Job summary
Are you passionate about providing specialist respiratory care to patients within the acute hospital and community setting working in an integrated service?
Are you looking for an opportunity to join an integrated, forward thinking and developing service working with system partners to deliver the best possible respiratory care?
Are you looking for the opportunity to shape and develop the future of the respiratory services to include the new virtual wards?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Physiotherapist to join the well-established Wirral Integrated Respiratory Service.
The Wirral Integrated Respiratory Service is a team made up of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Specialist Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Clinical Support Workers, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapist assistants and administration staff who all strive to work collaboratively to deliver the best respiratory care for patients on the Wirral. The service delivers early supported discharge and admission avoidance for Respiratory patients, chronic disease management, pulmonary rehabilitation and a home oxygen service for all oxygen patients on the Wirral.
This role will focus on delivering acute care which will include acute management and Respiratory Physiotherapy to patients on the Virtual Ward. You will also work in an outpatient setting when capacity allows
Main duties of the job
Perform appropriate holistic assessment of patient needs, plan, implement and evaluate a treatment plan according to changing health care needs.
Manage patients with a variety of Respiratory diagnosis whilst on the Respiratory Virtual Ward via daily home visits.
Acutely assess, change treatment and plan care
Provide interventions to support respiratory patients in an acute exacerbation of their long term condition to include breathlessness management and sputum clearance
Use clinical skills and knowledge to identify changes in patients' condition that require intervention and take appropriate action including referral to other professionals/services.
Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to on-going care needs.
Identify opportunities to promote and provide health education for patients and carers
Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
Independently complete outpatients clinic assessments on Respiratory patients when virtual ward capacity allows
Cover Pulmonary Rehabilitation when required
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further informationabout the Respiratory Physiotherapist position available at WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent physiotherapy qualification recognised by HCPC
- HCPC registration
- Significant post qualification experience
- Post qualification study in Respiratory field, or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Relevant specialist post registration training / study, and/or experience in specialist area
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as an autonomous clinician, managing own caseload, time, using clinical reasoning and analytical skills to perform appropriate assessment, identify problems/ diagnoses. Making decisions and judgements on appropriate treatment modalities and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment.
- To demonstrate a good awareness of the needs of patients and take appropriate action in the event of a patient becoming acutely unwell
- Possess analytical and judgement skills required to assess and diagnose complex patient conditions within respiratory knowledge base, being able to work autonomously and escalate to senior if required
- Be an active leader and contributor to service development in a frequently changing environment
Desirable
- Highly developed respiratory examination skills
- Experience of supervision for less experienced staff
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Effective communicator (verbal and written), having an awareness of any barriers to communication, in a range of situations. Communicate effectively with a wide range of patients and health care professionals.
- Proactive, forward thinking, committed, enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the patients and the service
- Possess the mental effort to assess, plan and treat complex patients
- Follow trust and department protocols and manage own workload within capabilities ensuring to escalate to senior if required for support
- Be able to complete home visits and work within varying patients home environments
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Willow House
Clatterbridge Hospital, Clatterbridge Road
Bebington, Wirral
CH63 4JY