Job summary 37.5 hours per week. An exciting opportunity through investment has arisen for a band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Respiratory Team here at Livewell Southwest. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with a specialist interest in Respiratory care. We are a specialist team made up of Physiotherapists, Nurses and Assistant practitioners, delivering Pulmonary Rehabilitation and respiratory care to patients living in their own homes. We have close links with primary and secondary care working closely with colleagues to deliver high quality care for our patients. Key ongoing developments are the expansion of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service, and developing partnership working with virtual wards to help prevent hospital admissions for the Respiratory population we serve. Following investment this is an exciting time for the successful individual to support in the development of the service. You will benefit from working in a small supportive team with the opportunity to develop leadership and service improvement skills. Closing Date: 23/02/25 Interview Date: 04/03/25 For an informal discussion: Clare Smith at claresmith17nhs.net or livewell.communityrespiratoryteamnhs.net This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Please note that we may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline. All staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service. Main duties of the job As a member of the multidisciplinary Respiratory Team, take an integrated and holistic approach to patient management, which recognises patients expertise in the management of their own conditions. To provide specialist advice and support to MDT colleagues within the team and across the Organisation. Referral Source: Primary Care, Secondary Care, Specialist Respiratory Nurses from the Community Respiratory Team Additional Duties/responsibilities unique to service area: To undertake comprehensive respiratory assessments of patients with secretion retention, breathlessness or worsening symptoms of Respiratory Disease including those with diverse presentations of multi pathologies; use of developed specialist clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate assessment of their condition, to identify and implement appropriate treatments modalities and management plans, to evaluate the impacts and effectiveness of interventions, and to educate and support patients, families and carers to encourage concordance and wellbeing. To co-ordinate and lead pulmonary rehabilitation groups across Plymouth. Additional skills required unique to service area: Exercise testing / Inhaler technique Clinical observations: OPEP devices / Salbutamol PGD / Ambulatory Oxygen provision via part B prescribing / Recognition of need for referral to Oxygen clinic / Auscultation / Interpretation of x-rays / Understanding of Spirometry interpretation About us Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs. As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve. We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives. We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation. Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert. Date posted 03 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa, pro-rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working Reference number B9832-2025-PTA-1487 Job locations Cumberland Centre Damerel Close Devonport Devon PL1 4JZ Job description Job responsibilities Responsibility for people who use our services To ensure the service user is aware of the role and philosophy of Respiratory Physiotherapy and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, utilising all means necessary to enable individuals to understand the nature and purpose of proposed actions or intervention, including explaining any possible risks involved. To keep up to date with mental capacity legislation, assessing mental capacity and imparting sufficient information to the service user in order to gain valid informed consent, which must be documented and gained at every intervention. For consent to be valid, HCPC stipulate it must be voluntary and informed, and the person giving consent must have the capacity to make the decision. To act in a service users best interest at all times, factoring in their known views, beliefs, values, and instructions expressed, when undertaking care or an intervention where the service user lacks capacity to give expressed consent. To consider if the lack of capacity may be temporary, and where possible, postponing intervention or decision making until they regain capacity to ensure involvement of the service user in their own care as far as is reasonably practicable and possible. To actively participate in complex MDT functions and support individuals with decision making around the application of the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and adhering to the principles of Best Interest legislation. To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a programme of care and to support junior staff in this work. (Treatment modalities include; manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, exercise classes, chest physiotherapy and other alternative options). To demonstrate a high level of understanding of conditions relevant to the diagnostic area and those patients presenting with multi pathology. To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients where necessary. Responsibility for People Management. To take responsibility for all aspects of service delivery, including providing leadership to junior colleagues, providing cover for staff who are absent and deputising in the team leads absence. Deputising in the absence of the Registered manager/Team Lead can include operational/leadership duties such as supporting triage, waiting list management, attending meetings and delegation of work to junior staff. To take a flexible approach to supporting colleagues in times of caseload pressure, including working with colleagues to maintain clinical cover across the team within the resources available. To co-ordinate the day-to-day activities of junior and admin staff where applicable. To regularly supervise and line manage both workload and caseload of Band 5/non registered staff, undertaking and recording line management meetings and appraisals, supporting the attainment of competencies, knowledge and achieving objectives set out in their personal development plan. To take responsibility and assist the team lead with the recruitment process of junior staff e.g. taking part in interview panels, induction process and engaging with preceptorship programmes. To support junior staff and other Livewell SW health and social care professionals, to develop their knowledge, experience, providing advice, guidance, and signposting where appropriate. To regularly provide learning opportunities to junior staff and colleagues. This includes facilitating and providing instruction, training to support their development, attainment of skills, and ability to reflect on professional and ethical issues. To attend student educator training and regularly supervise Physiotherapy students on practice placement, in line with Livewell SWs Placement Guidance for Non-Medical Undergraduate Learners and Students policy. To support colleagues as a practice