Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist

Job summary

This post will join our new virtual ward team of nurses, therapists and consultants and deliver the Newham University Hospital's Virtual respiratory ward, expediting discharge of patients with chronic respiratory disease.

The role will deliver person centred care, comprehensive respiratory assessment of adults with chronic respiratory disease, both within the hospital and within Newham community.

This post will be of interest to Respiratory Physiotherapists who are working at Band 6 or 7 level with acute or chronic respiratory patients, who wish to progress and apply their expertise in an expanding and developing service. You will be supported in your development within an expert team.

The team includes doctors, specialist nurses and therapists who care for patients with chronic respiratory disease from attendance to hospital through to care at home via early supported discharge or admission avoidance processes.

Main duties of the job

To draw on advanced clinical physiotherapy knowledge and practical skills to define physiotherapy within the area of chronic respiratory disease.

Triage referrals to ensure that correct patients are recruited to the service and feed back to referrers if inappropriate

Provide a day to day oversight of the expected patient flow in the Community Virtual Ward in relation to timelines and service expectations.

Perform home visit at appropriate times after a patient's discharge from the acute setting. To work closely with other respiratory teams as required.

To work closely with the respiratory wards and medical areas of Newham Hospital and the Respiratory MDT within these acute sites - to identify potential patients that require follow up with the Community Virtual Ward/ Supported Discharge service/

To identify and create individualised self-management plans with patients, to improve patient's ability to manage their own condition and also communicate this plan to their GP's and any other services as appropriate

Undertake autonomous patient assessments and plan appropriate clinical interventions in the community setting.

Assess and seek to reduce risks in a wide range of contexts, clinical and non-clinical

Carry out screening and specialist assessments of respiratory patients within the hospital and the community.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Newham University Hospital

Glen Road

London

E13 8SL

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Newham University Hospital

Glen Road

London

E13 8SL

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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