Senior Physiotherapist - Pulmonary Rehabilitation

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive, dynamic band 6 Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our Pulmonary Rehabilitation team. This role will support the delivery and development of PR throughout Wye Valley NHS trust alongside the band 7 PR Physiotherapist Lead, band 6 Physiotherapist and band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner.

This part time role will include organising and running PR groups, managing the waiting lists, as well as supporting the community rehabilitation teams with training and education.

The post holder must have excellent respiratory knowledge and skills in assessing and treating patients with respiratory conditions primarily COPD, but also other respiratory conditions such as bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease and asthma. Experience of running PR groups is preferable, as well as excellent communication and IT skills.

We are committed to the continuing professional development of all our team members and will consider internal and external learning opportunities which can be discussed in regular supervision and appraisals. There is the opportunity to join in with the West Midlands PR network and peer support, as well as attending further training in running PR through the British Thoracic society.

This is a part time position of 22.5hrs. The working pattern will be Monday to Wednesday.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the therapy and wider multidisciplinary team, Band 6 senior therapists use specialist skills in a variety of areas to provide direct high quality and effective therapeutic care and support to patients. Based on the role, the post holder will be based either in the Acute and/or Community Hospitals, outpatient departments or community settings across Herefordshire.

Within the scope of the role, the post holder will independently plan, complete specialist assessment and deliver interventions. They will be responsible for independently managing their own patient caseload, demonstrating clinical autonomy, specialist clinical reasoning, prioritisation and manage competing demands. Supervision is clear and direct from senior therapy staff and includes formal training, supervised sessions, advice and support.

The post holder will initiate and contribute to service development, demonstrate self-development and will be responsible for supervision of others and delegate appropriate tasks to registered and non-registered staff. The band 6 senior therapist will be required to participate in 7 day working and for physiotherapists to join the on call rota once competencies have been achieved. This post may include working with adults and/or children.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registered
• Post Graduate specialist qualification/significant post graduate experience

Desirable

• Experience of delivering PR

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

• Broad and specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
• Demonstration of knowledge of core and specialist Therapy skills
• Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
• Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping

Desirable

• Experience of running groups, delivering education sessions and adapting exercises for respiratory conditions

Experience

Essential

• NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in inpatient areas, acute or community or community services
• Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Hereford

HR1 2ER

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