Job summary
Secondment opportunity will be considered
Join an exceptional, award winning Adult Integrated Respiratory (AIR) Team in East Berkshire. Finalist in Nursing Times Award 2018, Innovative Team Award (Frimley Park Foundation Trust) and headed up by a Consultant Nurse (awarded Respiratory Nurse Leader by ARNS, 2018). The specialist respiratory service is delivered at home, community and in hospital settings for patients with various long-term respiratory conditions. The emphasis of our work is to provide intelligent compassionate care to patients and their family through specialist clinics, pulmonary rehabilitation, admission avoidance, supported discharge from hospital, oxygen service, psychological therapies, and palliative care. We work closely with Secondary, Primary and voluntary care providers.
The chosen candidate will have a passion for respiratory physiotherapy and supporting those with chronic lung disease to gain the best possible health related quality of life.
The role is extremely varied, based in King Edward VII, Windsor but covering East Berkshire through satellite clinics, home visits and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in local community centres- hence a car and a driving licence is essential.
Main duties of the job
- Whether you are applying for the band 5 training post (with the aim to up band within 12-18 months if competencies met) or the band 6 post you will have a full training and competency programme provided.
- As an AIR Physiotherapist no one day will be the same. You can be running an ambulatory oxygen clinic in the morning and an outpatient clinic in the afternoon, the next day leading a Pulmonary rehabilitation class followed by providing training to carers regarding chest clearance in a patients home.
- The AIR Physio team run Pulmonary Rehabilitation (face to face, at home and online), Ambulatory oxygen clinic, Outpatient clinics offering management for chest clearance, chronic cough, breathlessness management, Breathing pattern retraining, exercise advice and domiciliary visits.
- AIR is a leading light specialist community service so as well as providing premium care we also provide training to less specialist health care providers.
The 3"must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
- A passion for Respiratory Physiotherapy and Respiratory Health Care in the community.
- Enthusiasm and dedication to deliver and support holistic sustained behavioural change in patients with chronic lung disease.
- The drive and ability for ongoing personal and professional development to optimise yourself as a clinician but also the services you are involved in directly and indirectly.
About us
Some of the benefits of joining our team:
- AfCSalary:Band 5- £29,828-£336,311/ Band 6- £37,162- £44,629 per annum (incl of HCAS)
- Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
- Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff Advanced IT enablement and support
- Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
- And so much more
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- State Registration
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
Desirable
- CSP membership
- Formal post graduate qualification in a relevant area
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Group (ACPRC)
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of CPD in a portfolio including attendance at recent post-graduate courses relevant to the clinical field/reflective practice in relevant clinical field
Previous Experience
Essential
- Relevant post graduate NHS experience
- Ability to demonstrate substantial relevant experience as a senior physiotherapist in the community/ward setting
- Post graduate experience in respiratory physiotherapy/pulmonary rehabilitation
- Post-graduate experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team Post graduate experience in domiciliary physiotherapy
- Experience of service development/leading service development Supervision
- Supervision of juniors/assistants/students
- Experience of delegating tasks
Desirable
- Experience of lone working
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Sound knowledge of Physiotherapy in the relevant area
- Knowledge of this post and CCG's
- Evidence of self-directed learning
- Ability to undertake lone working
- Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- Able to maintain judgement under pressure
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Sound awareness of relevant National and local policies and guidelines relevant to the area
- Knowledge and understanding of Social Services and mental health services and willingness to work closely with them.
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
- Excellent inter-personal skills
- Good time management
- Competent IT skills
- Ability to supervise other staff e.g. assistants, technical instructors
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services
- Good knowledge of factors that contribute to good team working
- Drive and enthusiasm for clinical excellence and service development
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to problem solve/good clinical reasoning skills
- Demonstrate appropriate use of initiative
- Ability to contribute positively to team working/team morale
- Willingness to take directions/receive constructive criticism
- Willingness to learn - especially learning relevant to specialist field of physiotherapy in mental health
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
Desirable
- Presentation Skills
- Evidence of participation in Audit and Research
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Full driving licence and access to a car for use to travel across sites and perform domiciliary visits
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- State Registration
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
Desirable
- CSP membership
- Formal post graduate qualification in a relevant area
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Group (ACPRC)
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of CPD in a portfolio including attendance at recent post-graduate courses relevant to the clinical field/reflective practice in relevant clinical field
Previous Experience
Essential
- Relevant post graduate NHS experience
- Ability to demonstrate substantial relevant experience as a senior physiotherapist in the community/ward setting
- Post graduate experience in respiratory physiotherapy/pulmonary rehabilitation
- Post-graduate experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team Post graduate experience in domiciliary physiotherapy
- Experience of service development/leading service development Supervision
- Supervision of juniors/assistants/students
- Experience of delegating tasks
Desirable
- Experience of lone working
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Sound knowledge of Physiotherapy in the relevant area
- Knowledge of this post and CCG's
- Evidence of self-directed learning
- Ability to undertake lone working
- Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- Able to maintain judgement under pressure
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Sound awareness of relevant National and local policies and guidelines relevant to the area
- Knowledge and understanding of Social Services and mental health services and willingness to work closely with them.
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
- Excellent inter-personal skills
- Good time management
- Competent IT skills
- Ability to supervise other staff e.g. assistants, technical instructors
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services
- Good knowledge of factors that contribute to good team working
- Drive and enthusiasm for clinical excellence and service development
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to problem solve/good clinical reasoning skills
- Demonstrate appropriate use of initiative
- Ability to contribute positively to team working/team morale
- Willingness to take directions/receive constructive criticism
- Willingness to learn - especially learning relevant to specialist field of physiotherapy in mental health
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
Desirable
- Presentation Skills
- Evidence of participation in Audit and Research
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Full driving licence and access to a car for use to travel across sites and perform domiciliary visits
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.
