Mental Health Physiotherapist - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Description

This job is advertised as an trainning post - the successful candidate will progress to Band 6 on completion of competencies.

This is an exciting opportunity for a physiotherapist who may be newly qualified or wanting to specialise in respiratory care.

Come and work for the Knowsley Community Respiratory Service We are a large innovative integrated respiratory service providing respiratory care closer to the patients home.

The service provides diagnostic and optimisation clinics, admission avoidance, virtual wards, pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen services, smoking cessation and psychology.

Assessment for suitable patients and running of pulmonary rehabilitation services - including classes, 1:1 support, home exercise programmes, community walks and digital support.

Ambulatory oxygen assessment and prescription

Please be aware this is a community post - access to effective method of transport across the borough to transport equipment is essential.

As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.

We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.

8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.

Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services.

This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.

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CLINICALTo be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of the patients in your careTo undertake an assessment of patients, using clinical reasoning skills and manual techniques to provide a physiotherapy diagnosis of their conditionTo formulate and deliver individual and group physiotherapy treatment programmes based upon knowledge of the evidence of the treatment options available.

To be responsible for planning and prioritising own case load.
To take delegated responsibility from senior colleagues for managing and treating patients. To represent physiotherapy at MDT meetings and discussion patient care.

To manage clinical risk within own patient case loadTo work within Trust and CSP clinical guidelines and have a working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality of practiceFollowing completion of respiratory care competencies, to work on the rapid response and on-call service including provision of PGDsTo be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Trust and CSP standards.

BSc in physiotherapy
previous band 5 experience
Community expereince

Ability to participate in weekend and on-call rota

Flexible and reliable
Valid Driving licence
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital