Advanced Physiotherapist - Home Ventilation in317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary in317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary PUBLISHED
MON 16 DEC 2024
Candidates should be prepared to maintain and enhance their professional expertise, oversee multi-disciplinary teams, and adhere to Trust policies. The role calls for strong leadership skills and the ability to collaborate effectively at a Trust-wide level. Work hours are 37 hours and 30 minutes per week, with the organisation promoting flexible working arrangements. Interested applicants should refer to the job details and apply through the Trac system, with interviews scheduled for January 14, 2025.
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced physiotherapist to join the North East Assisted Ventilation Service. The successful candidate will join a team of physiotherapists and support the service in commencing and supporting long term ventilation in patients as a life supportive therapy, both in hospital and at home.
In addition to the essential requirements of the role, the post holder is required to maintain and improve professional and specialist expert knowledge, skills and competence to ensure the delivery of evidence based practice in line with the Chartered Society Physiotherapy Professional Code of Conduct.
- Interview Date: 14 January 2025
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37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
- Suitable post for an experienced respiratory/ critical care Physiotherapist wishing to pursue regional senior clinical specialist role in the home ventilation service.
- The post holder will contribute at Clinical Board and Trust wide level to further develop the service
- The post holder will contribute at a Trust wide level to the strategic development of nursing/ AHP practice
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The post holder will share 24 hour non-medical responsibility for the home ventilation service ensuring effective management of resources for planned and emergency activity
Commences and supports long term ventilation as a life support therapy to patients in hospital and at home
Continues to develop a secretion management pathway incorporating the use of mechanical assisted cough
Will provide shared leadership to the nursing/ AHP /non-medical and support team and ensure the highest standards of care delivery are implemented and delivered.
Contribute to the continuing development of Home Ventilation team and responsibility for the delivery and quality of services provided
Abide by Trust policies when dealing with complaints, accidents and incidents.
Maintain discipline within the clinical area, abiding by Trust Disciplinary Procedure Policies
Participate, as a member of interviewing panels in the appointment of staff, and be aware of legislation and local personnel policies affecting the employment of staff.
Undertake research and lead clinical audit in own specialist area of practice.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
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