We are looking for an experienced and motivated respiratory physiotherapist to join our CCOT at East Surrey Hospital in a unique and varied role. You will be working alongside a team of CCOT nurses and another physiotherapist to provide specialist assessment, treatment and management of patients following critical illness, as well as providing training, education and supervision to other healthcare professionals, physiotherapists and students.
We are passionate about improving patient experience and outcomes following critical illness, and a large part of your role will be working with patients to try and reduce the impact of Post Intensive Care Syndrome through supporting the patient, family and other members of the MDT to provide holistic assessment and rehabilitation throughout their journey from Critical Care all the way to Follow Up Clinic. You will also be involved in the management of patients with tracheostomy's, alongside the other physiotherapist within CCOT.
The successful candidate will have sound clinical knowledge and experience within the setting of critical care and respiratory physiotherapy, will be self-motivated and have the ability to prioritise the needs of the service, whilst continuing to develop their own skills and practice. There are exciting opportunities for staff development, with potential to complete funded Master's modules and FUSIC Lung Ultrasound accreditation under the guidance of our critical care consultants.
Main duties of the job
This post requires participation in the respiratory physiotherapy weekend and on-call rota.
About us
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
* Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
* National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
* We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Job responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.
Person Specification
Essential
* Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
* A complete and accurate application
* Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
* Evidence of essential experience for role
* Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
* Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
* Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
East Surrey Hospital,
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
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