Band 8a Locum Physiotherapist
Croydon, Greater London
Job Title: Inpatient Specialist Respiratory Lead – Band 8a
Area: South London NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing.
Job details: Locum required to start asap for 6 months. JD available on request:
To provide professional clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of safe, high quality and effective
patient care across adult and paediatric respiratory therapy services.
- The post holder is an Autonomous practitioner who will manage, a caseload of In-Patients medical
problems including, with routine and complex needs using evidence based/client centred principles. To
assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- To support the Operations Manager and OCL in the strategic developments within the respiratory
therapy service.
- To act as ambassador for therapy services within the Trust
- To demonstrate through personal behaviours the core values of the Trust.
- Keep up to date with new developments, undertaking audit to evaluate practice and liaising with
multidisciplinary colleagues
- To undertake a therapy clinical specialty team leader role in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and
evaluating the therapy service provided on a day-to-day basis within inpatient services.
- To be responsible for the continuing professional development and overall performance of
physiotherapy staff delivering respiratory physiotherapy care including appraisal, supported by the
Operations Manager and OCL.
- To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Physiotherapy Service.
- To regularly supervise Physiotherapy students on practice placements.
- To manage and actively participate in the weekend and emergency on call service.
Working hours: Full time.
Code: U. S.V.021008.B 12710