Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

Key duties include

• Work autonomously to deliver specialist clinical care appropriate to the needs of the patient group and based on principles that are evidence based and which enhance the quality of patient care.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of complex respiratory patients with co-morbidities, including physical examination, and to develop treatment plans for patients using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning.
• Assess, develop and implement specialist care programmes, including pulmonary rehabilitation, home oxygen therapy, hospital at home admission avoidance, breathlessness management and airway clearance particularly for bronchiectasis, adhering to evidence based guidelines.
• To accurately undertake specialist clinical skills including spirometry, airway clearance techniques and breathlessness management.
• Interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical tests to form an accurate assessment and suitability for the Hospital at Home scheme, co-ordinate appropriate services to ensure safe transfer of care to the community and develop comprehensive discharge plans.
• Provide care in a variety of clinical areas including patients homes and outpatient clinics.

Essential

• HCPC Registion
• Post registration respiratory qualification or equivalent experience
• Teaching/Mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
• Possession of a degree or equivalent

Essential

• Experience of working with respiratory patients including bronchiectasis, asthma, COPD and ILD
• Experience of running pulmonary rehabilitation programme.
• Experience of management of breathlessness and anxiety.
• Experience of managing patient requiring chest clearance techniques
• Experience of working within a community setting.
• Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
• Demonstrates ability to managing change

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
• Ability to be proactive and resourceful
• A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
• Ability to develop and maintain team working
• Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise, including physical assessment, spirometry, developing self-management action plans
• Ability to undertake ambulatory oxygen assessments
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
• Computer skills i.e. Word, data- bases email, internet