Cardio Respiratory Directorate

Pulmonary & COVID Rehabilitation Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist/ Exercise Physiologist/ Nurse

37.5 hours per week, permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisenfor a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join the Covid and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. The department has been delivering pulmonary rehabilitation for over 20 years and is an accredited service that is dynamic and actively engaged in national audit and research.

Rehabilitation is delivered across multiple sites currently Glenfield Hospital, Leicester General Hospital, the National Centre of Sports and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) at Loughborough University and local leisure centre venues. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Allied Health Professional, Nurse or Exercise Physiologist to work within the Covid and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team at UHL NHS Trust. This person will be required to work flexibly across all rehabilitation sites to enable service delivery and meet patient's needs. Therefore a clean driving licence is desirable.

You will be expected to take an active role in all phases of the UHL Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation pathway. The applicant will have a very high standard of clinical and communication skills, be able to work independently as well as being an excellent team player and actively engage in departmental and service development as well as regular audit and participation in research.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the rehabilitation of patients with COVID and chronic respiratory diseases (across all phases of rehabilitation at all UHL sites to include an individual assessment and post rehabilitation patient exits, outpatient classes and education as appropriate).

To be a core member of the multi-disciplinary COVID & Pulmonary Rehabilitation specialist team delivering high quality, clinically effective care and patient experience, utilising research in collaboration with colleagues in everyday practice.

To participate in clinical education and supervision for undergraduate physiotherapy students, and other healthcare/research students in the department, as appropriate, acting as a role model and clinical resource demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership in the specialist area.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist advice and support regarding all aspects of COVID & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and other relevant respiratory and cardiac conditions, interventions and treatments to patients and their families and carers.
• Provide health education to groups of patients and individual patients. To ensure that appropriate, consistent realistic information is provided to patients and families. To provide sensitive and complex information to such in sometimes hostile, and highly emotive atmospheres.
• Ensure that all COVID & pulmonary rehabilitation classes (as per caseload) are delivered to the highest standard, and where relevant in line with guidance (such as BTS guidance).
• Ensure that all COVID & pulmonary patients (as per caseload) are appropriately assessed and risk stratified according to national guidance and local policy.
• Accountable for own actions in accordance with the relevant professional bodys scope of practice. To maintain and develop clinical expertise by attendance and participation of post registered education.
• Effective communication with community based colleagues and other allied health professionals.
• Make and receive direct referrals to and from the relevant members of multiprofessional teams, and primary care colleagues.
• Ability to demonstrate an enthusiastic, flexible and reliable approach to working, to support the senior specialists (band7s) for the pulmonary rehabilitation in meeting service targets and deputising when appropriate in their absence.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Current HCPC/RCN registration or equivalent
• Relevant undergraduate degree/diploma

Desirable

• Evidence of relevant post graduate courses or willingness to undertake

Experience

Essential

• 3 years post qualification experience
• Clinical experience working with COVID, Cardiac or pulmonary patients or patients with other long term conditions.
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Experience in either COVID cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation
• Participation in Research/audit

Communication

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Desirable

• Experience with healthcare appointment booking systems/ microsoft office
• Ability to supervise and demonstrate potential to lead

Analytical & Judgement Skills

Essential

• Sound clinical judgement and reasoning.
• Recognition of own limitations

Skills

Essential

• Teaching /assessment skills
• Ability to motivate self and others

Desirable

• Research skills

Planning & Organisation

Essential

• Organisational and negotiations skills
• Ability to prioritise workload

Equality Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

• Practices in a way that demonstrates a commitment to and understanding of the individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs. importance of treating all

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Glenfield Hospital

Groby Road

Leicester

LE3 9QP

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