Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist

Imperial College Healthcare NHS; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Camden Town is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join their respiratory physiotherapy team. In this role, you will conduct patient assessments and manage a diverse caseload while collaborating with a friendly team. This position offers opportunities for career development and rotations in various specialties, including critical care and community-based physiotherapy. If you are passionate about patient-centred care and have clinical experience, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic physiotherapist with clinical experience in cardio-respiratory physiotherapy.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Strong interest in patient-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for management of patients in your care.
• Conduct assessments and re-assessments of patients.
• Plan and prioritize your own caseload independently.
• Assist in the induction and supervision of junior staff.
• Ensure compliance with mandatory training.

Skills

Good communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Passion for patient-centred care

Education

Qualified physiotherapist

Job description

Responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care.
• To undertake a comprehensive assessment and re-assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentation.
• To plan and prioritise own caseload independently on a day-to-day basis to ensure patients are appropriately seen, in conjunction with the priorities of the team and to give assistance to other team members as required.
• To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your own work and current practice through the use of projects, audit or outcome measures, whether individually or with the support of senior staff.
• To assist in the induction, daily supervision and delegation of tasks to band 5 physiotherapists, therapy support workers, students and administrative staff, as required.
• To maintain compliance with Mandatory training E.g. Manual Handling Training, Safeguarding Adults and Children and any other regular updates required by the Trust.
• To undertake any other duties considered appropriate by team leader or therapy senior leadership team.

About Our Organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

About the Position

An opportunity has arisen to join the respiratory physiotherapy team on a substantive contract, our friendly department is full of opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic physiotherapist who wishes to develop a range of clinical expertise within the field of cardio-respiratory physiotherapy. We offer a variety of adult rotations across the three specialist sites. Rotations include: critical care‑including general ITU, trauma, neuro‑surgery and cardiac, respiratory medicine including acute respiratory units and general surgery. We also now offer a paediatric rotation at the St. Mary’s site with the opportunity to work on both the acute wards and PICU, as well 2 rotations into the community respiratory physiotherapy team.

Candidate Requirements

We are looking for an enthusiastic physiotherapist, with a keen interest in the field of cardio-respiratory physiotherapy, a wide range of clinical experience, good communication skills, interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering excellent patient‑centred care.

About Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

With five world‑renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career. We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities. With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education. We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.