Physiotherapist

Job Title:  Respiratory Physiotherapist – Band 5 (Part time)
Area: Surrey NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing
Job details:  Respiratory. Car driver essential and must have respiratory experience.
Diploma/Degree in physiotherapy, HCPC, Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP). Experience:  NHS experience; Range of placements at graduate/undergraduate level; Pulmonary Rehabilitation experience
Skills /Abilities: Able to work effectively as part of the MDT;  Able to communicate effectively with patients, their carers, line manager and other members of the Physiotherapy Service, multi-disciplinary team and external agencies; Able to work effectively to meet the needs of the Community respiratory Service;   Able to work independent and unsupervised during community visits; Knowledge of assessment tools and outcome measures; able to travel frequently throughout the Borough within the working day. To undertake evidence-based audits to evaluate team’s clinical practice. To make recommendations, which may result in the implementation of changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.
To participate in the pulmonary rehabilitation audit and research, alongside senior therapist
To provide therapeutic assessment for patients with long term respiratory conditions and to undertake, with guidance, all aspects of clinical duties to deliver clinically based, individualised treatment programmes as an autonomous practitioner within the community setting.
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy interventions to pulmonary rehabilitation services in a variety of community-based settings
This involves working in a range of clinical settings i.e., community centres and health centres within the community. This includes working 5 days over a 7-day working week as the service demands. 
To deliver patient education talks for pulmonary rehabilitation program under guidance of senior therapist. 
 To hold responsibility for own caseload working without direct supervision; supervision takes the form of case reviews and peer review.  Advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available and clinical work is routinely evaluated.
To undertake evidence based audits to evaluate team’s clinical practice. To make recommendations, which may result in the implementation of changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.
 To participate in the pulmonary rehabilitation audit and research, alongside senior therapist
Working hours: 3 days/21.5 hours per week.
Code:  U.029010.B13401