Senior Physiotherapist - Cardiac and Respiratory
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our medical team, specialising in in-patient cardiac physiotherapy.
You should have:
1. Excellent communication and team working skills
2. Completed core junior rotations including ITU, medicine / elderly care, neurology and orthopaedics
3. HCPC and CSP registration
We actively encourage continuing professional development through clinical supervision and a comprehensive in-service training programme. You will be well supported by an experienced team of physiotherapists including consultant respiratory physiotherapists and a cardiac rehabilitation team. You will have the opportunity to develop your senior skills with supervision of juniors and students and involvement in audit and service development.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join our pre-existing medical physiotherapy team who currently look after a wide caseload of in-patients including NIV, medical rehabilitation and cardiac patients. The post holder will be responsible for the specialist management of our CCU and cardiac ward, as well as assisting with the daily caseload management across the medicine team.
The physiotherapy department is committed to providing excellent patient care across seven days. You will also contribute to the emergency respiratory on-call rota.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assess and treat patients in relevant rotational area. To support the team in the organisation and provision of an efficient, high quality and co-ordinated physiotherapy service for patients in each area. To undertake a defined clinical caseload. To ensure that patient and service standards and priorities are met. To provide clinical supervision to assigned junior physiotherapists, technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants and students.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* HCPC registration
* BSc Physiotherapy
Desirable
* Member of CSP
* Member of Specific interest group
* Post graduate qualifications in Respiratory Physiotherapy
Knowledge
Essential
* Previous Acute NHS experience at Band 5 level
* Achieved core skills in all core Junior rotations, including respiratory
* Evidence to support knowledge base in respiratory
* Previous acute NHS experience
Desirable
* Previous Senior Experience in Respiratory
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Surrey Hospital
Guildford
GU2 7XX
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