Job summary
The post holder will be a highly specialist clinician and senior member of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and Respiratory Medicine Physiotherapy Service. Working across both services, they will provide advanced assessment, clinical management, leadership and service development for adults with highly complex respiratory conditions including cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, severe asthma, interstitial lung disease (ILD), primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), ventilatory failure and other specialist respiratory conditions.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will work across inpatient, outpatient, day-case, critical care and virtual settings, supporting the delivery of high-quality specialist physiotherapy services. They will take a lead role in the planning, coordination, delivery and evaluation of care, acting as an expert clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical research and education, whilst providing clinical supervision and line management support to junior physiotherapists, support staff and students. They will work closely with the Adult CF Clinical Specialty Lead, Lung Therapy Lead and wider multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective and evidence-based patient care.

About us
The Adult Lung Therapy Team is a multi-professional therapy team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dieticians, Psychologists and Therapy Support Workers.

We provide in- and outpatient care to adult patients with complex and chronic respiratory conditions, including asthma, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, COPD and neuromuscular conditions.

The Royal Brompton Hospital Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Centre is one of the largest and most advanced CF centres in Europe, providing comprehensive, specialised care to approximately 600 adults living with CF. Physiotherapy is a fundamental component of CF care, and the post-holder will be an integral part of a dynamic, multi-professional therapy team, working closely with fellow AHPs, medical and nursing colleagues. The service is committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based healthcare within a supportive and compassionate environment.

These teams work closely and collaboratively together and the post holder will work with both teams.

We are part of the Rehab and Therapies Directorate, providing therapy services across all of our hospital sites to the Heart, Lung and Critical Care (HLCC) clinical group.

Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Provide high quality and evidence based physiotherapy to in and out patients with complex and chronic respiratory disease.

Leadership:
Provide clinical and managerial leadership to the physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary teams.

Research/ Audit/ QI:
Undertake and support the team to complete relevant audit, service evaluation, QI and research activity to inform development of practice and services.

Education:
To participate in and deliver local IST and education/ training to the wider MDT

Please refer to the job description and person spec for full information.

Qualifications
Essential

• HCPC registered physiotherapist with recognised qualification
• CSP member

Desirable

• M level qualification
• Membership of special interest groups/ committees
• Recent attendance at conference and/ or training courses

Knowledge
Essential

• Significant post qualification experience at senior level
• Significant post qualification experience in chronic and complex respiratory conditions
• Relevant experience in CF/ chronic respiratory conditions
• excellent knowledge of cardiorespiratory physiology and pathophysiology

Desirable

• Relevant and validated clinical courses

Experience
Essential

• MDT working
• Team/ service management inc. Student and junior staff

Desirable

• Assessment and prescription of LTOT/ AMBOT
• completion of quality improvement projects
• management of end of life care
• Pelvic health experience

Skills
Essential

• Delegation and time managment
• Leadership skills inc mentoring/ coaching
• IT Skills inc Epic/ EPR

Desirable

• Lecturing

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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