early and late cardiac rehab and baby MSK assessment. Studying for relevant post-graduate qualifications is actively encouraged with funding opportunities available at the trust.
You will be expected to contribute to the development of others involving supervision of band 5s, technicians, and students, and running in-service training sessions for the team. There are yearly on-call update sessions involving simulation training for the wider department which you will have the opportunity to take part in and develop.
Job responsibilities
* To work effectively as a skilled Physiotherapist in a variety of locations including
o Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care Rehab
o Chronic respiratory including the Home Oxygen Service, Pulmonary Rehab, Respiratory Outpatients
o Cardiac including the Acute Cardiac Unit
o Surgical
o Paediatrics including the general inpatient paediatric ward, postnatal ward, Cystic Fibrosis and paediatric respiratory outpatients
* To carry out comprehensive assessments, implementing treatments and establishing therapy goals
* To manage a caseload of patients on speciality wards overseeing band 5 physiotherapists and physiotherapy technical instructors.
* To manage an outpatient caseload and the running of rehabilitation classes overseeing technical instructors and working closely with the MDT
* To take a role in the supervision and teaching of Physiotherapists, technical instructors, students/volunteers and MDT staff in the Physiotherapeutic care of patients with respiratory and cardiac conditions, as well as respiratory paediatric patients.
* To participate in out of hours services
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
* Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
* Documented evidence of recent speciality relevant CPD
* HCPC registration
* Evidence of post graduate education within speciality
* Membership of appropriate specialist interest group e.g. ACPRC
Knowledge and Experience
* Various Band 5 experience including rotation in Acute Respiratory within NHS.
* Knowledge of relevant pathology and treatment concepts
* Previous experience of ooh working
* Previous band 6 NHS experience in speciality area
Skills
* Proven clinical skills in speciality
* Proven non clinical skills in self management and others e.g. supervision / IPR / teaching
* Evidence of leadership skills
* Experience of service development / research / audit
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
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.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
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