Band 7 Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist for Complex Breathlessness

An exciting new opportunity has arisen at University Hospitals of Birmingham for a highly specialist physiotherapist to join our supportive and innovative team. The postholder will be responsible for managing their own caseload of patients within our complex breathlessness multidisciplinary service, working alongside our two existing highly experienced band 7 physiotherapists., You should be able to work as a highly specialist, autonomous practitioner with a clear passion in assessing and managing complex breathlessness within an outpatient respiratory setting. Alongside this you will be involved in providing specialist level training to the wider MDT when required and may also be asked to attend the regional complex breathlessness network meetings networking with physiotherapists working in similar roles across the country. Evidence of strong organisational, communication and leadership skills are essential to compliment your advanced physiotherapy knowledge and skills. You should be passionate about providing effective patient centred care, as well as being highly enthusiastic about service development of respiratory services

You will have the opportunity to work alongside other highly specialist staff such as speech and language therapists, psychologists and Consultants with a specialist interest in this field. There are opportunities to be involved in data collection and research within this area and to attend relevant national meetings and conferences.

The clinics run in both hospital and community centres and you may be expected to work at more than one site across the week with advanced notice.

Applicants must be prepared to participate in the Physiotherapy Out of Hours On-Call rota and 7 day working within the respiratory teams.

We are open to discuss flexible working arrangements as suited to the post.

You will need experience working as a qualified band 6 or band 7 physiotherapist in an acute hospital setting, with experience of managing multiple respiratory conditions such as asthma, bronchiectasis, breathing pattern disorder.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.