Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist: Acute In-Patients rotation
Band 6
Job overview
Do you want to be a senior Physiotherapist broadening your acute in-patient clinical skills across a variety of specialities? Why not consider a post at NUH?
We offer a variety of in-patient acute rotations across the following areas:
Adult Intensive Care
Surgical High Dependency
Health Care of the Older People, including a Dementia specialist unit and Admissions unit
Acute Medical Admissions
Regional Major Trauma Unit
Spinal Unit
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Regional Neurosciences Unit - Neurosurgery and Neurology
Oncology and Haematology
The rotation receives excellent feedback from our current Band 6’s such as:
'The rotation offers a highly valuable experience to develop clinical skills with exposure to complex patients'
'Encouragement was given to take time for different parts of the role e.g. service development, training, teaching others, own wellbeing.'
We have a permanent full time position available (37.5 hours), and a part-time position Wednesday - Friday (18.75hours).
As an Acute Trust, you will be required to work regular weekends (currently, for full time staff this is around 1 in 4 weekends – one day only). Respiratory on call duties will be expected, and adequate training to support you with this prior to going on the rota will be provided.
Main duties of the job
NUH is an exciting place to work and will be able to offer you training opportunities (both clinical and leadership courses that may be internal and/or external to NUH), the experience of working with highly skilled staff and expose you to the world of research and the potential to work with clinical academics to enhance evidence based care.
NUH is a large Acute Teaching Hospital and this post will allow you to work in many specialist areas with a huge variety of patients. Staff will be responsible for a diverse and complex clinical case load. You will be expected to work collaboratively across the MDT with a wide range of Health Care Professionals.
You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will have a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload in what is a fast paced working environment. The post has a requirement that you manage and support Band 5’s, Support Staff and Students on Clinical Placement allowing you to develop your leadership, managerial and teaching skills. You will need to lead the Team in the absence of the Band 7.
There is a requirement that you participate in weekend and emergency overnight on-call duties. Previous Respiratory on-call experience is essential.
Working for our organisation
The Physiotherapy service is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services pathway, which is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH. We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 700 staff, who works together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent core physiotherapy skills and a willingness to learn and develop further, both clinically and professionally. You will be working as part of multidisciplinary teams who will give support and training for you to develop in this role to reach your full potential. You will demonstrate an ability to work autonomously and provide support to less experienced members of the team, including students and support workers. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work flexibly to support the needs of the service
For full details see attached job description and person specification.
For further details contact person named within the advert
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc honours or equivalent in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of maintaining professional competence through C.P.D.
- State Registered and HCPC.
- Evidence of post-graduate training in specialty.
Desirable criteria
- Member of CIG
- First line management course.
- Clinical Educators Course.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad based junior rotational experience with an acute in-patient focus
- Possession of specific knowledge to relevant area
- Experience in evaluation of practice. Appraisal of performance.
Desirable criteria
- Previous Band 6 Experience.
- Experience of audit.
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate complex information.
- Ability to motivate, train and teach.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with the multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate leadership ability
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management using clinical reasoning skills and a range of treatment options.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of performance management.
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Effective time management skills.
- Experience of effective delegation.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of organising others workload.
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of manual therapy skills.
- Basic keyboard skills.
- Capacity to carry out treatment handling skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts
Essential criteria
- Maintain competence in respiratory care for rostered emergency duty work
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
- Tom Allison
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812 275835
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