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Job overview

This post offers an exciting opportunity to work within the award winning AIR service (Adult Integrated Respiratory Service), based in East Berkshire as a Band 6 Respiratory Specialist Physiotherapist.  Ongoing support will be provided by the Respiratory MDT and two Band 7 Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapists. 

As an AIR Physiotherapist no one day will be the same. You can be running an ambulatory oxygen clinic in the morning and an outpatient clinic in the afternoon, the next day leading a Pulmonary rehabilitation class followed by providing training to carers regarding chest clearance in a patient’s home. 

The AIR Physio team run Pulmonary Rehabilitation (face to face, at home and online), Ambulatory oxygen clinics, Outpatient clinics offering management for chest clearance, chronic cough and breathlessness management, breathing pattern retraining, exercise advice and domiciliary visits. 

The chosen candidate will have a passion for respiratory physiotherapy and supporting those with chronic lung disease to gain the best possible health related quality of life. 

The role is extremely varied, based in King Edward VII, Windsor but covering East Berkshire through satellite clinics, home visits and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in local community centres- hence a car and a driving licence is essential. 

AIR is a leading light specialist community service so as well as providing premium care we also provide training to less specialist health care providers. 

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of care for people with respiratory conditions, in both the outpatient and domiciliary setting alongside the delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation across East Berkshire.  
• The successful candidate will be responsible for running Pulmonary Rehabilitation assessments and classes; Ambulatory Oxygen Clinics; Domiciliary and Outpatient Clinics to assist patients with Chest clearance; Cough management; Breathing Pattern Disorders and exercise advise. 
• Close working within the MDT is essential, to optimise care for patients under the Early Supported Discharge and Admission Avoidance services.  Our goal is to aid active management of these individuals, to help avoid admission where possible. 
• The post holder will utilise clinical, communication and interpersonal skills to identify the needs of people with respiratory disease and deliver care that recognises social, cultural and spiritual differences.  
• A background of basic, clinical Respiratory knowledge, skills and experience, with our training and support, will enable the post holder to develop into a Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist, working independently within the MDT. The post holder will have a passion for Respiratory Physio and a want to help patients with Chronic lung disease improve their Health Related Quality of Life, mainly in the community setting. 

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

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