Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Physiotherapist
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Respiratory Physiotherapist Opportunity at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We have an exciting opportunity for a Respiratory Physiotherapist to work into the UK’s first Specialist Emergency Care Hospital at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, rated outstanding twice by the CQC.
This post offers rotations into the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital covering:
- Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Coronary Care
- Accident and Emergency
- Surgery and Critical Care
The service also covers Respiratory outpatient services across North Tyneside and Northumberland including:
- Consultant-led bronchiectasis and asthma clinics
- ILD and breathing pattern disorder clinics
- Pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
About the Role
Lead by a clinical specialist, the Respiratory Physiotherapy team has a strong service development ethos to continually improve the quality of patient care and work towards national guidelines and quality standards.
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- There are strong links with the multidisciplinary team
- A robust appraisal system is in place to ensure continuous professional development
- Opportunities to be involved in local and national audits, research trials, and service development projects
Requirements
The successful applicant must demonstrate:
- Excellent communication skills with both the multidisciplinary team and peers
- Evidence of continued professional development and post-graduate training
Working Arrangements
It is noted that in the future some posts may not be traditional Monday to Friday as we progress to full 7-day working. We provide a 24-hour respiratory physiotherapy service to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital so applicants will be required to be on-call as part of a rota. Applicants will need to meet the travel requirements of the post to cover the geographical area of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
About Us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.
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We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High-quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Karen Brewin
- Job title: Principal Physiotherapist (Manager)
- Email address: karen.brewin@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0191 607 2874
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