Rotational Respiratory Physiotherapist

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for Physiotherapists with proven clinical and interpersonal skills to join one of the largest Respiratory physiotherapy teams in the UK.   Successful candidates will join the Heart Lung and Critical Care  clinical group respiratory physiotherapy rotational  scheme.

You will gain experience treating a wide variety of clinical conditions. You will have the opportunity to develop both your clinical and non-clinical skills including appraisal and supervision of junior staff and students, participating in projects contributing to service development and delivery of training programmes and teaching both within the trust and our partner organisations.

Staff need to be prepared to participate in any of the rotations within the rotational scheme and on call.  You will be expected to embrace the departments equity, inclusion and diversity working ethos.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to inpatients and specialist clinics, within the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust.  This post is part of a 6, occasional 12 monthly rotation scheme, across both sites of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust in the following areas:

Cardiac & Surgery, Critical Care, Medical, Lane Fox Ventilation and Weaning Unit, Lane Fox outreach, Integrated Respiratory Team,  Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Older Persons Unit Medical, Head & Neck Surgery, Oncology in and out patients, Respiratory outpatients.

Applicants would manage their own case load, be responsible for their clinical governance and development while being supported by the wider respiratory team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of the post-holders own work
• To carry out assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with complex presentations, and using clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence based practice, determines appropriate care plan utilising wide range of treatment skills and options
• To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of conditions including those with a complex presentation, with occasional guidance from specialist physiotherapists
• To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans
• To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments effectively
• To co-ordinate intervention which may include other disciplines; advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health professionals
• Responsible for maintenance of accurate written records using POMR system and use of computerised data collection and records and comprehensive progress and discharge reports to medical referrers as required by rotation
• To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times
• To participate in on-call and emergency duties as lone practitioner within the Trust
• To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual handling techniques and therapeutic handling
• To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
• To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner, including but not limited to those in oncology, ICU, vascular and neurology.

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