Clinical Lead Physiotherapist in Paediatric Complex Asthma
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £58,698.00 to £65,095.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £58698.00 - £65095.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE5 9RS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9213-24-0308 |
Summary
To work autonomously at an advanced level in the field of paediatric respiratory physiotherapy using advanced clinical skills to assess asthma and breathing pattern disorders patients, ensuring evaluation and progression of treatment programmes to a high standard and in line with National and Trust clinical guidelines protocols and pathways where they exist. In conjunction with the Senior Physiotherapy leadership team, organise and manage specialist outpatient clinics for patients referred to the paediatric complex & severe asthma Assess patients in the complex & severe asthma clinic for dysfunctional breathing, exercise limitations and other co-morbidities such as high BMI and low activity levels. This would include assessing and managing dysfunctional breathing using a variety of approaches in addition to breathing retraining, and optimising breathing control with different inhaler devices, alongside MDT colleagues. Additionally, providing evidence based exercise advice for these patients. Develop exercise testing alongside the physiology team for exercise-induced bronchial provocation test to help diagnose exercise limitations and inform management. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical practice for patients under your management and to support more junior staff to do likewise. To have clinical responsibility for children & young people with complex asthma, including those with highly complex and diverse conditions, and prioritise that work efficiently taking into account clinical and service priorities. To use advanced clinical assessment and reasoning skills and evidence based knowledge to assess patients with highly complex conditions, and to formulate plans and interventions for them. To formulate and deliver individual physiotherapy treatment programmes based on advanced clinical knowledge of current practice, evidence based practice and treatment options. To analyse and interpret clinical and non-clinical facts which may be conflicting, and to provide expert advice and second opinion to the MDT, including peers and Consultants, and external organisations With appropriate training, to request and use the results of specialist investigations (e.g. spirometry) to assist with patient assessment and to plan the most appropriate patient management approach. To recognise boundaries of own extended practice as it develops and to manage associated clinical risk at all times