Team Leader Physiotherapist (Respiratory)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic physiotherapist with excellent multidisciplinary communication to lead and develop Respiratory physiotherapy team.

This post is integral to the delivery of a high standard of physiotherapeutic care and is integral to the multidisciplinary team’s ability to provide smooth and appropriate discharge planning with the wider community MDT.

The successful candidate will work as a senior clinician in the field of general medicine, respiratory, oncology, haematology, hepatology, gastroenterology wards and respiratory out-patients areas.

The successful candidate must have extensive experience at a senior level in the field of acute medical and respiratory physiotherapy; be able to demonstrate an appropriate level of personal autonomy, clinical skill, leadership and knowledge of the national healthcare agenda. You must have good inter-personal skills, work well in a multidisciplinary team environment and have the ability to lead a team in challenging times.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

To provide a high level of clinical leadership to the respiratory team.

Undertake a team leader role with support from the Head of Physiotherapy and Therapies Directorate Manager in planning, co-ordinating, delivering, developing and evaluating the Physiotherapy Service provided to general medicine, respiratory, oncology, haematology, hepatology, gastroenterology wards and respiratory out-patients on a day-to-day basis. This involves working across the trust in a range of settings providing a seven-day service to medical areas.

To provide clinical leadership to more junior staff in the department and ensure governance agenda is delivered in line with trust structure.

Undertake a team leader role, with support from the Head of physiotherapy and Therapies Directorate Manager, in planning, co-ordinating, delivering, developing and evaluating the Physiotherapy service provided to medical patients, on a day-to-day basis.

To supervise/performance manage all staff line managed by this post.

To take a major role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have acute complex and/or acute on chronic presentation, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
• Participate in providing a seven day service (Inclusive of bank holidays) for the  critical care areas as service provision requires.
• Maintenance of respiratory competencies is essential due to the acute, complex and unstable nature of the patients.
• Undertake the assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients with neurological / respiratory/ health problems, who may have a complex presentation and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner on a daily basis, including when working on the emergency duty rota.
• Provide advice to medical and nursing staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding patients respiratory and chest functions/condition, when working on the emergency duty on-call rota.
• To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate clinical diagnosis and prognoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive management plans.
• To represent the trust externally (locally, regionally and nationally) regarding physiotherapy services provided to patients with complex medical conditions.
• To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range or treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care and to support junior staff in this work

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