Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Specialist Physiotherapist Medicine
Band 7
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Acute Medical Therapy Team. The post holder will be employed as a Senior Specialist Physiotherapist leading a team of Physiotherapists and Assistants on the Acute Medical wards at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Acute Medical wards at James Cook University Hospital comprises Respiratory, Renal, General Medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology/Diabetes and Infectious Disease.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to have substantial experience in the management of both acute medical patients and patients with long term conditions across a variety of specialities and to also 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.
Please note this post will close at sufficient applicants.
Working for our organisation
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the ‘about this job’ link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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
knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills
- Demonstrates analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the Therapy management of complex clients
- Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in area of medical therapy
- Good understanding of NHS policy and guidance
Desirable criteria
- Project Management experience
experience
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Member of Specific Interest Group
- Team leadership experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Philip Howard
- Job title
- Therapy Service Lead Acute
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642 850850
- Additional information
01642 850850 ext 56214
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