Respiratory Physiotherapist

at  Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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 Advanced Clinical Practitioners, 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.
This role will focus on delivering acute care which will include acute management and Respiratory Physiotherapy to patients on the Virtual Ward. You will also work in an outpatient setting when capacity allows
Perform appropriate holistic assessment of patient needs, plan, implement and evaluate a treatment plan according to changing health care needs.
Manage patients with a variety of Respiratory diagnosis whilst on the Respiratory Virtual Ward via daily home visits.
Acutely assess, change treatment and plan care
Provide interventions to support respiratory patients in an acute exacerbation of their long term condition to include breathlessness management and sputum clearance
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
Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
Independently complete outpatients clinic assessments on Respiratory patients when virtual ward capacity allows
Cover Pulmonary Rehabilitation when required
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Please see attached Job Description for further information
about the Respiratory Physiotherapist position available at WUTH

Please refer the Job description for details