East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Physiotherapist

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Job summary

Are you a band 6 Physiotherapist or band 5 looking for the next step in your career? Do you have community or respiratory experience? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join our service in North East Essex.The Community Respiratory Service is an integrated team of physiotherapists, nurses & support staff who deliver pulmonary rehabilitation, COPD optimisation, respiratory virtual ward, home oxygen & respiratory physiotherapy for people out of hospital. That may be in clinics, community venues or people's homes.You would be working with a team who are passionate about delivering community care to patients living with chronic respiratory conditions. The team work closely to support each other, problem solve with our complex patients, work closely with our colleagues in Consultant lead palliative care.Due to the nature of community work & the community locations for our clinics, a driving licence & access to a car are essential.This is an exciting time for the service as we review & improve it to meet the standards for pulmonary rehab accreditation & increase uptake on our virtual wards.For more information contact Anbu Jayakumaran Anbuchezhian.Jayakumaran@esneft.nhs.uk or 07866 049049

Main duties of the job

This post will primarily focus on pulmonary rehabilitation classes which are provided in a range of venues across North East Essex, however due to the overall aims of the team & to support effective team working, you may be asked to carry out home visits to patients for assessment/review within your scope of skills. You should have skills in engaging with people & putting them at ease & motivational skills. At times this requires a problem solving/asset based approach to help people overcome barriers to pulmonary rehabilitation. You should have a good grasp of the principles of pulmonary rehabilitation be familiar with & able to discuss how to apply, the British Thoracic society guidelines for pulmonary rehabilitation.

You will complete assessment, care planning, education, interventions to support respiratory management & liaison with other healthcare professionals. You need to be able to work as an autonomous practitioner as on home visits & at weekends you will be a lone worker. However, there is support available from team & division colleagues when needed.

Currently the service runs 9am-5pm but due to expanding our pulmonary rehabilitation offer to meet the needs of the local population, please be aware that there may be requirement to work evenings (anticipated to finish before 8pm) during the length of this contract. We roster ahead so this will be planned.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

23 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR1900-24

Job locations

North East Essex

659 The Crescent

Colchester

CO4 9YQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oProven experience within the relevant care group

Desirable

oCompetencies relevant to specialism
oExperience of managing the work of others

Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered physiotherapist with HCPC
oProfessional knowledge and Skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses and experience to degree level or equivalent
oRelevant post qualification training through short courses and/or further study and experience for example splinting and injections, working towards post graduate level of study
oEvidence of on-going CPD

Desirable

oMember of appropriate clinical networks
oRecognised registered qualification and further courses and experience relevant to role
oCOPD post graduate module

Knowledge

Essential

oGood theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each
oGood knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oProven experience within the relevant care group

Desirable

oCompetencies relevant to specialism
oExperience of managing the work of others

Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered physiotherapist with HCPC
oProfessional knowledge and Skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses and experience to degree level or equivalent
oRelevant post qualification training through short courses and/or further study and experience for example splinting and injections, working towards post graduate level of study
oEvidence of on-going CPD

Desirable

oMember of appropriate clinical networks
oRecognised registered qualification and further courses and experience relevant to role
oCOPD post graduate module

Knowledge

Essential

oGood theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each
oGood knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North East Essex

659 The Crescent

Colchester

CO4 9YQ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North East Essex

659 The Crescent

Colchester

CO4 9YQ

Employer's website

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