Respiratory Physiotherapist Job Description (PDF, 72.7KB)

Katalysysts Consulting; Swindon; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Respiratory Physiotherapist to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive environment, focusing on critical care and rehabilitation. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload, supervising junior staff, and promoting respiratory physiotherapy practices. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in respiratory care and a passion for patient wellbeing. Join a forward-thinking organization that values teamwork, ambition, and respect in delivering exceptional healthcare services to the community.

Benefits

Flexible Working Arrangements

Professional Development Opportunities

Support for Work-Life Balance

Access to NHS Benefits

Qualifications

• State Registered HCPC required.
• Experience in ITU/HDU and respiratory care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Promote respiratory physiotherapy within the Trust.
• Provide clinical supervision to students and junior staff.
• Chair team meetings and oversee caseload management.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Clinical Reasoning

Teamwork

Motivation

Proactive Interest in Respiratory Specialism

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

Our services

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has around 1.2 million patient contacts a year.

We provide healthcare to the people of Swindon and the surrounding areas, offering the latest treatments and care in hospital, in the local community and in people's own homes.

We provide a range of specialist services from the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, located just off junction 15 of the M4.

Our large and modern hospital has around 480 beds, numerous outpatient clinics, CT and MRI scanners, maternity services, an Intensive Care Unit, an Urgent Care Centre and a 24/7 Emergency Department.

We also support people to stay well and out of hospital, to manage long term conditions and provide care in local community facilities and in people's own homes across Swindon.

Our people

We have a team of 4,500 highly skilled, dedicated and compassionate staff working in the Great Western Hospital and within community healthcare facilities and people's homes across Swindon.

To find out more about joining the team please see Working for us .

Our management

As a foundation trust we are a membership organisation accountable to local people, patients, staff, members and governors.

We have 12,000 members living in our local communities who can have a say in how we provide our services.

Members' views are represented by a Council of Governors who can challenge the Trust Board on their decisions.

To find out more about the Trust Board please see Management structure .

We are always seeking to recruit new members - to find out more please see Members and Governors .

How we are regulated

We have more freedom to explore different ways of developing our services, but we are still closely inspected to make sure we meet rigorous NHS standards.

The independent regulators, NHS Improvement and the Care Quality Commission, regulate all foundation trusts to ensure that they meet the required national standards of quality, care and financial sustainability.

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Key details

Location

SiteGreat Western HospitalAddressMarlborough RoadTownSwindonPostcodeSN3 6BBMajor / Minor RegionWiltshire

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week (Hours to be worked across 7 days)

Salary

Salary£37,338 - £44,962 per annumSalary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Main areaPhysiotherapy

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.

Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.

We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.

If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Job overview

You will also be responsible for the training of band 5 staff to work oncall. You will build on existing physiotherapy skills and consolidate specialist skills in respiratory physiotherapy required to manage these patient groups.

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• To hold responsibility for own caseload and oversee team caseload, working without direct supervision. Supervision will take the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions and one to one sessions with supervisor. Access to advice and support from senior respiratory physiotherapists is available when required, but clinical work is not routinely evaluated.

• To chair team meetings, planning staffing and workloads.
• To liaise with other senior inpatient staff to ensure adequate staffing across teams and offer cover if required/able
• To represent respiratory physiotherapy at appropriate multidisciplinary meetings, case conferences, clinics and working groups as required

Working for our organisation

Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To promote respiratory physiotherapy within the Trust particularly promoting our role within critical care with regards to chest treatment and early rehabilitation
• To provide advice and guidance to the ICU MDT regarding tracheostomy weaning, appropriateness for extubation and rehabilitation
• To actively engage with the South West Critical Care Network and attend meetings and training as required
• To provide clinical supervision to nursing/therapy students in partnership with the university, and to supervise junior staff members and assistants.
• To carry out training for new members of staff who will be working on the on call rota and delivering yearly training update to all on call staff.

Please see the attached job description for full information

Thank you for expressing interest in this role. For further employer guidance, please review the attached supplementary applicant information.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Not all roles in the Trust are eligible for sponsorship.

Eligibility for this role requires:

• Current right to work in the UK, subject to verification.
• Qualification of the eligibility sponsorship criteria

From 4 April 2024, UK immigration policy changes has increased minimum salary levels for skilled workers. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

Current employees should be aware that this position is advertised as a Great Western Hospitals position and appointment ends any TUPE protection.

Candidates are responsible for covering the cost of their own DBS check if required: £21.50 for a Standard DBS check, recoverable from the first pay, or £49.50 for an Enhanced DBS check, divided and recoverable over the initial two pay periods. Payment for DBS checks for bank posts must be settled prior to commencement. Apprentices are exempt from DBS payment.

We are committed to supporting our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance through flexible work arrangements. Upon joining the Trust, you have the right to request flexible working, with an unlimited number of requests allowed.

Upon acceptance of a job offer, your information will be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records System. All communication regarding your application will be conducted via email; please ensure to check your junk/spam folders as emails may occasionally be filtered there.

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• State Registered HCPC
• Educated to Degree level in Physiotherapy or equivalent training and experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in ITU/HDU, surgical / medical inpatients, respiratory, front door and rehab
• Experience of working as part of a MDT and of discharge planning
• Experience of working on a respiratory on-call / weekend rota
• Experience of supervising/managing students on placement
• Supervision and training of other staff

Desirable criteria

• Experience in orthopaedics, community and rapid response/admission avoidance
• Experience of using outcome measures
• Involvement in audits
• Participation in service development and implementation of change

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good verbal communication to enable effective MDT working and communicating with relatives, patients etc
• Highly motivated and committed to personal and service development
• Proactive interest in respiratory specialism
• Sound clinical reasoning skills to allow for appropriate treatment selection and discharge planning
• Able to treat complex cases and assist juniors in their treatment

Documents

• Respiratory Physiotherapist Job Description (, 72.7)PDFKB
• Recruitment Jobs Pack (, 1.1)PDFMB

Further details / informal visits contact

NameSara SladeJob titleRespiratory Team LeadEmail address [email protected]Telephone number01793605126