Senior Physiotherapy Assistant: Sponsorship Available

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Job Summary

A vacant post within the Integrated Respiratory Team has arisen in North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) in the area of South West Essex.

The Integrated Respiratory Team are and integrated service with Nursing staff, Specialist Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Senior Physiotherapy Assistants and Administration staff.

The team cover many aspects of community respiratory care, services include, COPD Team, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Home Oxygen Service, Respiratory Virtual Ward and Breathlessness and Diagnostics service.

Band 4 duties will include supporting aspects of service in each area after training and competency review, is will include:

Main duties of the job

1. Promoting effective self-management of patients following inital assessments.

2. Contribute to patient education and wider holistic support network

3. Support COPD patients and other suitably identified respiratory conditions with assessment and clear lines if escalation to senior staff.

4. Support with Oxygen home safety and management of stable oxygen case load with escalation of CBG results .

5. The post holder will be able to perform appropriate level of assessment and delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

6. The post holder will be expected to support the delivery of the Respiratory Virtual Ward (RVW) which supports Admission Avoidance and Early Supported Discharge pathways while being supervised by a senior member of staff.

7. To support Breathlessness and Diagnostics service by performing quality FeNo and ARTP accredited Spirometry. This service is evolving and additional suitable pathways and reviews maybe made.

8.To support with all aspects of service delivery and ongoing review of pathways and transformation of Respiratory services as competency and ability allow.

10. Support and deliver the Trusts Values.

About us

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement – London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,192 and a maximum payment of £2,011 per annum pro rata).

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are a busy, fast paced team, within an ever changing landscape of Respiratory Care, forward thinking and innovative, we work closely with our local partners working towards consistent care across Mid and South Essex.

As an integrated service there will be in house training on all aspects of service and staff are expected to support all areas of service provision with the chance to upskill in nursing and therapy areas.

The post is Monday – Friday 9-5pm and Saturday – Sunday 9-3pm, this will be on a 4 week or suitable rota basis once all training and competency is signed off.

The successful candidate will have an interest in respiratory care and delivering the best.

This post requires that you work flexibly across South West Essex and be able to travel to clinic locations across patch and also home visiting.

The area covered is Thurrock and Basildon, Brentwood, Wickford and Billericay within the MSE.

Certain respiratory qualifications and courses are mandatory but this can be supported if the successful candidate does not have these currently but qualifies at interview.

The service and Trust actively support CPD.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • AP Qualification
  • NVQ L2 numeracy and literacy and evidence of continued learning

Desirable

  • ARTP registration
  • CBG competency

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in the NHS

Desirable

  • Community experience
  • Acute experience
  • Rehabilitation experience
  • Respiratory experience

Skills

Essential

  • evidence good communication skills
  • IT skills
  • evidence of organisational skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of QI

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 24 June 2024

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