Senior Physiotherapist in Respiratory Outpatients

Integrated Care System; Reading; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist in Respiratory Outpatients to manage patients with long-term lung conditions. The role involves assessments, supervising junior staff, and contributing to best practices in pulmonary rehabilitation. Candidates should have a degree in Physiotherapy, be HCPC registered, and possess relevant NHS experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in progressive Respiratory department.
• Supported students and junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess and enrol patients for Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
• Manage the programme and ensure accreditation standards.
• Work closely with the MDT and community teams.

Skills

Assessment

Clinical Reasoning

Teaching Skills

Sound IT Skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registered Physiotherapist

Job description

Senior Physiotherapist in Respiratory Outpatients

Senior Physiotherapist in Respiratory Outpatients

The post is suitable for an experienced physiotherapist with experience in Respiratory and/or Pulmonary Rehabilitation. The post will involve management of people with long term lung conditions and some neuromuscular conditions that impact the respiratory system. The role will also play an integral part in the management and delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

The successful applicant will have NHS experience within a progressive Respiratory department and possess excellent assessment, clinical reasoning, treatment, and teaching skills. You will have sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust's values of Compassion, Aspiration, Resourcefulness and Excellence.

Regular appraisal, supervision and support will be given and there is a requirement to actively participate in CPD and audit. You will work alongside senior colleagues to implement new initiatives to continue to develop the service in line with best practice and clinical guidelines.

Main duties of the job

As one of the first accredited PR services, the standard of care provided is a high quality. The Band 6 role is an important part of assessing and enrolling the patients, managing the programme predominantly at the RBH site, with some travel off site and ensuring the accreditation standards are continually met.

The job will also involve routine clinic appointments both at RBH site and some of the spoke Community sites. Providing support to patient with respiratory conditions and also those with underlying neuromuscular conditions that results in respiratory impairment. Skills of respiratory assessment and treatment will need to be present.

You will work within the wider Respiratory Physiotherapy team with experienced senior staff and be responsible for a clinical caseload as well as for supervising and developing junior staff and students. You will work closely with the MDT and community teams and contribute to the on call and weekend service.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006.

It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.

The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to this advert for detailed responsibilities.

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
• NHS Experience across all core clinical areas
• NHS experience within a progressive Respiratory department and possess excellent assessment, clinical reasoning, treatment and teaching skills
• Experience of supporting students and junior members of staff

Skills

• Up to date with professional practice and new research
• Sound IT skills

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.