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Senior Physiotherapist
at Kings College Hospital in Central London
Following successful project work, the Trust has agreed to the formation of a new Therapy Team to manage patients in the Specialist Medicine Division. The team will concentrate on patients with Haematological disorders including cancers. The in-patients are within a 31 bedded unit of which 14 beds are isolation cubicles.
The team consists of the following posts:
• 1.0 band 7 Occupational Therapist
• 1.0 band 6 Physiotherapist (part of respiratory rotation)
• 0.6 band 6 Speech and Language Therapist
• 1.0 band 3 Rehab Assistant
The team will be managed by a Head of Physiotherapy to help ensure the service as a whole is fully evaluated with each profession having support from the relevant clinical lead. We expect publications from this service particularly as it is so innovative.
The main aims of the team will be to:
• Reduce length of stay by maintaining optimum functional performance and fitness particularly during Bone Marrow Transplants and by tight discharge planning
• To minimise the impact of fatigue
• To reduce and manage and anxiety or depression
• Ensure patients have symptoms minimised or treated quickly – e.g. swallowing problems due to mouth ulceration
• Ensure patients are discharged to their preferred place
• To work with Specialist Medicine on the Improving Flow Project
• To increase expertise and input to other haematology patients
• To scope need of input for out-patients and set up relevant service
Band 6 Physiotherapist – 37.5 hours per week
We are looking for a physio with experience in a wide range of junior rotations with a particular interest in respiratory care so we are inviting applications from HPC-registered physiotherapists with critical care and chronic respiratory experience.
The in-patient respiratory team is facilitated by 3 Clinical Lead Physiotherapists. You will receive a very high standard of training and gain a wealth of experience. For example, there are 10 Level 3 Neuro and Surgical beds, 6 Level 3 medical beds and 15 Liver critical care beds with a total of 38 Level 2 beds throughout the hospital.
The rotations last 7 months and are in the following areas:
• Cardio-thoracics and cardiac rehab
• Medicine and NIV
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Liver and Renal
• Pulmonary and Renal Rehab
• Neuro-surgery
• Haematology (new post)
Application form and full information is available from www.kch.nhs.uk/careers
For further information, please contact Tracey Mathieson, Clinical Lead Respiratory Physiotherapist, on 020 3299 4917 or via e-mail tracey.mathieson@nhs.net
Interviews: week commencing 22nd March 2010
The team consists of the following posts:
• 1.0 band 7 Occupational Therapist
• 1.0 band 6 Physiotherapist (part of respiratory rotation)
• 0.6 band 6 Speech and Language Therapist
• 1.0 band 3 Rehab Assistant
The team will be managed by a Head of Physiotherapy to help ensure the service as a whole is fully evaluated with each profession having support from the relevant clinical lead. We expect publications from this service particularly as it is so innovative.
The main aims of the team will be to:
• Reduce length of stay by maintaining optimum functional performance and fitness particularly during Bone Marrow Transplants and by tight discharge planning
• To minimise the impact of fatigue
• To reduce and manage and anxiety or depression
• Ensure patients have symptoms minimised or treated quickly – e.g. swallowing problems due to mouth ulceration
• Ensure patients are discharged to their preferred place
• To work with Specialist Medicine on the Improving Flow Project
• To increase expertise and input to other haematology patients
• To scope need of input for out-patients and set up relevant service
Band 6 Physiotherapist – 37.5 hours per week
We are looking for a physio with experience in a wide range of junior rotations with a particular interest in respiratory care so we are inviting applications from HPC-registered physiotherapists with critical care and chronic respiratory experience.
The in-patient respiratory team is facilitated by 3 Clinical Lead Physiotherapists. You will receive a very high standard of training and gain a wealth of experience. For example, there are 10 Level 3 Neuro and Surgical beds, 6 Level 3 medical beds and 15 Liver critical care beds with a total of 38 Level 2 beds throughout the hospital.
The rotations last 7 months and are in the following areas:
• Cardio-thoracics and cardiac rehab
• Medicine and NIV
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Liver and Renal
• Pulmonary and Renal Rehab
• Neuro-surgery
• Haematology (new post)
Application form and full information is available from www.kch.nhs.uk/careers
For further information, please contact Tracey Mathieson, Clinical Lead Respiratory Physiotherapist, on 020 3299 4917 or via e-mail tracey.mathieson@nhs.net
Interviews: week commencing 22nd March 2010
Published at 19-02-2010
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