Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist — Sleep & Ventilation

NHS Jobs; Oxford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced clinician to provide specialist cardio-respiratory assessment and management in Sleep and Ventilation, including non‑invasive and invasive ventilation, airway clearance and CPAP, and to develop comprehensive treatment plans.

You will be responsible for own patient care plans, mentor junior staff, participate in training, and help ensure high-quality, evidence-based care in a busy department.

Responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own professional activities.
• To undertake the specialist assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with highly complex presentations.
• To use clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence based practice and advanced expertise to determine appropriate interventions.
• To interpret and analyse clinical and non‑clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions.
• To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing and implementing comprehensive treatment plans.
• To be responsible for own patient care plans and to be consulted frequently for specialist advice and guidance by junior team members and other health care professionals.
• To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments effectively.
• To be highly competent in assessing a wide range of cardio‑respiratory conditions based on specialist theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, often in situations where conflicting evidence is present.
• To be highly skilled in a diversity of assessment and treatment skills within the specialty of Sleep and Ventilation including non‑invasive and invasive ventilation, advanced cough management, airway clearance strategies and continuous positive airways pressure.

Job description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced clinician to provide specialist cardio-respiratory assessment and management in Sleep and Ventilation, including non‑invasive and invasive ventilation, airway clearance and CPAP, and to develop comprehensive treatment plans.

You will be responsible for own patient care plans, mentor junior staff, participate in training, and help ensure high-quality, evidence-based care in a busy department.