Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time - 21.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 150-MT1730-CC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Horsham Hospital
- Town
- Horsham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum/Pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Respiratory Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
We're looking for a part time Respiratory physiotherapist to join our Community Respiratory Service .
You will join a well-established and supportive team of multidisciplinary practitioners, clinically led by a respiratory nurse and with input from secondary care consultants and healthcare professionals.
The COPD service is a five day service that runs 0830-1630 Monday-Friday. It aims to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, improve the self management of people with chronic lung conditions through education, support and close liaison with the wider health and social care community. We provide a variety of services including pulmonary rehabilitation and oxygen assessment.
This is an excellent opportunity open to a Physiotherapist with the right approach and a flexible, ‘can do’ attitude.
Car driver with car available for work are essential. The post is based at Horsham Hospital.
Main duties of the job
- As an autonomous practitioner; assessment and treatment of caseload and provision of a specialist respiratory service to patients within their own homes or in clinic settings for post hospital discharge and long term self-management, and also provision of care in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Oxygen services.
- Being an active member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with complex respiratory needs, maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.
- Identification of measures that would contribute to a stabilisation in patient status and reduction in hospital admissions.
- Involvement in the running and delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Oxygen services, including, but not exclusively, exercise testing, prescription and progression, and education.
- Support of the line manager in the provision and management of the Respiratory community services, including responsibility for assisting in managing junior staff.
- Engagement in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development, in conjunction with the team lead, consultant and relevant therapy leads.
- Participation in the clinical and service MDT meetings
- Provision of empathetic care with clear ability to identify needs and work with multiple agencies across the whole spectrum of respiratory patients
- Work with Palliative Care to ensure patients at the end of their life have good quality and proactive supportive end of life care plans / discussions.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to support the primary and secondary care staff in the care of patients with chronic respiratory disease facilitating early discharge and promoting alternatives to admission.
- Using advanced specialist skills be responsible for assessing the physical and psycho-social needs of people with chronic respiratory disease, achieve competence and confidence in assessing acutely unwell adults and initiating appropriate therapeutic care plans and treatment.
- Planning with the person and carer, the goals and treatment plans and working with other professionals to achieve these. This will include leading and participating in meetings and case conferences in response to the needs of the individual.
- Utilising excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills with patients, relatives, carers and members of the MDT to ensure that a high standard of patient centred care is achieved and that patients and carers have a good understanding of their individual care plan.
- To embrace diversity and work with a philosophy of inclusion with both colleagues and patients.
- To be competent and have an understanding of relevant clinical guidance, clinical management and to be able to effectively complete oxygen assessment and prescription following appropriate training.
- To support the running of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme within the Team, including assessment and completion of appropriate outcome measures.
- To support with running outpatient clinics
- To achieve the effective daily management of a caseload, prioritising clinical work and balancing other related and professional activities in accordance with departmental standards.
- Identify and participate in opportunities for cross-professional training.
- Effectively communicate the access to, and organisation of, service to patients / carers.
- To maintain Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and incorporate into your work including active participation in the supervision process.
- Assist the senior clinicians and Clinical Lead to maintain continuity of care and deputising when appropriate.
- Through team meetings and knowledge share sessions, to contribute in the development and implementation of relevant policies, protocols and care pathways based on current evidence based guidelines.
- To be responsive to service need and able to change working practices, in light of emerging healthcare challenges (eg Covid 19).
- To contribute to quality improvement projects and engage in opportunities for developing leadership qualities.
- To attend, contribute and, at times lead, regular clinical and service MDTs.
- Ensuring accidents, incidents or complaints arising in the team are reported and recorded following agreed procedures.
- Seek guidance, supervision and coaching appropriately.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in physiotherapy
- Health Professional Council
- Up to date relevant professional development portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post graduate training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant, broad based and relevant postgraduate experience
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplined environment
- Good understanding of/involvement in the development of a service
- Experience of working with respiratory patients
- >2 years previous experience in a similar setting
- Previous nhs experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing supervision
- Experience and understanding of working in an integrated environment
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound clinical knowledge base
- Ability to demonstrate a holistic approach to client needs
- Ability to review and evaluate own skills and intervention
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven caseload/ time management skills
- Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach, both in relation to team working and patient care
Desirable criteria
- Wide knowledge and experience of pulmonary rehabilitation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Albert Sundararaj
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01403 620459
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