Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking, enthusiastic experienced Band or Band Physiotherapist with a specialist interest in respiratory care, to join the rotation as part of our cardio-respiratory team.
The rotation programme offers a broad range of experience both in acute and chronic care settings where you will work alongside highly respected and experienced clinicians at both the John Radcliffe Hospital and Churchill Hospital.
There are currently rotations on the programme, including:
-Critical Care Services
-Adult Critical Care
-Neuro Intensive Care
-Acute Respiratory Services
-Respiratory Medicine
-Respiratory Outreach
-Surgery & Rehabilitation
-Cancer Surgery
-Vascular Surgery
-Long Term Respiratory Conditions
-CF & Bronchiectasis
-Sleep & Ventilation
Rotations are grouped into specialty areas to ensure that that rotational staff have opportunity to experience all parts of the programme. Staff can make preference requests within each group and each rotation lasts months.
You will be actively encouraged to participate in CPD, improvement projects, as well as provide supervision and teaching to junior staff, students, and the wider MDT. You will be supported by an experienced team of lead physiotherapists to refine your respiratory and leadership skills in a variety of specialist areas.
Main duties of the job
To work across services within the rotation to provide high quality, safe and effective physiotherapy services to patients as part of a cohesive multi-professional team.
To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to effectively assess, goal plan and treat patients following admission to hospital and strive to maximise their independence and quality of life.
To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists, support workers physiotherapy students
To actively participate in quality improvement, clinical audit and research projects
To take an active part in extended hours, seven-day and weekend working as required by individual teams to maximise the access and delivery respiratory physiotherapy care.
To actively participate in the overnight respiratory on-call service
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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