The closing date is 01 December 2024

Job summary

Exciting Opportunity

Clinical Lead Respiratory Physiotherapist – Home ventilation and bronchiectasis

Hull University Teaching Hospitals are seeking a Band 7 Clinical Lead Physiotherapist to join our diverse team of allied health professionals.

The post holder will work within the home ventilation and bronchiectasis community service, with the potential scope to support in-patient services.

The post holder will work alongside clinical nurse specialists and the MDT to plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the therapy service provided to patients referred to the bronchiectasis and home ventilation therapy service. As a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist , you will have advanced levels of clinical expertise in the assessment and treatment of respiratory conditions.

You will take responsibility for the overall professional and organisational development of the therapy respiratory home ventilation/ bronchiectasis service. A high regard for clinical operations and governance, assuring high standards of patient centred care is required.

We are seeking people who can adapt to changing environments and work well in a team. You will be expected to be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and build social networks working in partnership with other agencies to identify and address the immediate need of patients.

There is an expectation to support weekend working.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the clinical management of the therapy service, providing services to the Home Mechanical Ventilation Service and Bronchiectasis Service.

The post holder will need to undertake the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the specialty who may have complex and/or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated.

The post holder will be able to demonstrate specialist clinical skills, leadership and service development experience as well as excellent interpersonal skills.

Support will be provided to enhance operational management skills and the post holder will contribute to service planning, development and teaching.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for further details which are attached.

Current professional registration (HCPC) is required for this post

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in physiotherapy or equivalent
HCPC registration
Full driving licence and have own or access to car

Desirable

Qualification of recognised highly specialist skills in relevant areas ( Masters of equivalent )
Post graduate qualification / experience in leadership
Independent and supplementary prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

NHS or UK equivalent Health Care Industry experience of 12 months or more
Experience of audit evaluation and research
Experience on Intensive Care and specialist respiratory wards

Desirable

Experience of long term ventilation and caring for bronchiectasis patients
Experience delivering respiratory care training to patients/family/carers
ARTP certificate in spirometry

Skills, knowledge and ability

Essential

Ability to manage highly complex caseload
Ability to manage the performance of staff within the team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).