About this role
Job summary
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe with a national and international reputation for high quality patient care, research, development and education.
As physiotherapists we are key members of a multidisciplinary team geared to the rehabilitation of patients undergoing surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in both in and outpatient settings.
Oncology provides a challenging environment for developing a number of skills including clinical reasoning, communication and multi-professional working.
Main duties of the job
The Band 5 Physiotherapist provides a high quality cost-effective physiotherapy service for the people with cancer. As a qualified practitioner, the postholder is a source of knowledge and expertise for patients, relatives and colleagues of all disciplines. With the support of the Band 7 and Band 6 physiotherapists, they will provide specialist assessment and treatment to adults in the acute setting with rehabilitation needs across the pathway of treatment and different tumour groups. The post holder will work as part of the physiotherapy team and wider MDT and will be supported and supervised by a Band 6 or Band 7 physiotherapist.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification
2. Key areas of responsibilityUndertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
2.1 To assess, differentially diagnose and manage adults with reduced physical functioning from cancer diagnosis and or/treatment under the support/ supervision of a senior Physiotherapist as appropriate.
2.2 To manage and prioritise a defined in-patient and out-patient caseload independently with support and supervision from more senior Physiotherapists, and to manage and prioritise own workload including balance between administrative and clinical duties.
2.3 Developing and implementing individual specialised therapeutic rehabilitation programmes specific to patients needs based on assessment using a patient-centred, evidence based, problem solving approach.
2.4 To commence competencies relevant to all rotations under supervision.
2.5 Developing and implementing treatment and educational groups for people with cancer and their carers.
2.6 To liaise effectively with multidisciplinary colleagues within and outside the Trust regarding patient management and service issues as required.
2.7 Liaising with multi professional team within the hospital and community, to achieve optimum rehabilitation outcomes and planned coordinated packages of support and care.
2.8 Maintaining contemporaneous and high-quality patient documentation as well as writing formal reports regarding patients needs and summarise proposed care plans, ensuring appropriate distribution of written reports.
2.9 To develop clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
2.10 To adapt practice to meet individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences and to work closely with interpreters where patients do not have English as their first language.
2.11 To develop empathy with patients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.
2.12 To identify the need for senior support in complex or challenging clinical situations and request this as necessary.
2.13 Utilising communication skills to support patients and their families sensitively and empathetically during times of emotional difficulty such as when discussing bad news related to deterioration in function and potentially poor rehabilitation prospects.
2.14 To assess the need for rehabilitation aids, including braces and collars, and demonstrate knowledge and use of these with patients as well as provide advice and education to patients and families regarding the use of these.
2.15 Participating in the implementation of appropriate clinical outcome measures in conjunction with the Service Leads to enable accurate measurement of the efficacy of the service.
2.16 Maintaining awareness of relevant and current research evidence, legislative and government guidance
2.17 Supplying and developing written advice and information to supplement therapeutic interventions in accordance with Trust policy.
2.18 Providing clinical caseload cover for other Physiotherapy staff during periods of absence.
2.20 Assisting in the collection and collation of data and publication of evidence through approved research and audit, e.g. publishing articles in recognised professional journals.
2.21 To provide education, information and advice to the patient, family members/carers and other health professionals regarding rehabilitation and make appropriate recommendations regarding management strategies.
2.22 In association with the Department of Professional Development, participating in visitors programmes.
2.23 Support Band 6 and Band 7 physiotherapists with supervision of pre-registration physiotherapy students in formal structured placements.
2.24 With appropriate training and competency framework, to take part in the on-call and weekend rota, working autonomously out of hours.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
Member of CSP or have equivalent Indemnity cover Registered member of HCPC
Experience Essential
Experience of working with adult inpatients. This can be from student placements however examples of development of core skills in this area must be demonstrated. Experience of working with adult outpatients. This can be from student placements however examples of development of core skills in this area must be demonstrated. Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
Experience of working with patients from multicultural/lingual backgrounds and working with interpreters. Experience of working in oncology Experience of acute respiratory, and able to take part in on-call and weekend rota
Skills Abilities/knowledge Essential
Developed clinical reasoning as well as analytical and creative problems solving skills. Prioritisation: Ability to prioritise workload demands. Support: Ability to acknowledge need for, and seek support Communication skills: Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills as required in an oncology and palliative care setting. Ability to deal with imparting bad news. Written and documentation skills: Ability to produce professional reports and records including, multi-professional care plans, letters, assessments for hospital and external agencies. Reflective Skills: Ability to reflect on clinical practice. Team skills: Ability to work as part of a supportive team. Autonomous working: Ability to work in a highly motivated, self-directed manner on clinical and departmental activities. Concentration: Well developed concentration skills IT skills: Ability to enter data, prepare reports, formal written documentation and multi-media presentations. Assessments: knowledge and demonstration of assessment and rehabilitation interventions relevant to inpatients, surgical and medical patients Cultural: knowledge of cultural and linguistic issues in working with a multi cultural caseload Clinical Governance: awareness of the principles of clinical governance/ audit Colleagues: awareness of the roles of other professionRecord keeping: awareness of the standards of record keepingals.
Desirable
Organisational skills: Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively. Supervisory skills: Ability to fulfil supervisory role for undergraduate students. Educational skills: Ability to teach both patients and carers in areas relating to rehabilitation. Proven ability to prepare and deliver presentations and education sessions to health care colleagues and members of public. Policies: knowledge of national policies, procedures and current research relevant to oncology in adults.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Address The Royal Marsden - Chelsea
Chelsea
SW3 6JJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)