Senior Specialist Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapist

You will provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment and treatments, including the review of treatment programmes for LTV patients and patients with chronic respiratory conditions at home. This will comprise of patients who have multi-pathologies and those who have highly complex presentations including LTV needs and acute-on-chronic disease. The main duties of this role are outlined below and in more detail in the attached Job Description. Provide respiratory physiotherapy support and advice to the respiratory MDT. The role is embedded within the hospital at home team with close working relationships and links with the Evelina respiratory physiotherapy and MDT. Provide initiation and adjustment of treatment plans, including clinically reasoned clear escalation and weaning plans. The post holder will demonstrate advanced skills in the use of a wide range of treatment skills and devices including cough assist, the oscillating vest and various airway clearance adjuncts. This role requires the use of advanced communication skills, to provide clear instructions to the patient and families/carers and to clearly communicate and document these plans in a timely manner to the wider MDT. Education and teaching physiotherapy techniques and delivering education to families, carers, schools and patients will be a large part of this new role, requiring advanced organisational skills. To demonstrate service development skills in the form of scoping other services, exploring current research and carrying out regular service reviews including audits. Data collection will be part of this role. Key Relationships a. Hospital at home team (including medical and specialist nursing staff) b. Paediatric respiratory MDT (including medical and specialist nursing staff) c. Clinical lead paediatric physiotherapist d. Clinical Specialist Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapists e. Long Term Ventilation Physiotherapist f. Physiotherapy team at ELCH and GSTT g. Paediatric allied health professional teams, pharmacists and palliative care MDT h. Community paediatric physiotherapists outside the trust