Specialist Physiotherapist - Respiratory

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.

Main duties of the job

UHS is seeking a highly motivated B6 rotational Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in the delivery of high-quality respiratory physiotherapy services, contributing to the health and well-being of our patients. As a B6 Respiratory Physiotherapist, you will work in a challenging yet rewarding clinical environment with opportunities for professional development and career progression. This your role is multifaceted and integral to the patient care journey. You will be responsible for the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients with various respiratory conditions. This includes, but is not limited to, COPD, asthma, trauma, critical care, and post-operative thoracic surgery patients. This post is part of the wider Therapy services department. You will have many opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge through our in-service training. You will be part of a large department of over 300 Therapy staff including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy support staff, so will have peer support available to you. We provide a 7-day therapy service for our Trust and therefore you need to be able to work weekends and bank holiday, in a rota basis. For Physiotherapists this includes our acute respiratory out of hours service (On-call), which includes treating both adults and children with complex respiratory conditions in intensive care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post will give you experience in a number of acute clinical areas, where you can further develop your knowledge in acute respiratory care. These currently include acute medicine, AMU, cardiothoracics, cystic fibrosis, intensive care, OP clinics, community care and surgery. Please note rotations may be removed or added according to service need.

The main responsibilities of this B6 Specialist Physiotherapist post include: -    Working across various clinical areas to perform advanced respiratory assessments; formulate treatment plans and goal setting, with a highly diverse range of patients. -    Working closely with specialised MDT to allow for the seamless care of patients, and successful transitions, from the hyper acute to the home setting, facilitating safe discharge. -    Involvement in training and development, with both the therapy team, members of the MDT, students and patients/carers. -    The development of professional leadership and management skills, through on the job learning, supervision, and in-service training.

What we are looking for: -An individual with broad experience in managing patients with respiratory illness working on acute wards -An individual with experience educating other professionals, patients, and carers in physiotherapy techniques for chronic respiratory illness. -Flexibility to work at weekends within all fields of medicine and be rostered on the Physiotherapy Respiratory On-call and twilight rota, working across the acute wards - The ability to treat patients with care, compassion, and dignity

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure you fulfil the criteria. For this specific specialist role, you also need the following: •    Proven experience in treating patients with acute and complex respiratory conditions experience  •    Experience using NIV equipment. •    Proven experience in doing shifts within an acute respiratory on-call service - including intensive care, adults and children. •    Experience of managing, teaching, and supporting staff or students  •    Clearly expressed desire on your application form to work at UHS, within acute respiratory care •    Knowledge and understanding of NHS systems.

Please note: •    Interviews will be held on 12th June •    We do not accept CV applications.

We welcome enquiries and are happy to answer any questions you may have, please contact Rachel Devlin or Charlie Colby on 023 8120 4061.

If this post is not for you and you are interested in other therapy opportunities, please e-mail: [email protected]