Job summary
Employer heading
Band 5 Respiratory Physiotherapist - Bank
Band 5
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
Surrey Downs Health & Care are looking for a Band 5 Respiratory Physiotherapist to start immediately 3 days a week - 21.5 hours on a Bank basis. You will be based in the Sutton Community area.
If you are qualified, interested and available please apply today.
Main duties of the job
Diploma/Degree in physiotherapy, HCPC, Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
Experience: NHS experience; Range of placements at graduate/undergraduate level; Pulmonary Rehabilitation experience
Skills /Abilities : Able to work effectively as part of the MDT; Able to communicate effectively with patients, their carers, line manager and other members of the Physiotherapy Service, multi-disciplinary team and external agencies ; Able to work effectively to meet the needs of the Community respiratory Service; Able to work independent and unsupervised during community visits; Knowledge of assessment tools and outcome measures; ale to travel frequently throughout the Borough within the working day.
Working for our organisation
Surrey Downs Health and Care is an innovative partnership between the local GP federations (GP Health Partners in the Epsom, Leatherhead and Ewell area, Dorking Healthcare for Dorking practices and Surrey Medical Network for practices in the East Elmbridge area), CSH Surrey and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake evidence based audits to evaluate team’s clinical practice. To make recommendations, which may result in the implementation of changes to practice or contribute to service protocols. To participate in the pulmonary rehabilitation audit and research, along side senior therapist To provide therapeutic assessment for patients with long term respiratory conditions and to undertake, with guidance, all aspects of clinical duties to deliver clinically based, individualised treatment programmes as an autonomous practitioner within the community setting. To provide a high standard of physiotherapy interventions to pulmonary rehabilitation services in a variety of community-based settings This involves working in a range of clinical settings i.e., community centres and health centres within the community. This includes working 5 days over a 7-day working week as the service demands. To deliver patient education talks for pulmonary rehabilitation program under guidance of senior therapist. To hold responsibility for own caseload working without direct supervision; supervision takes the form of case reviews and peer review. Advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available and clinical work is routinely evaluated. To undertake evidence based audits to evaluate team’s clinical practice. To make recommendations, which may result in the implementation of changes to practice or contribute to service protocols. To participate in the pulmonary rehabilitation audit and research, along side senior therapist
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- HCPC
- personal attributes -excellent time management & commitment
Desirable criteria
- other requirements- able to travel to venues off site when required
experience
Essential criteria
- experience
- Significant post registration hospital experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- alessandro lubrano
- Job title
- Recruiter
- Email address
- [email protected]
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