Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Clinical:

1. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own professional activities.

2. To undertake the specialist assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with highly complex presentations. To use clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence based practice and advanced expertise to determine appropriate interventions

3. To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions.

4. To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing and implementing comprehensive treatment plans.

5. To be responsible for own patient care plans and to be consulted frequently for specialist advice and guidance by junior team members and other health care professionals.

6. To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments effectively.

7. To be highly competent in assessing a wide range of cardio-respiratory conditions based on specialist theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, often in situations where conflicting evidence is present.

8. To be highly skilled in a diversity of assessment and treatment skills within the specialty of Sleep and Ventilation including non-invasive and invasive ventilation, advanced cough management, airway clearance strategies and continuous positive airways pressure.

1. To assist the Lead Specialist Physiotherapist and Lead Respiratory Physiologist in ensuring that quality standards and effectiveness of patient care are continually improved.
2. To deputise for the Lead Specialist Physiotherapist and Lead Respiratory Physiologist in the day-to-day operational management of the service.
3. To assist the Lead Specialist Physiotherapist and Lead Respiratory Physiologist to ensure competent use, repair and maintenance reporting of the various devices used within the Oxford Sleep and Ventilation Service and that designated staff attain competency prior to use.
4. To comply with all Trust policies and procedures and Health and Safety at Work Act, including adherence to Universal Precautions and Infection Control measures.
5. To attend mandatory fire, manual handling and resuscitation training on an annual basis and be familiar with local procedures within speciality areas of work, and ensure that staff within the team are aware of their responsibilities.
6. To participate in the Trust Appraisal Scheme, both as appraisee and appraiser.
7. To attend and be an active participant in departmental staff meetings.
8. To maintain an accurate and evaluative record keeping system for own clinical caseload and assist the Lead Specialist Physiotherapist and Lead Respiratory Physiologist in ensuring that other staff and student physiotherapists are maintaining the safe standards within the service.

Education:

1. To assist in the provision of specialised teaching to small and large groups, for example, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals, carers, students and hospice staff.

2. To be responsible for own personal and professional development and keep abreast of new clinical practices in cardio-respiratory physiotherapy in general and Sleep and Ventilation specifically. To attend and contribute to external courses, meetings and conferences as appropriate.

3. To maintain a CPD portfolio reflecting personal and professional development and ensure all members of designated team have a comprehensive performance plan, in accordance with HCPC code of conduct and standards.

1. To participate in the departments ongoing audit and appropriate work-related research/evaluation projects in areas relevant to the clinical field.

2. To assist in the supervision of evidence based projects for rotational staff.

3. To keep abreast of evidenced based practice in Respiratory Medicine and Long Term Ventilation, and appropriate conditions through relevant reading, attendance at in-service training, external courses.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Clinical:

1. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own professional activities.

2. To undertake the specialist assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with highly complex presentations. To use clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence based practice and advanced expertise to determine appropriate interventions

3. To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions.

4. To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing and implementing comprehensive treatment plans.

5. To be responsible for own patient care plans and to be consulted frequently for specialist advice and guidance by junior team members and other health care professionals.

6. To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments effectively.

7. To be highly competent in assessing a wide range of cardio-respiratory conditions based on specialist theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, often in situations where conflicting evidence is present.

8. To be highly skilled in a diversity of assessment and treatment skills within the specialty of Sleep and Ventilation including non-invasive and invasive ventilation, advanced cough management, airway clearance strategies and continuous positive airways pressure.

1. To assist the Lead Specialist Physiotherapist and Lead Respiratory Physiologist in ensuring that quality standards and effectiveness of patient care are continually improved.
2. To deputise for the Lead Specialist Physiotherapist and Lead Respiratory Physiologist in the day-to-day operational management of the service.
3. To assist the Lead Specialist Physiotherapist and Lead Respiratory Physiologist to ensure competent use, repair and maintenance reporting of the various devices used within the Oxford Sleep and Ventilation Service and that designated staff attain competency prior to use.
4. To comply with all Trust policies and procedures and Health and Safety at Work Act, including adherence to Universal Precautions and Infection Control measures.
5. To attend mandatory fire, manual handling and resuscitation training on an annual basis and be familiar with local procedures within speciality areas of work, and ensure that staff within the team are aware of their responsibilities.
6. To participate in the Trust Appraisal Scheme, both as appraisee and appraiser.
7. To attend and be an active participant in departmental staff meetings.
8. To maintain an accurate and evaluative record keeping system for own clinical caseload and assist the Lead Specialist Physiotherapist and Lead Respiratory Physiologist in ensuring that other staff and student physiotherapists are maintaining the safe standards within the service.

Education:

1. To assist in the provision of specialised teaching to small and large groups, for example, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals, carers, students and hospice staff.

2. To be responsible for own personal and professional development and keep abreast of new clinical practices in cardio-respiratory physiotherapy in general and Sleep and Ventilation specifically. To attend and contribute to external courses, meetings and conferences as appropriate.

3. To maintain a CPD portfolio reflecting personal and professional development and ensure all members of designated team have a comprehensive performance plan, in accordance with HCPC code of conduct and standards.

1. To participate in the departments ongoing audit and appropriate work-related research/evaluation projects in areas relevant to the clinical field.

2. To assist in the supervision of evidence based projects for rotational staff.

3. To keep abreast of evidenced based practice in Respiratory Medicine and Long Term Ventilation, and appropriate conditions through relevant reading, attendance at in-service training, external courses.