Community Respiratory Physiotherapist Development Post

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES: Clinical To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support non qualified staff to deliver safe and effective care If necessary, to be responsible for transferring individual patients on-going care to other health care professionals including senior respiratory physiotherapists within the AIR service and others in Primary and Secondary Car To maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of care for this group of patients by providing comprehensive assessment; treatment plans and undertaking joint treatment sessions as indicated. Again, training and support will be provided in order to achieve this With support, to accept autonomous clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients with respiratory diseases, such as COPD & Bronchiectasis across Berkshire East. This will allow you to provide high quality, responsive, respiratory physiotherapy services in clinics, patients homes or other appropriate locations Work with the multi-disciplinary team, primary care teams and social services aiming to reduce avoidable hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge from the acute sector To be responsible for prioritising and monitoring referrals to the AIR Team To assess, plan, co-ordinate and deliver community based Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes across all geographical locations in East Berks, with support from the senior physiotherapists With training and supervision as needed, to contribute to the Ambulatory Oxygen Clinic alongside colleagues from the HOSAR giving specialist physiotherapy advice. To collect data from this service accordingly To assess, monitor and treat Oxygen patients as required by the needs of the team.
Training will be provided for this. Liaise closely with members of the MDT re ongoing management of these patients To gain valid, informed consent from patients using the standards and guidelines provided by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP professional body for Chartered Physiotherapists). To work within the legal framework, seeking appropriate professional assistance when the capacity to consent is in doubt To undertake a comprehensive physical and functional assessment of patients, including those with a highly complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individual personalised management and treatment plans. This will be done by utilising expert clinical reasoning, a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a personalised programme of care in agreement with the patient and/or carer.
Although expected to perform assessments independently in a variety of settings, feedback to the MDT and discussion regarding findings is actively encouraged With training and support; to use specialised physiotherapy manual skills, including dexterity, coordination and sensory skills in the assessment and treatment of patients. To continually reassess and re-evaluate patient presentation and adjust care plan and treatment programme accordingly

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