Band 7 Highly Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £47,810.00 i £54,710.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 31 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE13 6LH |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9197-25-0683 |
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Job Purpose 1 To lead an acute respiratory physiotherapy service of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients at University Hospital Lewisham at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The caseload will comprise of a mixture of mainly in-patient and some outpatient (cystic fibrosis) clients. The postholder will be supported in the team management and clinically by the 8a clinical specialist physiotherapist, and the 8a inpatient lead and respiratory specialist physiotherapist. 2 To support and lead on the physiotherapy management of medical patients across all inpatient areas. 3 To lead the physiotherapy management for the assisted ventilation unit (NIV), working closely with the MDT. 4 To lead on the management of tracheostomy and laryngectomy patients across all medical inpatient areas 5 To work as part of Lewisham adult cystic fibrosis service, leading the adult physiotherapy CF service. To work closely alongside the CF MDT including attendance at weekly clinics, MDM and annual review appointments 6 The post is based on the University Hospital Lewisham site but may at times be asked to work on other sites in order to maintain service levels. 7 7-day working for Therapies is under development within the Trust and the postholder will be required to participate in weekend and on-call working. Job Summary 1 To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. 2 To perform highly specialist physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions; to provide a provisional diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme. 3 To take responsibility for own caseload, being responsible for a defined area of the service, providing support to more junior members of your team. Formal supervision is comprised of regular in-service training, appraisal, clinical reasoning sessions, documentation and caseload reviews and observation of clinical assessment / treatment or related discussion. 4 To lead the team and participate in evidence-based audit/research activity to further the teams clinical practice within each rotation. To make recommendations to the lead in-patient therapist for any changes to practice by the team. 5 To supervise specialised respiratory rotational and rotational physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants, physiotherapy practitioner and physiotherapy students in the clinical setting. SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1 CLINICAL 1.1 To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care. 1.2 To undertake a comprehensive, and holistic, assessment of patients including those with complex presentations / multi-pathologies. 1.3 To use manual and other assessment techniques and clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate diagnosis of patients' conditions and identify their problems. 1.4 To assess patients' understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment. 1.5 To use clinical assessment and reasoning skills combined with a specialist knowledge and clinical experience of patho-physiology, evidence-based practice and treatment strategies to provide an effective treatment plan and goals in collaboration with the patient. 1.6 To evaluate patients' progress, re-assess and alter treatment programmes as required. 1.7 To formulate accurate prognoses and liaise with the multi-disciplinary team regarding discharge planning, where necessary, to ensure safe, timely and effective discharge from hospital, or following an outpatient episode of care. 1.8 To be responsible for the safe and competent use of gym, manual handling and respiratory equipment, as well as the use of other aids and appliances by patients in your working area, ensuring that any rotational and specialist respiratory rotational physiotherapists and assistant staff attain competency prior to use. 1.9 To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with patients during assessment and treatment. To communicate appropriately at all times with all individuals in a respectful manner. 1.10 To use active listening and optimum communication skills to discuss patients concerns, worries and prognoses with them and their families, for example patients who have progressive, degenerative or terminal illnesses and those with newly acquired disabilities. 1.11 To be an active member of the respiratory on-call & weekend rota. 1.12 To provide advice to medical and nursing staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding patients' respiratory conditions, when working on the acute wards. 1.13 To supervise and delegate to assistant staff and rotational and specialist respiratory rotational Physiotherapists. 1.14 To work within Trust, departmental and CSP guidelines, ensuring a good working knowledge of national and local standards.