supervisor or supporting those completing the Preceptorship programme, including acting as a Preceptor in line with Livewell SWs Preceptorship Guidance document. To participate in providing instruction, learning opportunities, experience and training to health and social care staff and students, including those from other Livewell services, professional disciplines and colleges as agreed with Team Lead. To plan, organise and lead when delegated, both formal and informal treatments and health education groups for both service users and formal/informal carers. To educate service users and both formal/informal carers regarding the impact of cognitive, perceptual, and physical deficits that affect patient safety and independence in the hospital and home, leisure, and workplace Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources On the rare occasion you may handle patient valuables as part of a home visit or community assessment, that you follow Livewell SWs policy Cash & Cheque Handling Procedures, section 6 Patient Money, section 7 Patient Travel. To assess, prescribe and authorise both general and specialist aids and adaptive equipment in line with the organisations and the Community Equipment Services policy and procedures. On occasions make recommendations for/work with trusted assessor for minor adaptations to increase / enable or compensate for independent function, teaching compensatory techniques as required. To ensure all equipment and relevant clinical stock is accounted for, maintained, used effectively and efficiently with risk assessments and appropriate training completed. To ensure new or replacement equipment is not used by self or staff until it has been commissioned in accordance with Livewell SW policy. Defective equipment is reported and made safe without delay in accordance with Livewell SW procedures. To utilise Livewell SW resources responsibly, following policy and guidance around the security, use-ability, decontamination, and maintenance of assessment equipment utilised in the clinical setting. Pease see attached Job Description for full duties and responsibilities Job description Job responsibilities Responsibility for people who use our services To ensure the service user is aware of the role and philosophy of Respiratory Physiotherapy and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, utilising all means necessary to enable individuals to understand the nature and purpose of proposed actions or intervention, including explaining any possible risks involved. To keep up to date with mental capacity legislation, assessing mental capacity and imparting sufficient information to the service user in order to gain valid informed consent, which must be documented and gained at every intervention. For consent to be valid, HCPC stipulate it must be voluntary and informed, and the person giving consent must have the capacity to make the decision. To act in a service users best interest at all times, factoring in their known views, beliefs, values, and instructions expressed, when undertaking care or an intervention where the service user lacks capacity to give expressed consent. To consider if the lack of capacity may be temporary, and where possible, postponing intervention or decision making until they regain capacity to ensure involvement of the service user in their own care as far as is reasonably practicable and possible. To actively participate in complex MDT functions and support individuals with decision making around the application of the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and adhering to the principles of Best Interest legislation. To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a programme of care and to support junior staff in this work. (Treatment modalities include; manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, exercise classes, chest physiotherapy and other alternative options). To demonstrate a high level of understanding of conditions relevant to the diagnostic area and those patients presenting with multi pathology. To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients where necessary. Responsibility for People Management. To take responsibility for all aspects of service delivery, including providing leadership to junior colleagues, providing cover for staff who are absent and deputising in the team leads absence. Deputising in the absence of the Registered manager/Team Lead can include operational/leadership duties such as supporting triage, waiting list management, attending meetings and delegation of work to junior staff. To take a flexible approach to supporting colleagues in times of caseload pressure, including working with colleagues to maintain clinical cover across the team within the resources available. To co-ordinate the day-to-day activities of junior and admin staff where applicable. To regularly supervise and line manage both workload and caseload of Band 5/non registered staff, undertaking and recording line management meetings and appraisals, supporting the attainment of competencies, knowledge and achieving objectives set out in their personal development plan. To take responsibility and assist the team lead with the recruitment process of junior staff e.g. taking part in interview panels, induction process and engaging with preceptorship programmes. To support junior staff and other Livewell SW health and social care professionals, to develop their knowledge, experience, providing advice, guidance, and signposting where appropriate. To regularly provide learning opportunities to junior staff and colleagues. This includes facilitating and providing instruction, training to support their development, attainment of skills, and ability to reflect on professional and ethical issues. To attend student educator training and regularly supervise Physiotherapy students on practice placement, in line with Livewell SWs Placement Guidance for Non-Medical Undergraduate Learners and Students policy. To support colleagues as a practice supervisor or supporting those completing the Preceptorship programme, including acting as a Preceptor in line with Livewell SWs Preceptorship Guidance document. To participate in providing instruction, learning opportunities, experience and training to health and social care staff and students, including those from other Livewell services, professional disciplines and colleges as agreed with Team Lead. To plan, organise and lead when delegated, both formal and informal treatments and health education groups for both service users and formal/informal carers. To educate service users and both formal/informal carers regarding the impact of cognitive, perceptual, and physical deficits that affect patient safety and independence in the hospital and home, leisure, and workplace Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources On the rare occasion you may handle patient valuables as part of a home visit or community assessment, that you follow Livewell SWs policy Cash & Cheque Handling Procedures, section 6 Patient Money, section 7 Patient Travel. To assess, prescribe and authorise both general and specialist aids and adaptive equipment in line with the organisations and the Community Equipment Services policy and procedures. On occasions make recommendations for/work with trusted assessor for minor adaptations to increase / enable