Bank Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist

Bupa; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate

Canteen/coffee shop

NEST pension

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a Bank Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist to work weekend shifts at Cromwell Hospital, Kensington. The role covers adult inpatients with cardiothoracic and cancer care needs, with potential weekday on-call during busy periods.

You will assess and treat patients referred from ITU and cardiothoracic wards, contributing to respiratory and cardiac care and supporting orthopaedic inpatients within your scope. CPD encouraged, with flexible hours and a competitive hourly rate.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC registration and CSP membership.
• Proven broad experience in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy including acute respiratory, critical care, general surgery and general medical caseloads.
• Knowledge of specialist devices appropriate to respiratory care.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the physiotherapy management of the patient load assigned to you and to practise as an accountable professional.
• Practise as an autonomous and accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in undertaking specialist assessment in order to provide an individualised treatment programme for each patient.
• The caseload will consist of patients with varied respiratory and cardiac presentations including those undergoing cardiothoracic or major general surgery, acute and chronic respiratory or cardiac conditions as per consultant referral.
• Monitor and provide appropriate physiotherapy services to the adult Intensive Care Unit.
• Manage clinical risk within your caseload at all times and ensure potential clinical risk is effectively communicated and managed.
• Liaise with nursing staff and assess or deal appropriately with any new admissions not included on your handover list.
• Provide other weekend colleagues with assistance as your caseload and clinical competence allow

Skills

Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy

Acute care

Critical care

Cardiac rehab

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

CSP membership

Job description

Bank Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist

Band 6 or Band 7 equivalent with proven Cardiothoracic experience including managing complex cardiac and head and neck cancer patients

Part-time - primarily to cover our weekend service, but you will also have an opportunity to cover weekday shifts and on-call during staff absences and busy times.

Location – Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU

Rate: Competitive rates offered

We make health happen:

As a Bank Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist, you will provide a client-centred and evidence-based service to adult inpatients to continue their therapy care on weekdays. Your patients will be referred mainly from ITU, cardiac and surgical wards, however sometimes from the rehab and oncology wards. You will provide assessment and treatment to a caseload of patients with varied and often complex needs such as those living with head and neck cancer. You will have an opportunity to also support the management of orthopaedic inpatients within your scope.

• Be responsible for the physiotherapy management of the patient load assigned to you and to practise as an accountable professional.
• Practise as an autonomous and accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in undertaking specialist assessment in order to provide an individualised treatment programme for each patient.
• The caseload will consist of patients with varied respiratory and cardiac presentations including those undergoing cardiothoracic or major general surgery, acute and chronic respiratory or cardiac conditions as per consultant referral.
• Monitor and provide appropriate physiotherapy services to the adult Intensive Care Unit.
• Manage clinical risk within your caseload at all times and ensure potential clinical risk is effectively communicated and managed.
• Liaise with nursing staff and assess or deal appropriately with any new admissions not included on your handover list.
• Provide other weekend colleagues with assistance as your caseload and clinical competence allow

What you’ll bring:

• Degree in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC registration and preferably CSP membership.
• Proven broad experience in the field of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy including acute respiratory, critical care, general surgery and general medical caseloads.
• Knowledge of specialist devices appropriate to respiratory care.

Benefits:

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. Alongside flexible hours to suit your own circumstances you’ll also be able to take advantage of other great benefits:

• An hourly rate that incorporates payment of annual leave.
• Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop lead by expert caterers.
• Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.