About this role
Job summary
NHS Band 6 - Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum.
Full time - 37.5 hours per week.
Contract: Permanent.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a static Band 6 Asthma Specialist Physiotherapist to join the team in the Portsmouth Severe Asthma Service. As a tertiary referral centre and one of the leading severe asthma services in the UK, this is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic physiotherapist to develop specialist respiratory skills within a highly experienced, innovative, and supportive multidisciplinary team. We are seeking to appoint a motivated physiotherapist who demonstrates our Trust values, can work autonomously, has a flexible approach, and possesses excellent organisational and communication skills to join us as a specialist physiotherapist.
Main duties of the job
We welcome applications from individuals with a dynamic, self-motivated approach to patient care, alongside sufficient post registration clinical experience and the ability to adapt to the needs of the service. In return, we can offer a supportive working environment, excellent training opportunities, and ongoing professional development.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Job description Job responsibilities
To provide specialist care, as part of the Asthma MDT, for patients with asthma, severe asthma and associated conditions to ensure delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care with a focus on education, self-management and personalised care. To work as an integral part of the Asthma MDT in the delivery of a comprehensive systematic assessment for all patients with difficult asthma, in an out-patient secondary and tertiary care setting, in line with the NHS England Severe Asthma Service Specification. To assess and manage common co-morbidities in asthma, severe asthma and associated conditions including breathing pattern disorders and upper airway dysfunction. To initiate, deliver and monitor advanced asthma therapies including biological therapies As an autonomous practitioner to provide a point of contact for asthma patients, their carers and other healthcare professionals to obtain advice, education and support with a focus on admission avoidance and supporting self-management. To deliver an expert and holistic asthma review for patients with poorly controlled asthma requiring hospital admission in line with the requirements of the National Asthma and COPD Audit Programme (including upload of data for the rolling audit programme) and to provide early follow-up reviews for these patients as well as those attending the Emergency Department with asthma attacks. To support the Asthma MDT in the delivery of all NHS England Specialised Commissioning requirements for the Portsmouth Severe Asthma Service including the NHS England Quality Surveillance Programme and the national Severe Asthma Registry. To ensure every patient is offered the opportunity to participate in high-quality clinical research working within a team that embeds research within the clinical pathway.For full details and key responsibilities of this role, please refer to the Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy or equivalent, Health Care Professions Council Registration and Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Minimum 2 years post registration experience including experience in Respiratory care.
Desirable
Demonstrable experience within specialty with respiratory qualification. Mentorship course. Evidence of leadership. Teaching qualification/experience including the supervision of students. Evidence of change management with relevant management/leadership course. Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources. Good clinical practice certificate and previous experience of clinical research. Research awareness.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)