Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic highly motivated Band 6 to join us as a static member of the Respiratory Team at Wexham Park.
This role will focus on providing a highly skilled service to a range of respiratory patients across the Respiratory ward and 16 bed MADU unit. As a static Respiratory Physio this post will support with designing and implementing new pathways such as NIV, Optiflow weaning, and Colomycin/ hypertonic saline neb trials. This role will also support training for the wider Physio team and wider MDT on topics such as tracheostomies, respiratory adjuncts and spirometry. The successful applicant will also support and lead on audits and service improvements on a wide range of Respiratory topics, such as the Bronchiectasis pathway, developinglinks cross site and with the community respiratory service.
Training and support will be provided in order for the successful applicant to feel confident in all areas of the role, including attending local IST and cross site respiratory IST. The Therapies team actively supports training for all staff with study leave, access to funds for CPD training and Practice Development posts who showcase and share training opportunities for the department.
In the Therapies Directorate we have a strong EDI culture and welcome applicants who will continue to contribute to the power of diversity we want in our teams to help us deliver our best services.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a high standard physiotherapy service in assessing and treating patients who may have a complex presentation
- To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists/technicians/assistants and students and be involved in teaching MDT staff
- To participate in CPD and other departmental activities
- To participate in the weekend and on call service
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Details
Date posted
26 June 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,162 to £44,629 a year Per annum including HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
151-RO50
Job locations
Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Street
Wexham
SL2 4HL
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Street
Wexham
SL2 4HL
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Principal Physiotherapist for Medicine and Neuro
Chelsea Calvert
07747012067
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