Highly Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist - Cystic Fibrosis

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS organization in Greater London seeks a Highly Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist for its Cystic Fibrosis service. The role involves leading a dynamic team while providing essential physiotherapy in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Candidates must have a BSc in Physiotherapy and experience in the relevant specialty, along with excellent communication skills. This opportunity is ideal for those eager to develop their clinical and leadership potential in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience within Cystic Fibrosis and non-CF Bronchiectasis.
• Specialist cardiorespiratory experience at band 6/7 level.
• Ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide Physiotherapy to both Inpatients and Outpatient clinics.
• Support and manage Physiotherapists and an exercise physiologist.
• Lead the team in planning and delivering the CF and Bronchiectasis service.

Skills

Organizational skills

Leadership skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Ability to assess complex patients

Education

BSc Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Member of the CSP ACPCF

Non Medical Prescribing

Job description

Highly Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist - Cystic Fibrosis

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at one of the UK's largest NHS Trusts. We are looking for a Band 7 who is ready for new challenges or an experienced Band 6 who is seeking promotional opportunities to join our team.

The successful candidate will be a dedicated, innovative, passionate, skilled and motivated clinician with experience of working within a Cystic Fibrosis and Non-CF Bronchiectasis patient population. They will have excellent verbal & written communication skills, with empathy and compassion at the heart of the care that they provide within the framework of our multi-disciplinary team. The role will be split between inpatient & outpatient working whilst supporting a team of physiotherapists with the other band 7s.

St Bartholomew's Therapies department strives to contribute to the hospitals mission to be a centre of excellence in cardiac, respiratory & cancer care. As a department we are passionate about innovation in service delivery & promoting a healthy workplace culture where staff feel valued & want to come and work. This role provides a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to further develop their clinical & leadership potential and make a difference to the patients we serve and so if you are interested.

Main duties of the job

We are excited to be advertising for the role of Highly Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist at St Bartholomew's hospital. Clinically the post holder will support and manage Physiotherapists and an exercise physiologist within the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) service and work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Their clinical work will support their team to deliver diagnostic and clinical care to CF and Bronchiectasis patients, providing expert advice on complex clinical issues.

We are looking for an experienced and innovative clinician to undertake a highly specialist team leader role alongside the clinical lead in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the inpatient and outpatient CF and Bronchiectasis Physiotherapy service on a day-to-day basis.

You will provide Physiotherapy to both Inpatients and Outpatient clinics and support the home review program for patients with CF on home intravenous antibiotic therapy or requiring outreach care

You will take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the specialty as an autonomous practitioner. You will work alongside two other band 7 physiotherapists and be responsible for the supervision of junior team members and co-ordination of the daily allocation of workloads within the CF physiotherapy team.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

At Barts our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of care and being an outstanding place to work. For this reason, we recognise the importance of personal and professional development and that it is crucial to the success of our service. We therefore offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete Quality Improvement and Audit projects and we provide a supportive and engaging environment to develop and grow our therapists. As a band 7 you will also have the opportunity to develop your own supervisory and leadership skills through supporting and supervising junior therapists, therapy support workers and students.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Member of the CSP ACPCF
• The Brompton CF Course
• Non Medical Prescribing or a desire to work towards this

Experience

• Specialist cardiorespiratory experience at band 6/7 level
• Experience within Cystic Fibrosis and non-CF Bronchiectasis
• NIV experience acute and Domiciliary
• Excellent organisational and leadership skills
• Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
• Ability to assess and treat complex patients with chronic respiratory disease and escalate to critical if needed.
• Ability to work independently
• Able to organise, prioritise own Workload
• Experience in delegating appropriately to others
• In-depth understanding of clinical governance Supervision of students
• Experienced in delivering clinical education to range of staff groups of varying knowledge
• Able to work actively within a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to perform inhaled medication drug trials
• Health coaching or motivational interviewing skills

Knowledge

• Understanding of cardiorespiratory physiology and pathophysiology specific to CF and Bronchiectasis patients
• complex patients in the respiratory/critical care field
• Core Skills in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy
• Experience of leading a quality improvement/clinical effectiveness work-based project/ Audit
• Experience in research

Skills

• Ability to demonstrate good leadership skills
• Ability to assess the work of the team, provide clear constructive feedback to the team in order to maintain and improve performance
• Ability to support staff during supervision and appraisals
• Basic teaching, counselling and supervision skills
• Experience of writing and presenting abstracts at conferences

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.