Hull University Teaching Hospitals are seeking a band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to join our highly skilled therapy team specialising in the treatment of respiratory patients within inpatient services and the community, supporting a 7 day service.
The post will be based within the respiratory rotations which include:
• Community Respiratory Clinical Assessment Service (Virtual ward)
• Cardiothoracic and general surgery including critical care
• Acute critical care and respiratory in-patient wards
• Paediatric respiratory
We require a self-motivated, dynamic clinician who is stimulated by challenge and are looking for the opportunity to improve their skills at a senior level. It is expected that you will have had experience working upon respiratory rotations.
Support will be provided to enhance both your respiratory skills and operational management skills. Contributions to service planning, development and teaching both therapists and students is an expectation of the role. As a Senior Physiotherapist, the post holder will be a role model for their team, pride themselves on delivering high quality care and motivate their team to do the same.
The respiratory therapy service is a forward thinking service committed to evidence based practice and continuous professional development.
We are seeking skilled people who have proven NHS/UK experience, who can adapt to a changing environment and work well in a team.
The post holder will be self motivated and aspirational, be able to assess patients in an effective and timely manner in a rapid paced environment. Pathways will support early recognition of deterioration with appropriate escalation processes in place to maintain patient safety.
Being a driver, or having demonstrable means of independently travelling to patient's residences in the community is essential in this post due to the community aspect of the rotation. The post holder will contribute to 7 day services and contribute to the Respiratory On-call Service.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Please see job description and person specification for further details which are attached.
Current professional registration (HCPC) is required for this post.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of
obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024