Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. I tconsists of Barts Hospital, The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals, Newham and Whipps Cross Hospitals. Join Our Award-Winning Team as a Specialist Physiotherapist in Pulmonary Rehabilitation (Band 6)
Are you passionate about respiratory care and looking to make a real impact? We are inviting applications for a Specialist Physiotherapist in Pulmonary Rehabilitation (Band 6) to become an integral part of our multi-disciplinary, integrated, and award-winning team, ARCARE (Adult Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation).
Main duties of the job
Based primarily at Mile End Hospital, this full-time role offers the opportunity to work across various locations, including Royal London Hospital, St Barts Hospital, and several community venues in Tower Hamlets.
As a Specialist Physiotherapist, you will:
- Provide expert physiotherapy input and leadership to the Pulmonary Rehabilitation team.
- Work with a diverse population and settings such as gyms and community halls.
- Participate in research, audit and service improvement, we are a trial site for the IMPROVE trial. www.improvetrial.co.uk
- Engage in a comprehensive range of respiratory patient care activities, including inpatient reviews, diagnostic spirometry, follow-up clinics, virtual wards, home oxygen assessments, primary care education, and pulmonary rehabilitation
Why Join Us?
- Innovative Environment: Be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to delivering the highest standards of respiratory care.
- Professional Growth: Benefit from continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to enhance your skills in a supportive environment.
Impactful Work: Play a crucial role in improving the lives of respiratory patients through a holistic and integrated approach
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years post registration experience
- 1 year respiratory experience
- Multidisciplinary working
- Clinical experience within the NHS
- Service evaluation and development
- Able to maintain concentration in a busy clinical environment with constant interruptions often multi-tasking
- Experience in running group rehab classes, ie pulmonary rehabilitatio
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- CRB clearance o Evidence of CPD
- Attendance at recent post o Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy o Involvement in a relevant special clinical interest group (eg ACPRC, BTS, PCRS) o Knowledge of criteria for safe graduate courses/training
- Awareness of current issues in NHS
Skills
Essential
- Advanced respiratory knowledge and assessment skill
- Interpretation of respiratory assessments
- The ability to prioritise effectively
- Flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances
- Competent IT skills
- Physical and mental fitness to fulfil job description
- Able to use a variety of electronic patient record management systems
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years post registration experience
- 1 year respiratory experience
- Multidisciplinary working
- Clinical experience within the NHS
- Service evaluation and development
- Able to maintain concentration in a busy clinical environment with constant interruptions often multi-tasking
- Experience in running group rehab classes, ie pulmonary rehabilitatio
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- CRB clearance o Evidence of CPD
- Attendance at recent post o Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy o Involvement in a relevant special clinical interest group (eg ACPRC, BTS, PCRS) o Knowledge of criteria for safe graduate courses/training
- Awareness of current issues in NHS
Skills
Essential
- Advanced respiratory knowledge and assessment skill
- Interpretation of respiratory assessments
- The ability to prioritise effectively
- Flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances
- Competent IT skills
- Physical and mental fitness to fulfil job description
- Able to use a variety of electronic patient record management systems
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).
