Respiratory Physiotherapist - Adult Integrated Respiratory (AIR) Team

This post offers an exciting opportunity to work within the award-winning AIR service (Adult Integrated Respiratory Service), based in East Berkshire as a Band 5 developmental Respiratory Physiotherapist. Full training is provided to progress to a band 6 role subject to achieving competencies. Ongoing support will be provided by the Respiratory MDT and two Band 7 Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapists.

As an AIR Physiotherapist, no one day will be the same. You can be running an ambulatory oxygen clinic in the morning and an outpatient clinic in the afternoon, the next day leading a Pulmonary rehabilitation class followed by providing training to carers regarding chest clearance in a patient’s home.

The AIR Physio team runs Pulmonary Rehabilitation (face to face, at home, and online), Ambulatory oxygen clinics, Outpatient clinics offering management for chest clearance, chronic cough, and breathlessness management, breathing pattern retraining, exercise advice, and domiciliary visits.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation, and evaluation of care for people with respiratory conditions, in both the outpatient and domiciliary settings alongside the delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation across East Berkshire.

The successful candidate will be supported in running Pulmonary Rehabilitation assessments and classes; Ambulatory Oxygen Clinics; Domiciliary and Outpatient Clinics to assist patients with Chest clearance; Cough management; Breathing Pattern Disorders and exercise advice.

Close working within the MDT is essential to optimise care for patients under the Early Supported Discharge and Admission Avoidance services. Our goal is to aid active management of these individuals, to help avoid admission where possible.

The post holder will utilise clinical, communication, and interpersonal skills to identify the needs of people with respiratory disease and deliver care that recognises social, cultural, and spiritual differences.

A background of basic clinical Respiratory knowledge, skills, and experience, with our training and support, will enable the post holder to develop into a Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist, working independently within the MDT. The post holder will have a passion for Respiratory Physio and a desire to help patients with chronic lung disease improve their Health Related Quality of Life, mainly in the community setting.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment, and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption, and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

• A passion for Respiratory Physiotherapy and Respiratory Health Care in the community.
• Enthusiasm and dedication to deliver and support holistic sustained behavioural change in patients with chronic lung disease.
• The drive and ability for ongoing personal and professional development to optimise yourself as a clinician but also the services you are involved in directly and indirectly.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Education/Qualifications/Training

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCP Registration
• CSP membership
• Member of the ACPRC
• Continuous Professional Development
• Evidence of current CPD

Previous Experience

• Postgraduate experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team.
• Postgraduate experience in NHS
• Postgraduate core rotations including a Respiratory/ Medical/ Surgical rotation
• Postgraduate community rotation

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of this post and Trust
• Basic knowledge of Respiratory Physiotherapy and a passion for it
• Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments / Presentation Skills
• Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
• Ability to organise, prioritise, and delegate
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services
• Awareness of relevant National and local policies and guidelines
• Ability to supervise other staff e.g. assistants, technical instructors
• Able to motivate others
• Able to work effectively in a team / Good understanding of team working
• Sound knowledge of the National Health Service (NHS)
• Good inter-personal skills particularly when in patients' home environment
• Good written and oral communication / Competent IT skills
• Understanding of the importance of Audit and Research
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Flexible and Adaptable
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure
• Ability to problem solve / Sound clinical reasoning skills
• Demonstrate appropriate use of initiative
• Aware of own limitations and seeks help appropriately
• Willingness to take directions
• Willingness to learn and participate in competency programme

Additional Requirements

• Full driving licence and access to a car for use to travel across sites and perform domiciliary visits
• Willing and able to work weekends and unsocial hours

These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Please find attached the behaviour framework that underpins these values for this job role.

At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs. We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.

Please note we may close positions before the advertised date. Once you have applied, please check your email regularly for updates. All appointments are subject to NHS Employment Checks, and false information may result in withdrawal of offers.

No agencies, please.