Static Respiratory Physiotherapist

An exciting Band 6 Static Respiratory Physiotherapist opportunity has arisen in our multi-professional inpatient therapy team at Newham University Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust. Based in East London, we provide acute services for this vibrant, multicultural community.

We are looking for a fix term contract highly skilled, innovative and passionate individual to join our Physiotherapy team as a 0.5 WTE Static Band 6 Physiotherapist

The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, autonomous and dynamic individual who is committed to further improving their clinical assessment and activity analysis skills and providing high quality, timely and effective services to patients and the organisation.

The successful candidate will work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team to develop your clinical, leadership, teaching and service development skills whilst working within a supportive and motivated team. The team is committed to ongoing learning and development and as a member of the team the successful candidate will be part of this as well as take a leading role.

To provide high quality physiotherapy interventions, working as part of a team covering a caseload of acute patients including those requiring acute respiratory management on ICU , respiratory, cardiology wards and ICU step down care.

To use this role to develop professionally within the respiratory physiotherapy speciality and provide high-quality experience to patients and team members.

To remain competent for respiratory on-calls and work on 7 day service

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• Member of the Health Care Professions Council
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

• Relevant post registration experience as a Physiotherapist including tracheostomy care.
• Post registration experience in relevant clinical settings:
  Critical care, Respiratory, Neurology, Surgery, MSK.
• Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HCPC recommendations
• Experience of working as part of a multi- disciplinary team
• Advice, training and support to more junior staff, assistants and students.
• Experience of sole working as part of an emergency out of hours service
• To have had relevant NHS or similar experience
• Member of specific interest group

• Understand legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics
• Broad knowledge of current best practice in PT in acute physical, community and rehab setting
• Detailed knowledge risk management
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its implication for services
• Understanding and compliance with Data Protection & Confidentiality

• Ability to deliver training both internally within the profession and externally to other staff groups
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
• Ability to apply current best practice in physiotherapy in acute physical, community and rehab settings.
• Ability to maintain respiratory competency to be able to perform emergency physiotherapy duties
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to supervise other staff e.g. more junior staff / assistants / students
• Ability to work as an effective team member
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility and reliability
• Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear and logical manner

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