Pulmonary Rehabilitation Physiotherapist

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

ESNEFT have an exciting opportunity available for a B6 physiotherapist within the Pulmonary Rehabilitation service.

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation service is a team of physiotherapists and assistants led by a band 7 physiotherapist. It has close links with the Suffolk Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, the Suffolk Community COPD team, the heart failure and cardiac rehabilitation services.

The team is busy, adaptable and pride themselves in their holistic care approach. We provide Pulmonary Rehabilitation (exercise and education courses) to patients with chronic respiratory diseases throughout Ipswich and the East of Suffolk.

You will be actively supported by regular supervision and individual annual appraisal. You will also be expected to work autonomously and on behalf of the patients served by the local area.

The role involves delivering Pulmonary Rehabilitation classes and assessments, as well as the administrative tasks that go along with managing a group activity. You will also be responsible for coordinating the servicing and maintenance of clinical equipment.

A variety of training can be accessed to up-skill and maintain your clinical skills.

As our classes are held all over Suffolk, you must have a valid driving license and have access to a vehicle.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard pulmonary rehabilitation service across Suffolk, in community and in-hospital locations.
To perform advanced respiratory assessment of patients with sometimes diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological needs. To be able to recognise conditions that may be undiagnosed e.g. breathing pattern disorders, and adapt the assessment appropriately in order to treat the primary problem.
To supervise less experienced members of staff. To supervise, educate and assess physiotherapy students to a graduate level, being involved in working with the universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards of the degree level qualification. To deliver teaching sessions in specialised area as part of planned in-service training.
To undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice. To make recommendations for changes to current practice as required. May lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols

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 thatTime Mattersto 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

31 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR2115-24

Job locations

Allington House

Ipswich

IP4 4ER

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

oPost registration experience
oRange of rotational experiences to include - respiratory and community settings
oDemonstrable In-service training and reflective learning in these specialities
oAbility to work as an autonomous practitioner
oExperience of working with assistants / technicians
oAbility to build effective working relationships with patients/carers/colleagues
oDirecting patient care

Desirable

oExperience of evidencing and auditing practice
oSupervision of students in any environment
oMembership of special interest group
oPulmonary rehabilitation experience

Qualifications

Essential

oBSc/MSc Physiotherapy
oMCSP
oState Registered Physiotherapist
oClinical Educators Course

Desirable

oInformation technology
oAudit skills
oValidated post registration courses
oNon-clinical courses
oCourses related to pulmonary rehabilitation, managing breathlessness

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oPost registration experience
oRange of rotational experiences to include - respiratory and community settings
oDemonstrable In-service training and reflective learning in these specialities
oAbility to work as an autonomous practitioner
oExperience of working with assistants / technicians
oAbility to build effective working relationships with patients/carers/colleagues
oDirecting patient care

Desirable

oExperience of evidencing and auditing practice
oSupervision of students in any environment
oMembership of special interest group
oPulmonary rehabilitation experience

Qualifications

Essential

oBSc/MSc Physiotherapy
oMCSP
oState Registered Physiotherapist
oClinical Educators Course

Desirable

oInformation technology
oAudit skills
oValidated post registration courses
oNon-clinical courses
oCourses related to pulmonary rehabilitation, managing breathlessness

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.