Post COVID Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapist

The Barnet Post Covid service is seeking an experienced and skilled physiotherapist to join the team.

As we emerge from the recent pandemic the service is uniquely providing care for Long Covid patient cohorts and has embedded virtual patient care alongside patient facing activity.

Applicants for this post must have relevant cardiorespiratory physiotherapy experience or demonstrate the identified desire to develop within this clinical specialty.

The Post Covid service is co-located alongside the Barnet respiratory COPD, this post has the expectation of a seamless cross over between both services.

Successful applicant will deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Ambulatory and Home oxygen assessment, and community-based outpatient clinics for Post Covid patients alongside other job role requirements.

As a clinician within this service, you will be supported in your practice and development by consultant respiratory physician and other senior respiratory physiotherapists and nurses alongside the service clinical operational lead and administrators.

Given this role will be delivered within the community setting and requires travel between different locations within Barnet a car owner driver is required.

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
• Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

As an NHS trust,we are committed to equal opportunities and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.

We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

• The Physiotherapist will work within a multidisciplinary respiratory team to deliver the Long Covid Respiratory Service across Barnet.
• The post holder will have responsibility for the assessment and treatment of patients within the COPD respiratory and Long Covid specialities who have highly complex physical, psychological and social needs.
• The post holder will have responsibility for co-ordinating and providing community based cardiorespiratory assessments and interventions alongside existent programmes and involvement in related outpatient clinics.
• Post holder as part of the COPD Respiratory and Heart Failure team will have involvement in the Hospital at Home(early discharge and admission avoidance schemes) and the home oxygen service.

Please refer to the attached job description for full list of responsibilities.

As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19 and Flu.