Respiratory Physiotherapist Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Managerial:

To ensure that staff adhere to Health and Safety guidelines and maintain safe environments and working practices as appropriate.

Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients, and carers/relatives.

Undertake clinical supervision of physiotherapy colleagues on an individual or group basis.

Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.

Undertake clinical responsibility for a group of patients on a shift basis.

Monitor health, safety and security of self and others and promote best practice.

Work as an autonomous practitioner using evidence-based practice.

To facilitate pulmonary rehabilitation classes under supervision working towards independent after completion of competencies.

To assess patients suitability for pulmonary rehabilitation.

Leadership:

To provide professional supervision for Health Care Assistant, and students in the Community.

Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing and physiotherapy needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs.

Manage a caseload of patients within the community setting, prioritising care as appropriate.

Participate in the development of services and assist the Team Co-ordinator to implement change. Clinical

Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing and physiotherapy needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs.

Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment and/or diagnosis and prescribe treatment independently.

Deliver Specialist Physiotherapy treatment to patients referred into the LONG COVID Tier 3 service.

Work collaboratively with other professions and agencies to ensure patient needs are met especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.

To perform a chest examination and conduct assessments for suitability for pulmonary rehabilitation.

Non-Clinical:

To maintain current written and/or electronic records of all interventions in accordance with professional and Trust standards.

To work and promote personal safety in a wide range of community settings as a lone practitioner in accordance with Trust lone worker policy.

To adhere to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy codes of ethics and professional conduct.

To ensure all medical records are handled and stored in accordance with trust policy.

To maintain accurate recording of referral and caseload activity.

Responsibility to ensure equipment is checked and maintained in accordance with Trust policy and manufactures guidelines.

Training & Education:

Identify learning needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of education to meet identified need.

Participate in the education of pre and post registered nurses and curriculum development where appropriate.

Address specific health targets e.g., NICE Guidelines 2010 and National strategy COPD 2010 related to own area of practice through education.

Maintain accreditation for student training.

Develop own expert clinical knowledge.

Ensure own compliance with regard to mandatory training and PDR requirements.

Clinical Governance/Research and Audit.

Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others participate in the development of same.

Continually monitor standards of care and participate in the improvement of care throughout benchmarking, audit, and research.

Promote patient and public involvement activities in the specialist area, leading to service improvement.

Ensure all risks are highlighted and reported in line with trust policy.

Promote peoples equality, diversity, and rights.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professions Council
• Degree in physiotherapy
• Teaching / mentorship qualification or equivalent work based experience
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• NHS experience

Knowledge/ Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate experience of Physiotherapy assessment including complex rehabilitation and decision making
• Level of knowledge/specialist in respiratory conditions / primary care
• Awareness of current national and local agenda in health and social care.
• Understanding of partnership working
• Understanding of the principles of care management
• Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy
• Evidence of being able to communicate complex information and advice on healthcare to patients/clients, carers, and colleagues

Values

Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

Skills

Essential

• Risk assessment skills.
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Self-management and motivation skills
• IT literate
• Able to transport self around the Mersey Care community
• Ability to work as part of a team and to facilitate team working
• Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy
• Ability to prioritise workload

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).