Job summary
We have an exciting new opportunity for up to 1.5 Band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists to join our Inpatient Respiratory Therapy Service. The role(s) will be expected to take the lead for managing the respiratory therapy service provision to the newly formed Respiratory High Care Unit (RHCU) at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, as well as providing specialist clinical support to the wider Respiratory Therapy Service across Gloucestershire and Cheltenham General hospitals as required.
We are looking for candidates with proven highly specialist skills in this area, who will be responsible for the delivery of expert respiratory therapy, alongside joint operational management of the therapy team covering the RHCU and wider Respiratory Therapy service.
We are seeking therapists who have a high level of clinical expertise in the medical and therapeutic management of the medical respiratory cohort, including implementation and management of non-invasive-ventilation. Candidates will have excellent communication skills and embrace the challenges of establishing highly specialist therapeutic support to a new clinical area as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.
You will form an integral part of the wider senior leadership team and can expect on-going support to further your professional development, through our leadership forum.
Main duties of the job
- To deliver therapeutic intervention, acting as a highly specialist clinician within the Respiratory Therapy Team, by using the principles of Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way supported by the Therapy Competency Framework.
- To operationally manage Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff working within the RHCU, including supervision, annual appraisal, training and general support.
- As a senior clinical decision maker, support the managerial and operational leadership for the wider therapy team in the Respiratory Therapy Service . To ensure an effective and evidence based service through assessing, planning and implementing treatment programmes.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust operates hospitals on our two main sites in Cheltenham and Gloucester, and we're one of the largest NHS trusts in the country.
Our workforce of almost 8,000 staff provide high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas
It is expected that all employees uphold the values of the organisation as our values underpin everything we do and describe the way we expect our staff to behave towards our patients, families and carers and between each other.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To use highly specialist clinical reasoning skills and knowledge to assess, diagnose, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan working as an autonomous practitioner. Contribute to the medical diagnosis and management of the respiratory patient cohort, who may have diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies.
- To communicate effectively with patients and carers potentially complex, sensitive or distressing information; in order to provide patient centred care, to encourage self-management, maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of the condition. Patients may have communication, perceptual or cognitive/understanding difficulties
- To exercise a high degree of professional autonomy, creating and developing protocols/guidelines for the management of patients. To make recommendations regarding national guidelines, initiatives and research. Lead best practice by the use of validated assessment tools and review of intervention outcomes in order to ensure a high quality evidence based service is provided.
- To be responsible for the operational management of the RHCU therapy team and wider respiratory therapy service as required by monitoring, coordinating own and other caseloads, including reallocation of work during absence and appropriately delegation to junior therapists and support workers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To use highly specialist clinical reasoning skills and knowledge to assess, diagnose, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan working as an autonomous practitioner. Contribute to the medical diagnosis and management of the respiratory patient cohort, who may have diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies.
- To communicate effectively with patients and carers potentially complex, sensitive or distressing information; in order to provide patient centred care, to encourage self-management, maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of the condition. Patients may have communication, perceptual or cognitive/understanding difficulties
- To exercise a high degree of professional autonomy, creating and developing protocols/guidelines for the management of patients. To make recommendations regarding national guidelines, initiatives and research. Lead best practice by the use of validated assessment tools and review of intervention outcomes in order to ensure a high quality evidence based service is provided.
- To be responsible for the operational management of the RHCU therapy team and wider respiratory therapy service as required by monitoring, coordinating own and other caseloads, including reallocation of work during absence and appropriately delegation to junior therapists and support workers.
Person Specification
Shortlisting Criteria
Essential
- Degree/ diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council
- Experience of working in the NHS in the UK
- Experience of supervising, appraising, and providing education/training to others
- Relevant specialist experience in respiratory specialty and proven leadership experience.
- Expert clinical reasoning skills with the speciality to provide highly specialised and expert clinical advice to colleagues and other healthcare professionals.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team, resolving problems as they arise.
Desirable
Person Specification
Shortlisting Criteria
Essential
- Degree/ diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council
- Experience of working in the NHS in the UK
- Experience of supervising, appraising, and providing education/training to others
- Relevant specialist experience in respiratory specialty and proven leadership experience.
- Expert clinical reasoning skills with the speciality to provide highly specialised and expert clinical advice to colleagues and other healthcare professionals.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team, resolving problems as they arise.
Desirable
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
