Job summary
- Main area
- Allied Health Professionals
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-COM2526
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Calderdale Royal Hospital
- Town
- Halifax
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist in Respiratory Care (Acute)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
Please see job description. We are seeking to recruit a band 6 specialist physiotherapist in respiratory care within Calderdale Royal Hospital.
There will also be a requirement to join the respiratory on call service.
This post will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to become involved in not only therapy delivery with patients, but also service delivery experience, the supervision of staff, training delivery and deputising as required for the Clinical Lead in their absence. In return, the successful candidate can expect structured supervision, annual development plans that guide their training and development needs
Main duties of the job
To act as a specialist clinician for respiratory including paediatric inpatients and surgical inpatients, and contribute to evolving and embedding best practice into the clinical area.
To manage own specialist caseload in this area.
Work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records.
Develop, deliver, implement, evaluation and modify individualised treatment programmes and/or provide specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.
Take part in the education and training of Physiotherapists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare / social services / education staff including medical staff.
To support the Clinical Lead in the day to day running of the therapy team.
To support and advise within the wider MDT on the delivery of the service.
Working for our organisation
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work within the acute therapy service, developing effective clinical interventions within the speciality of respiratory in order to contribute to the clinical practice in the team in line with current evidence base.
To manage autonomously a clinical workload of patients at a specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records.
To have specialist assessment and treatment skills in the areas listed but not limited to:
• Critically ill and complex patients
• Acute respiratory patients
• Patients with complex needs e.g. spinal injury, bariatric patients
• Acute patients following surgery
• Patients with chronic lung disease in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Early rehab in ICU setting
• Discharge and transfer of care planning and co-ordination
• Paediatric inpatients
To apply evidence-based knowledge within the specialist clinical area acquired through experience and academic study to a specialist postgraduate level.
To act, within the acute therapy service, as a resource and provide advice for physiotherapists, other professionals and colleagues within the MDT about the assessment, treatment, management and care of patients who have a multi-pathological illness and/or complex psychosocial need.
To work collaboratively with health and social care community and acute colleagues.
To work with other members of the MDT to ensure effective care pathways and transfer of care/discharges.
To proactively and appropriately facilitate a seamless transfer of care and continuing therapeutic management of surgical and respiratory patients between care settings.
To work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary manner within the MDT, being able to debate the blurring of boundaries across profession and where competent take on aspects of blurred boundary working, where appropriate.
To develop specialist programmes of assessment, treatment and intervention for respiratory and surgical patients in the acute hospital setting and in an outpatient setting.
To manage and prioritise own clinical workload as appropriate, working efficiently to manage professional time and delegate according to the training and competency levels of other team members to ensure the effective delivery of the service.
To participate in the supervision process with staff on a daily basis and for students as required.
To ensure a high standard of patient care is provided including implementing and reviewing clinical standards relevant to the work undertaken.
To provide specialist assessment and advice for the multidisciplinary team and actively participate in MDT meetings as appropriate.
To work across a 7 day therapy service including weekends and bank holidays.
To be a manual handling key trainer.
To participate in the respiratory on call service.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Relevant Degree/Diploma
- Registered with HPC
- Evidence of Postgraduate training
- Clinical Educator training
- Recent experience demonstrating ability to assess, treat and evaluate care in surgical and respiratory care, including paediatrics, in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
- Good clinical reasoning skills
- Evidence of CPD, self-directed learning and reflective practice.
Desirable criteria
- Studied at Masters level or equivalent.
- Experience in contributing to service improvements e.g. audit, patient information etc
- Experience in dealing with complaints e.g. diffusing complaint or investigating complaint
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and expertise in assessing critically ill patients with complex needs; acute patients following surgery; patients with chronic lung disease in both inpatient and outpatient settings; inpatient paediatrics and early rehab patients in ICU.
- Knowledge relating to and expertise in discharge and transfer of care planning and co-ordination
- Evidence of relevant training and maintenance of best practise.
- Awareness of relevant legislation, NSF’s/local and national initiatives.
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Critical Appraisal skills
- Ability to maintain legible and accurate records
- Ability to concentrate and work in conditions requiring emotional demands.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant accredited Postgraduate training e.g. respiratory, rehabilitation, assessment and treatment of the critically ill patient
- Previous experience working at Band 6 level.
- Manual Handling Facilitator.
- Experience in supervising and training others
- Carrying out PDR’s
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential criteria
- Teaching/presentation skills.
- Experience developing others.
- Demonstrates positive attitude and behaviours
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations.
- Recognises own limitations and have willingness to share and learn from others.
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at relevant Special Interest Groups.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jayne Duffy
- Job title
- Operational Manager - Inpatient therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Please e mail for any information about the post on [email protected]
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