Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

Band 6 Respiratory Specialist Physiotherapist

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to extend your respiratory clinical skills via a static respiratory post in a forward thinking department?

Then you could be the person for us. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our physiotherapy team at University Hospital Lewisham.

You will play a key role in the clinical provision of services to a varied patient caseload. Therapies are considered an integral part of the Multi-disciplinary team at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and as such enjoy MDT working. Respiratory experience will be gained in the following areas

• Critical care
• Respiratory and cardiology wards
• Surgical wards including delivering an ERAS program
• Cystic Fibrosis patients
• Paediatrics
• NIV and optiflow provision on the wards
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation

The post offers the opportunity to build on existing clinical knowledge and to grow service development skills in a supportive environment. There will be opportunity to develop your clinical skills via simulation training and sessions with a practice development respiratory physiotherapist.

Candidates should have good clinical reasoning, time management and communication skills. You will be involved in the supervision and teaching of Band 5 physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and students. The successful candidate would also be expected to contribute to service development within the acute respiratory team which may involve cross site service development.

Continued professional development is encouraged and viewed as integral to providing a quality service for patients. We offer regular supervision, in-service training and actively promote the personal development of all our therapists.
7-day working for Therapies is under development within the Trust.

The physiotherapy department is a very inclusive environment to work in and is keen to continue to highlight the importance of this working closely with our local community.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Harriet Bryce

Job title:

Inpatient Lead Physiotherapist- UHL Email address:  Telephone number: