Rotational Respiratory Physiotherapist - Guildford, United Kingdom - Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

    Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
    Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Job summary

    An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our Band 6 rotation scheme. The successful candidate will complete rotations including the following areas:

  • Acute respiratory medicine including the physiotherapy-led non-invasive ventilation service
  • Critical care and surgery including head and neck (maxilla-facial and ENT), abdominal (including oesophagogastric, pancreaticohepatic and colorectal surgery), breast and gynae-oncology surgery
  • Cardiac rehabilitation, Pulmonary rehabilitation and respiratory out-patients
  • Medical rehabilitation including facilitating early supported discharge within A&E and MAU

    • You should have:

  • Excellent communication and team working skills
  • Completed core junior rotations including ITU, Medicine / Elderly care, neurology and orthopaedics.
  • HCPC and CSP registration

    • Main duties of the job

    We actively encourage continuing professional development through clinical supervision and a comprehensive in-service training programme. You will be well supported by an experienced team of lead respiratory physiotherapists including a clinical specialist physiotherapist and a consultant respiratory physiotherapist. You will have the opportunity to develop your senior skills with supervision of juniors and students and involvement in audit and service development.

    The physiotherapy department is committed to providing excellent patient care across seven days. You will also contribute to the emergency respiratory on-call rota.

    About us

    Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

    We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

    We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.

    Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

    Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within clinical specialty area, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients and patient homes.

    To assess and treat patients in relevant rotational area. To support the team in the organisation and provision of an efficient, high quality and co-ordinated physiotherapy service for patients in each area. To undertake a defined clinical caseload. To ensure that patient and service standards and priorities are met. To provide clinical supervision to assigned junior physiotherapists, technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants and students

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • HCPC registration
  • BSc Physiotherapy

    • Desirable

  • Member of CSP
  • Member of Specific interest group
  • Post graduate qualifications in Respiratory Physiotherapy

    • Knowledge & Experience

    Essential

  • Previous Acute NHS experience at Band 5 level
  • Achieved core skills in all core Junior rotations, including respiratory
  • Evidence to support knowledge base in respiratory
  • Previous acute NHS experience

    • Desirable

  • Previous Senior Experience in Respiratory