Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 36 weeks ((Secondment also available))
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 234-24-CS0121
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/08/2024
Employer heading
Senior/Highly Specialist Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
This is a fixed term contract for either: 24 hours per week for 52 weeks or 37.5 hours per week for 36 weeks.
An exciting opportunity has arisen as Clinical Lead Physiotherapist to work within our Oncology, Haematology and Palliative Care Physiotherapy Team based primarily on Mulbarton Ward at NNUH. You would be responsible for leading the development of the physiotherapy service to this group of patients, in line with local and national guidance, informing ongoing acute care planning alongside our therapeutic skills supporting mobility and function to manage and prevent deconditioning for our patients during their inpatient stay.
As post holder you will:
- be expected to provide education on and facilitate rehabilitation for appropriate patients at all stages of the cancer pathway, in line with current evidence and the Survivorship agenda and living beyond cancer. This also includes supporting the regular ‘Nourish and Nurture’ out-patients groups via the Big C Charity Centre site.
- provide Clinical Leadership to the Cancer Care arm of the Neurosciences and Cancer Care (NS&CC) Physiotherapy Team.
- work within a team of Physiotherapists, Integrated Therapy and Physiotherapy Assistants undertaking a variety of clinical and non-clinical tasks to support the delivery of physiotherapy services.
- offer specialist clinical support to senior and junior staff and students, delegate workload and coordinate teaching opportunities.
Main duties of the job
As post holder you will be required to:
Assess, prioritise and manage a caseload of patients requiring physiotherapy intervention within these specialties
Participate in the discharge planning process; making recommendations about individual rehabilitation needs and discharge requirements including facilitating holistic palliative discharge planning; participate in multi-disciplinary meetings, board rounds, case conferences and family meetings.
Train, supervise and performance-manage physiotherapy assistants; rotational physiotherapists and physiotherapy students on clinical placement within the specialty
Provide clinical leadership within the specialty including educational, professional and managerial guidance.
Have an active role in the planning, development, coordination, delivery and evaluation of the physiotherapy service provided to oncology, haematology and palliative care patients
Our clinical caseload is hugely varied and embedded in a culture of education, development, and service improvement. Excellent communication skills and a willingness to develop yourself and your other team members are essential.
Interview date: 2nd August 2024
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Experienced physiotherapist with highly specialist skills responsible for the physiotherapy management of patients presenting to the relevant service/team within the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
- To be the clinical lead physiotherapist responsible for a defined area of work as specified in Appendix 1 (where relevant).
- To be an expert clinical resource for the physiotherapy management of patients presenting to the relevant specialty, both within the Trust and regionally, as required.
- To represent the physiotherapy service as a clinical expert in initiatives both within and outside the Trust as requested by the Physiotherapy Services Manager or Physiotherapy Service Lead.
- To be responsible for an individual caseload including prioritisation, assessment and management of patients with a range of acute and chronic conditions. Relying on expert clinical judgement and using highly analytical skills, to determine clinical diagnosis and treatment. To maintain records as a legally autonomous practitioner.
- To provide a leadership role clinically, educationally, professionally and managerially.
- To have an active role in the planning, development, coordination, delivery and evaluation of the physiotherapy service provided to patients within and out-reaching from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
- To deputise for the Physiotherapy Operational Lead/Integrated Therapy Lead/Service Lead as required.
- To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work.
- To maintain a high standard of clinical care for patients.
- To accept clinical responsibility for the physiotherapy management of a defined caseload of patients and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
- To provide peer support and case review for other members of the team, in particular, in relation to patients with complex clinical/psychological presentations.
- To use communication tools (verbal and non-verbal) and assess understanding of treatment proposals to gain valid informed consent. To work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
- To collect relevant patient information from a variety of sources e.g.radiology imaging systems, other investigations to assist with clinical prioritisation and patient management. This may also include ward handovers, observation charts, medical and nursing records etc.
- To undertake the comprehensive specialist assessment of patients using investigative and highly analytical skills.
- To make a clinical diagnosis based on presenting signs and symptoms.
- To formulate an individual management and/or treatment programme using advanced clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment skills and options relevant to clinical specialty.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy
- Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (UK)
Desirable criteria
- Membership of Clinical Interest Groups (CIG’s)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post-qualification experience including significant experience at senior level in areas relevant to the clinical specialty.
- Involvement in service improvement, audit, research and understanding quality issues
- Contributing to clinical education/development of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Attitude, aptitude
Essential criteria
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Kathryn Melton
- Job title
- Service Lead Physiotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 286286
- Additional information
Ext: 2978
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