or compensate for independent function, teaching compensatory techniques as required. To ensure all equipment and relevant clinical stock is accounted for, maintained, used effectively and efficiently with risk assessments and appropriate training completed. To ensure new or replacement equipment is not used by self or staff until it has been commissioned in accordance with Livewell SW policy. Defective equipment is reported and made safe without delay in accordance with Livewell SW procedures. To utilise Livewell SW resources responsibly, following policy and guidance around the security, use-ability, decontamination, and maintenance of assessment equipment utilised in the clinical setting. Pease see attached Job Description for full duties and responsibilities Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy HCPC Registration Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field Can demonstrate substantial relevant experience within the NHS, including experience in a range of experience e.g. orthopaedics, elderly care, medical, surgical, neurological and musculo skeletal conditions Can demonstrate substantial relevant experience in the assessment, treatment and management of patients with respiratory symptoms and conditions. Clinical educator qualification and experience The post holder will need to be able to travel and attend to service users based across Plymouth Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act will be taken into account for the successful applicant. Desirable Masters degree Membership of relevant Special Interest Group Full Valid UK Driving Licence. Experience Essential Experience of waiting list management and ability to triage and prioritise referrals and clinical caseload Post-graduate clinical experience working in the profession Experience of working in inpatient, outpatient and community settings Ability to organise and prioritise workload An understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services including experience of quality issues and participation in service development, research and audit Supervisory and appraisal experience Experience of group work Desirable Experience of working with staff from other agencies Experience of audit projects Specific Skills Essential Specialised skills in clinical assessment, intervention and evaluation Service development and quality improvement skills Experience of applying research to practice Specialist skills relevant to area of work e.g. auscultation, manual chest clearance techniques, exercise prescription and demonstration, including leading patient exercise classes (list not exhaustive and can be measured via application and interview) Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with patients, colleagues and other partners Able to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team and as part of a wider multidisciplinary service Good interpersonal skills Good communication skills Ability to use initiative and work independently Negotiation skills Service development and and quality improvement skills Good time management Good organizational skills Evidence of good multidisciplinary working Leadership and management skills Ability to reflect and critically appraise performance Ability to organize and respond efficiently to complex information Ability to work under pressure Experience Essential Experience of waiting list management and ability to triage and prioritise referrals and clinical caseload Post-graduate clinical experience working in the profession Experience of working in inpatient, outpatient and community settings Ability to organise and prioritise workload An understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services including experience of quality issues and participation in service development, research and audit Supervisory and appraisal experience Experience of group work Desirable Experience of working with staff from other agencies Experience of audit project Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy HCPC Registration Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field Can demonstrate substantial relevant experience within the NHS, including experience in a range of experience e.g. orthopaedics, elderly care, medical, surgical, neurological and musculo skeletal conditions Can demonstrate substantial relevant experience in the assessment, treatment and management of patients with respiratory symptoms and conditions. Clinical educator qualification and experience The post holder will need to be able to travel and attend to service users based across Plymouth Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act will be taken into account for the successful applicant. Desirable Masters degree Membership of relevant Special Interest Group Full Valid UK Driving Licence. Experience Essential Experience of waiting list management and ability to triage and prioritise referrals and clinical caseload Post-graduate clinical experience working in the profession Experience of working in inpatient, outpatient and community settings Ability to organise and prioritise workload An understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services including experience of quality issues and participation in service development, research and audit Supervisory and appraisal experience Experience of group work Desirable Experience of working with staff from other agencies Experience of audit projects Specific Skills Essential Specialised skills in clinical assessment, intervention and evaluation Service development and quality improvement skills Experience of applying research to practice Specialist skills relevant to area of work e.g. auscultation, manual chest clearance techniques, exercise prescription and demonstration, including leading patient exercise classes (list not exhaustive and can be measured via application and interview) Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with patients, colleagues and other partners Able to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team and as part of a wider multidisciplinary service Good interpersonal skills Good communication skills Ability to use initiative and work independently Negotiation skills Service development and and quality improvement skills Good time management Good organizational skills Evidence of good multidisciplinary working Leadership and management skills Ability to reflect and critically appraise performance Ability to organize and respond efficiently to complex information Ability to work under pressure Experience Essential Experience of waiting list management and ability to triage and prioritise referrals and clinical caseload Post-graduate clinical experience working in the profession Experience of working in inpatient, outpatient and community settings Ability to organise and prioritise workload An understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services including experience of quality issues and participation in service development, research and audit Supervisory and appraisal experience Experience of group work Desirable Experience of working with staff from other agencies Experience of audit project 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Livewell Southwest Address Cumberland Centre Damerel Close Devonport Devon PL1 4JZ Employer's website https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)