Respiratory Senior PhysiotherapistinBebingtoninBebingtonPUBLISHED THU 20 MAR 2025
In this rewarding role, you will provide comprehensive assessments and tailored treatment for patients facing chronic respiratory conditions, both in their homes and clinics. You’ll play a key part in early discharge processes, chronic disease management, and promoting self-management strategies to empower patients and their families. If you're looking to take your career to new heights, enhance your clinical skills, and work within a supportive, professional environment that values your expertise, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in transforming respiratory care across the Wirral!
Are you passionate about providing specialist respiratory care to patients within the acute hospital and community setting working in an integrated service?
Are you looking for an opportunity to join an integrated, forward thinking and developing service working with system partners to deliver the best possible respiratory care?
Are you looking for the opportunity to shape and develop the future of the respiratory services to include the new virtual wards?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Physiotherapist to join the well-established Wirral Integrated Respiratory Service.
The Wirral Integrated Respiratory Service is a team made up of Specialist Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Clinical Support Workers, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapist assistants and administration staff who all strive to work collaboratively to deliver the best respiratory care for patients on the Wirral. The service delivers early supported discharge and admission avoidance for Respiratory patients, chronic disease management, pulmonary rehabilitation and a home oxygen service for all oxygen patients on the Wirral.
The role will include covering an 8-8 service 7 days a week including weekends and bank holidays and will comprise of a mixture of shift patterns. The shifts will be 9-5pm initially however may require flexibility to change to meet the needs of the service in the future
Perform appropriate holistic assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
Provide acute chest physiotherapy to those on Respiratory Virtual ward in patients own home and/or clinic if appropriate
Management of patients discharged from hospital with acute exacerbation of their chronic respiratory condition in their own homes.
Use clinical skills and knowledge to identify changes in patients' condition that require intervention and take appropriate action including referral to other professionals/services.
Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to on-going care needs.
Identify opportunities to promote and provide health education for patients and carers
Advise on self-management strategies including medicines management, exercise, smoking cessation, dietary issues, benefits and travel in a variety of settings.
Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
About us
Support the holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for patients referred to the Wirral Integrated Respiratory Service
Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based decision making
Provide expert advice and clinical practice across all areas of the service
Develop advanced clinical skills in history taking, clinical examination and assessment
Participate in pulmonary rehabilitation programmes providing expert advice to patients
Participate in the education and development of other staff members.
Work collaboratively and cooperatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivered.
Ensure the COPD/Oxygen Pathway is implemented for all relevant patients following assessment.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Respiratory Senior Physiotherapist position available at WUTH.
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