Description
As a Bank Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist, you will provide a client-centred and evidence-based service to adult inpatients to continue their therapy care on weekends and bank holidays. Your patients will be referred mainly from ITU, cardiac and surgical wards, however sometimes from the rehab and oncology wards.
Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for the physiotherapy management of the patient load assigned to you and to practise as an accountable professional.
- Practise as an autonomous and accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in undertaking specialist assessment in order to provide an individualised treatment programme for each patient.
- The caseload will consist of patients with varied respiratory and cardiac presentations including those undergoing cardiothoracic or major general surgery, acute and chronic respiratory or cardiac conditions as per consultant referral.
- Monitor and provide appropriate physiotherapy services to the adult Intensive Care Unit.
- Manage clinical risk within your caseload at all times and ensure potential clinical risk is effectively communicated and managed.
- Liaise with nursing staff and assess or deal appropriately with any new admissions not included on your handover list.
- Provide other weekend colleagues with assistance as your caseload and clinical competence allow.
Requirements:
- Degree in Physiotherapy.
- HCPC registration and CSP membership.
- Proven broad experience in the field of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy including acute respiratory, critical care, general surgery and general medical caseloads.
- Knowledge of specialist devices appropriate to respiratory care.
Benefits:
- An hourly rate that incorporates payment of annual leave.
- Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop lead by expert caterers.
- Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme.