Respiratory Physiotherapist

This is an exciting opportunity for band 6 physio to join the Community Respiratory Service on a fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave. The post will be for a 12 month duration.
It will be a great opportunity for the post holder to strenghten their respiratory knowledge and skills in pulmonary rehab and assessing and treating patients with long term respiratory conditions such as COPD, Asthma, ILD and Bronchiectasis.
The post is uitable for a band 5 whishing to develop further in this area or an established band 6.
You will be working with a very well-established team of specilaisy nurses, physios, OT, dietitian, assistant practitioners and support workers who will be able to support your journey with us.
This post is for 35.25 hours a week and you will be part of a rota that covers weekends and bank holidays., The main duites of the job include triaging, assessing and treating patients with long term respiratory conditons in the Sandwell area in the community.
This work may include being part of the team that delivers the pulmonary rehab programme which we hold in 4 leisure centres across the borough.
You will work as part of a team, but also work independently with support when required., To provide the specialist respiratory clinical skills of a B6 within a multi-disciplinary team in the community.
To work independently as an experienced and competent health care
professional who will work with others to provide clinical care to those with
long term respiratory conditions enabling individuals to remain in their place of residence.
Work collaboratively and co-operatively within a multidisciplinary respiratoryteam to meet the needs of patients and their families.
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens this year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH . If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives

NHS AfC: Band 6
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.