CYPS Community Respiratory Physiotherapist

Medirest Signature; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cheltenham is seeking a specialist physiotherapist to provide community-based physiotherapy for children with complex respiratory needs. The post holder will work closely with various multidisciplinary teams, develop services, and support families. Strong expertise in physiotherapy and experience with paediatric patients are essential. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact children's health and wellbeing in the community.

Qualifications

• Highly specialist physiotherapy experience.
• Knowledge of manual techniques and airway clearance techniques.
• Experience working with paediatric patients with complex respiratory needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance physiotherapy programmes for children.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop services.
• Provide education and support for parents and community staff.

Job description

The purpose of this post is to provide highly specialist physiotherapy outside of the hospital setting, for children presenting with complex respiratory needs.

This role will include ongoing maintenance physiotherapy programmes, manual techniques, suction and other airway clearance techniques, including suction. The post holder will have the opportunity to work closely with the paediatric respiratory physiotherapists in the hospital setting, as well as working with neuromuscular physiotherapists and the wider respiratory multidisciplinary team. The post holder will collaboratively develop the service and provide a source of expertise locally, providing education and support for parents/carers and community staff caring for these children. The post holder will provide leadership within the Children & Young People's Physiotherapy Service providing, co-ordinating, developing, auditing and evaluating the service ensuring it is evidence based and in line with Clinical Governance requirements. This post is community based and the post holder will carry his/her own caseload and at times will be expected to work independently in locations away from base.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.