Job overview

Are you a 6 Physiotherapist with an interest in respiratory?

Are you passionate about working with patients with long-term respiratory conditions?

If yes, read on!

We are looking for dynamic and motivated physiotherapists with a passion for managing long-term respiratory conditions to join the team within Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Based within the Northern General Hospital, this role will be based within the adult Cystic Fibrosis unit.

Sheffield Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre is a specialist regional centre which treats patients over the age of 16 years across the local area but reaching as far afield as Grimsby. With strong links with colleagues at the Sheffield Children's Hospital, we aim to ensure a smooth transition into adult care and beyond. This small but purpose-built unit consistently receives positive feedback from patients, who praise the friendly and dedicated team and the inpatient environment with purpose-built facilities.

Working within this service will offer opportunity to work collaboratively with highly experienced and passionate MDT colleagues to support the patient experience in both areas and deliver optimal patient care.

As a band 7 physiotherapist you will continue to build on your clinical knowledge and skills within a highly specialist area but will also have opportunity to develop:

Main duties of the job

Leadership Skills

Taking responsibility for the day-to-day management of the area.

Supervising, mentoring and coaching to support and develop the future physiotherapy workforce.

Improving your knowledge of the wider STH/NHS processes.

Quality improvement.

Participation in service improvement and development projects within acute therapy services and within the field of CF where service improvement is constantly ongoing to meet the changing needs of patients.

Education

Utilising your teaching skills through the provision of high-quality education both to members of Acute Therapy Services and multi-disciplinary teams.

We are committed to supporting and developing staff within our areas with robust clinical and developmental programmes which are embedded within acute therapy services.

We also provide ongoing clinical supervision and a strong emphasis on staff health and wellbeing.

Who are we looking for?

A Physiotherapist with:

Post graduate knowledge and skills to enable you to manage a complex respiratory caseload

Enthusiasm, self-motivation and innovative approach to practice

Effective interpersonal, communication and team working skills

 Implementation of PROUD values in daily practice

Willingness to participate in on-call and weekend respiratory working

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. 

The CF physiotherapy service covers care across the whole pathway including outpatient, inpatient and transition to deliver specialist physiotherapy supporting patients with airway clearance, long term management and adherence. You will have the opportunity to build excellent therapeutic relationships with patients where the role of physiotherapy is integral to maintaining quality of life.

Please be aware, the team you will be working within deliver acute respiratory services 24/7.  If you are interested in applying for the role, you will be expected to participate in covering weekend and on call working.

Therapy Services provides a number of services over 7 days (including Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays). Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital respiratory roster (including on calls) as part of their contracted hours.