About this role
Job summary
Are you enthusiastic and motivated? Do you relish a challenge? Are you innovative, dynamic and a good problem solver? This exciting role could be for you.
If you are an experienced Band 6 or a Band 5 Registered Physiotherapist looking for a developmental role to take you to your next step in your career, we want to hear from you.
You will be joining our thriving Medical Team at Hinchingbrooke Hospital which consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and support staff, and is responsible for the assessment and treatment of a wide variety of patients to facilitate safe, timely discharges. This role is required to support Respiratory on-call rota.
We are invested in enhancing your specialist clinical knowledge and developing your managerial and leadership skills supporting with;
Peer & senior support
Supervision
Protected non-clinical time
CPD opportunities
Student education
Appraisals
Specialty workstreams; MSCC, Parkinson's Disease, falls & frailty, neurology and dementia & delirium
Cross site & regional professional meetings
If you would like further information, please contact Rebecca Murphy, Highly Specialist Team Lead Physio on [email protected]
Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.
Main duties of the job
To enable Physiotherapy to provide Therapy Skills within the inpatient service To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence based practice, local and national standards To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency Teams To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have a complex presentation To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole in patient/outpatient team To undertake weekend working as required within service developments To be available to provide Clinical Supervision This role entails 80% Clinical Contact and 20% Operational Management as appropriate within team requirements To guide Band 5 and support staff in the management and delivery of therapeutic care plans
About us
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy HCPC Registered Evidence of CPD Evidence of post graduate training/qualification relevant to clinical area CSP member Member of CSP Specialist section - Agile People
Desirable
Evidence of leadership or management training
Experience Essential
NHS experience working at senior level Acute Respiratory skills incl. on call Worked within acute inpatient hospital environment Multi-Disciplinary Working Awareness of change management principles Supervising and mentoring junior members of staff and pre-registration students
Desirable
Experience in community-based roles Demonstrate active involvement in the audit process Undertaking Annual Appraisals Experience of developing staff and sharing knowledge Ability to demonstrate working with regional/national networks Experience of working collaboratively with community teams
Knowledge Essential
Sound respiratory knowledge Sound knowledge of the multi-disciplinary team within Medicine for Older People and respiratory medicine
Desirable
Awareness of services available to support effective discharge
Key skills Essential
Ability to undertake rapid assessments in a busy and pressured environment Excellent managerial and leadership skills Advanced communication skills Evidence of resilience Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team Leadership and motivational skills High level of clinical reasoning Ability to present information in a logical and concise manner Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel
Other Essential
Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours Be prepared to work across sites as and when required Professional appearance & behaviour Good previous attendance record Ability to work across 7 days a week
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 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
PE29 6NT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)