Physiotherapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join Nottingham CityCares Integrated Respiratory and Home Oxygen Service to work 30 hours per week in a variety of settings. The Integrated Respiratory and Oxygen Service are a very proactive, forward thinking and dynamic team which provide evidence based assessment and follow up for individuals requiring urgent and routine respiratory management and provision of oxygen therapy in the community as well as rehabilitation and education in both home and clinic settings.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and conscientious physiotherapist with respiratory experience. The team would provide the successful applicant with the opportunity for postgraduate and specialist training to enable them to build on their current respiratory skills enabling them to support Respiratory patients to be independent in their community. Applications welcomed from part time applicants. The Service hours are 7 days per week 365 days per week between the hours of 8am and 7pm. The physiotherapist core hours are between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job include:

• The team provide an acute response service alongside chronic respiratory condition management including pulmonary rehabilitation across health and social care sectors.
• The team provide long term and ambulatory oxygen therapy to a multitude of long term conditions.
• You will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• You must be able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.
• You will undertake routine clinical management of patients with respiratory needs in an integrated manner within the service pathway.
• You will be involved in audit, development of practice and take an active role in case management.
• You must be willing to undertake specialist training as required.
• You will need to hold a valid driving license and have access to a vehicle for this role.

About us: We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do.

CityCare values the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

Job responsibilities include:

• To assess respiratory patients and provide appropriate care including Pulmonary Rehabilitation sessions or home based treatment depending on patient agreed goals.
• To provide specialist advice, assessment and treatment for patients with a respiratory condition within the community.
• To work cohesively with other health professionals/agencies through the respiratory service referral process.
• To undertake comprehensive respiratory and/or home oxygen assessment for patients requiring urgent and chronic respiratory disease management or oxygen therapy.
• To educate and advise patients under the Integrated Respiratory and Oxygen Service patient pathway.
• To maintain high standards of clinical practice utilising evidence-based practice.

Person Specification:

• Post graduate experience of caring for patients with a variety of different Respiratory conditions including Asthma, COPD, Bronchiectasis and Interstitial lung disease.
• Willingness to learn or post registration experience of carrying out a full respiratory patient assessment.
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary and/or multi agency working within a community setting.
• Experience of working between primary and secondary care setting.
• Evidence of experience of project work using a multi-agency approach.
• Community experience and lone working.
• Extensive post graduate experience of caring for patients with a variety of different Respiratory Illnesses.
• Competence in individual caseload and time management.
• Evidence of leadership experience or qualification.

Qualifications required include:

• BSc Hons Physiotherapy or equivalent.
• HCPC registered Physiotherapist.
• Evidence of further professional development.
• Post graduate qualifications in COPD, Asthma and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

Special Requirements:

• Ability to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service.
• Full driving licence, access to a vehicle and the ability to travel between locations.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.