Funding has been secured for a one year pilot to demonstrate the impact of having community respiratory physiotherapy for children in Oxfordshire. You would work alongside children's community physiotherapists and nurses and be supported by the Professional Lead for Physiotherapy and Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner in adult community respiratory. You would work collaboratively with teams at the Oxford University Hospital to facilitate early supported discharge and admission avoidance where possible., You will be responsible for leading this specialist clinical area, and supporting the professional lead with the development of the pilot including scoping the requirements, data collection and analysis.
You will provide advanced respiratory assessment, treatment and escalation plans for patients in homes, schools and clinic settings; providing a comprehensive community based respiratory physiotherapy service for patients with complex health needs, formulated around evidence-based practice and recognised national standards.
This post will include opportunities for service development, research, education and teaching. We are committed to CPD and will work with you to further develop your skills and experience.
Whilst this post is funded for one year, there is the scope that this role will be made permanent., You will:
+ Be a clinical expert in community respiratory paediatric physiotherapy, providing assessment, and individual programmes of care in response to planned and urgent need.
+ Utilise clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence based practice and expertise to determine appropriate care plans using highly specialist treatment skills and a wide range of treatment options.
+ Recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive management plans, guided by clearly defined principles and policies.
+ Refer to other healthcare professionals and agencies as appropriate as part of the overall management of the child to ensure holistic care.
+ Lead the delivery of expert clinical education, training and support to all members of the multidisciplinary team around the child, and their carers (formal and informal). This will include the clinical use of the specialist equipment and treatment plans in relation to respiratory care.
+ Use specialist knowledge to make recommendations on appropriate management strategies for a range of complex respiratory patients which may include oxygen therapy, nebuliser therapy, the use of other respiratory equipment (including long term ventilation and cough assist), medication and physiotherapy programmes.
+ Utilise specialised knowledge to arrange appropriate investigations and to analyse and interpret findings, using results to modify treatment.
+ Provide clinical opinion and assessment which contributes to the development of clinical pathways in collaboration with other multi-disciplinary leads within the Trust and the community.
This role is county wide, and we can be flexible as to where your base will be within the county.
We are committed to staff wellbeing and ensuring a good work life balance through flexible working. We are an incredibly friendly and supportive team, striving to provide the best care for the children in Oxfordshire.
For more information please see the job description and person specification attached.
+ All new starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process, aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale
+ Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
+ Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
+ Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
+ We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
+ We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values - safe, caring and excellent.
+ Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
+ Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
+ Excellent opportunities for career progression
+ Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
+ 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
+ NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
+ Competitive pension scheme
+ Lease car scheme
+ Cycle to work scheme
+ Employee Assistance Programme
+ Mental Health First Aiders
+ Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
+ Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team