Highly Specialist Physiotherapist Copd Team in Swansea

We are looking for dynamic, visionary and hard-working candidates to join our expanding Respiratory Department. The team consists of Band 6 and 7 Respiratory CNS’s and Respiratory Physiotherapists. The team will be responsible for identifying and assessing inpatients in hospital. Suitable in-patients with an exacerbation of COPD who are from the Swansea Bay area will be supported at home by this team. The team also works with patients, GPs and Virtual Wards to prevent avoidable admissions.

Main duties of the job

• The successful candidates will be expected to work with colleagues to deliver a unified respiratory service across Swansea Bay UHB.
• Wards are visited daily to identify and support patients who are suitable for an early discharge and patients are then followed up at home.
• Referrals for Admission Avoidance are accepted from Primary Care, WAST and patients already known to the team and is very successful in optimising patients' quality of life and preventing admissions.
• The team manage a caseload of patients to provide education, teach self-management skills and monitor recovery from acute exacerbations of COPD in patients' homes.
• Education is encouraged in the team by formal education and an in-house education programme.
• The COPD Team is part of the Virtual Wards.
• Leadership and mentorship for Band 6 and 3 staff will be an important part of this role and also ongoing service development and evaluation.
• The successful applicant will be supported via an agreed bespoke induction plan and at regular MDT meetings.
• Ability to travel between sites and patients' homes in a timely manner across Swansea Bay is essential.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK, we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled. Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements.

Person specification

• Qualifications: Physiotherapy degree or similar, HCPC registration, Advanced clinical skills / Non-medical Prescribing, Previous experience as an established Band 6 or 7.
• Knowledge: Relevant managerial and leadership training/experience, Experience of service development, Community and MDT working, Supervision and delegation, Caseload management, Broad range of post-graduate experience with significant specialist experience in respiratory care.
• Skills: Communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills in complex situations, Able to manage time effectively, Able to demonstrate effective leadership and management skills.

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users' experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Board's policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Welsh language skills are desirable.