Job summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our Respiratory Outpatient & Cardiac Rehabilitation Service at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to join a friendly and successful team. Together we are proud to deliver the highest standards of clinical quality, patient care and staff experience.
Respiratory referrals are received from Consultants, Specialist Nurses, GP's, ANP's and other AHP's. Patients are referred for airway clearance strategies, breathlessness management advice, including working with patients with dysfunctional breathing patterns, and education of patients in managing their long-term conditions.
The Cardiac Rehabilitation Service at Chesterfield Royal Hospital is a Nurse-led Service with Physiotherapy input to the twice weekly Phase III exercise classes.
There is a commitment to participate in the weekend Medical, Surgical and Respiratory rota and the post holder will also be required to participate in the Respiratory On-Call Service.
Interviews will be held in-person only on site at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
Main duties of the job
- Provide individual and class-based interventions both face-to-face and in a virtual setting.
- Undertake assessment of dysfunctional breathing patterns, and implementing breathing re-training strategies
- Educating patients with chronic respiratory diseases on breathlessness management strategies
- Assessing patients who have difficulties with airway clearance. Providing suitable education and treatment strategies to assist the management of symptoms and improve management of the underlying condition
- Identifying the need for and completing referrals to other services such as Exercise on Referral, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, IAPT services
- Completing exercise testing and reporting results to the referrer
- Developing and delivering education programmes to patients and the wider Physiotherapy teams
- Attending Respiratory Multi-Disciplinary Meetings
- To develop and deliver the Cardiac Rehabilitation exercise classes in conjunction with the Lead Physiotherapist and Cardiac Rehabilitation nursing team
- Supervision and education of students and Therapy Support Workers across the wider Medical/Respiratory teams
- There is a commitment to participate in the weekend Medical, Surgical and Respiratory rota and the post holder will also be required to participate in the Respiratory On-Call Service
About us
Your happiness at work is incredibly important to us, and hence, we are committed to supporting your health and wellbeing. Our proud to CARE values and Leading the Chesterfield Way behaviours are firmly embedded across the Trust, whilst our focus on proudly 'being you' supports our hospital to be a great place to work.
The hospital is a friendly District General Hospital on the doorstep of the beautiful Peak District. This post presents a great opportunity to live and work in some of the finest landscape in the country.
Major cities such as Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham and Derby are all within an hour's train journey, and local airports include East Midlands, Manchester and Leeds Bradford, with London within a couple of hours.
There are excellent schools in the local area, only a few minutes from the hospital, as well as nursery childcare on-site.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will have post registration experience of respiratory care, which should include experience of working on an Acute Medical or Surgical ward or in a Critical Care setting. You will be confident in the assessment and treatment of patients with complex needs and in working as part of the multidisciplinary team. You will have excellent communication skills and have the confidence to lead group sessions, both face-to-face and virtually. You will be committed to providing consistent, high standard patient care, with compassion, dignity and respect; putting patients at the centre of all you do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will have post registration experience of respiratory care, which should include experience of working on an Acute Medical or Surgical ward or in a Critical Care setting. You will be confident in the assessment and treatment of patients with complex needs and in working as part of the multidisciplinary team. You will have excellent communication skills and have the confidence to lead group sessions, both face-to-face and virtually. You will be committed to providing consistent, high standard patient care, with compassion, dignity and respect; putting patients at the centre of all you do.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- oQualification in Physiotherapy at degree level.
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- oCompletion of Clinical Educator's course
- Relevant Respiratory Post-Graduate courses
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working within Respiratory care including experience of working on an Acute Medical or Surgical Ward or in a Critical Care setting
- oExperience of managing a caseload with complex needs
Desirable
- oExperience in treating patients with breathing pattern disorders
- oExperience of delivering education and treatment interventions in group and virtual settings
- Experience of managing patients with long-term respiratory conditions
Skills & knowledge
Essential
- oDeveloped specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning in the management of medical, surgical and respiratory conditions
- oDemonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Time management and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Experience of participation in data collection, audit and service development
Personal attributes
Essential
- oInterest in the management of chronic lung conditions
- oDemonstrates reason for interest in this specific role
- oAdaptable to the needs of the service
Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Value
Essential
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- oQualification in Physiotherapy at degree level.
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- oCompletion of Clinical Educator's course
- Relevant Respiratory Post-Graduate courses
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working within Respiratory care including experience of working on an Acute Medical or Surgical Ward or in a Critical Care setting
- oExperience of managing a caseload with complex needs
Desirable
- oExperience in treating patients with breathing pattern disorders
- oExperience of delivering education and treatment interventions in group and virtual settings
- Experience of managing patients with long-term respiratory conditions
Skills & knowledge
Essential
- oDeveloped specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning in the management of medical, surgical and respiratory conditions
- oDemonstrate excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Time management and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- Experience of participation in data collection, audit and service development
Personal attributes
Essential
- oInterest in the management of chronic lung conditions
- oDemonstrates reason for interest in this specific role
- oAdaptable to the needs of the service
Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Value
Essential
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
