About this role
Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Surgical Therapy Team. The post holder will be employed as a Senior Specialist Physiotherapist leading a team of Physiotherapists and Assistants on the surgical wards at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Surgical wards at James Cook University Hospital comprises the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU), and 5 surgical wards covering Gastroenterology, General surgery, Upper GI surgery, Gynaecological and Urological Surgery and ENT/ Maxillo-Facial surgery.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to have substantial experience in the management of general and more specialist surgery (Upper GI and ENT/ Maxillo-Facial particularly) patients alongside management of patients with long term conditions across a variety of specialities. The post holder will also be expected to have relevant post graduate study, ideally at Masters level. The successful candidate must be forward thinking and proactive so evidence of leadership training and experience is desirable alongside any evidence of leading service improvement.
This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills and the post holder will be supported to attend relevant post graduate courses. We have an established and comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, clinical supervision and the appraisal process. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research and the Hospital has close links with both the University of Teesside and Durham University.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.
Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications & training
Essential
- BSC or Equivalent in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registered
- Completed or willing to work towards an MSc if available or relevant post graduate courses at masters level
Desirable
- Member of Specific Interest Group
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
- Excellent teaching and supervisory skills
- Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in specialist area.
- Demonstrates extensive knowledge and experience within specialist area.
- Demonstrates detailed clinical reasoning skills.
- Evidence of taking a lead role in MDT working
- Evidence of MDT teaching
- Knowledge of relevant national guidelines and standards
Desirable
- Audit and Research experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience in specialism at band 6 level including work as a Senior Rotational Physiotherapist in a variety of specialties including respiratory care.
- Demonstrates experience of supervision and teaching more junior staff, students and other members of the MDT
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses
- Experience working as an autonomous practitioner at a band 6 level within the NHS
Desirable
- Team leadership experience
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
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)