Integrated Community Respiratory Team

The integrated community respiratory team provides a number of services – COPD, Home oxygen, Pulmonary rehabilitation, and respiratory physio.

About the Team

We are a team of nurses, physios, and skilled assistant staff. We cover all of NE Essex, so access to a car and a driving license is essential.

We provide clinic-based, class-based, and home-based care, with the aim of supporting people to have quality of life and be able to self-manage their conditions.

Role Opportunity

We are seeking a physiotherapist to join our service. Ideally, you should have experience in treating people living with long-term respiratory conditions such as COPD, bronchiectasis, and Pulmonary fibrosis or be able to show transferable skills.

Responsibilities

• Learn competencies to deliver pulmonary rehabilitation classes.
• Assess and review home oxygen.
• Support respiratory physio outpatient clinics and COPD service.
• Optimize patients' management.
• Act as a specialist resource for the integrated team, carrying out single assessments, and contributing to the development and delivery of the integrated care plan.
• Develop programs of specialist therapeutic activities, weighing options, and delegating aspects of care as appropriate.
• Implement specialist aspects of the care plan, potentially acting as care coordinator, and reviewing the plan on behalf of the integrated team.
• Support patients with advice, information, persuasion, and direction to community resources to encourage self-management and ongoing independence.
• Provide support, training, and advice to patients, parents, and carers.
• Manage the performance and oversee the work of more junior staff, assistants, students, and volunteers.
• Manage the work of the team, deputising for more senior managers as required.