Job summary
- Main area
- Band 7 Neonatal (NICU) Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Part Time 15 hours per week (0.4 WTE)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 323-AHP5931-ED-A
- Employer
- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ashford and St Peter's Hospital
- Town
- Guildford Road
- Salary
- £45,753 - £52,067 pa inc. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Neonatal Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Due to a retirement, we have a rarely available, part time Clinical Specialist Physiotherapy post in our Level 3 Neonatal Care Unit open to applications.
We are a friendly, dynamic and supportive unit where the successful candidate will have the privilege of providing highly specialist care for premature and sick babies from the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Network as well as supporting their families and the MDT with advice and management support.
The post holder will help to develop, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the physiotherapy service provided to the Neonatal and transitional care service.
Please contact Priya Rajani, Advanced Clinical Practitioner for Children’s Physiotherapy if you have any questions via email [email protected]
Main duties of the job
- To provide highly specialist neonatal care including respiratory (including ventilated cots), developmental and neurological assessments, treatment, advice and recommendation to families and the MDT
- To lead outpatient developmental clinic review including objective measures such as BS ID-III and Parca-R (but not limited to.)
- To achieve and maintain a high standard of clinical care using evidence based practice; keeping up to date with clinical developments; analysing current research; discussing and implementing changes in clinical practice and encouraging this throughout the team
- To initiate, audit and lead projects to develop services and relationships in line with recent NHS initiatives and the Neonatal Working Groups.
- Please read the job description and personal specification for a details list
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.
We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description document attached to the advert
- To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload and use excellent clinical reasoning to utilise a wide range of treatment options and skills to formulate a specialised programme of care including onwards referrals
- To be responsible for setting and monitoring of standards, policies and evidence based guidelines for clinical practice for the neonatal physiotherapy service and evaluate outcomes.
- To be able to manage potentially stressful and upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.
- To supervise junior, senior staff, therapy assistants, students and apprentices where appropriate
- To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patient’s care, both those from within the organisation and those outside to ensure efficient multidisciplinary working.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Member of relevant professional body
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- MSc or post graduation equivalent qualification
- Member of appropriate special interest group
Experience
Essential criteria
- Specialist clinical experience working in NICU
- Experience as a band 6 in paediatrics within in the NHS
- Experience of managing and having accountability for staff and students
- Experience of managing patients ventilated and unwell babies
- Experience of managing babies with complex needs
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit, research and service reviews
- Evidence of leading and implementing positive change in the delivery of health services
- Experience in outpatient clinics using paediatric developmental outcome measures
- Band 7+ experience in neonates and paediatrics
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of strong communication skills including conflict management and dealing with challenging and emotional situations
- Teaching and communication skills to promote the role of allied health professionals with patients and the MDT
- Ability to carry out a wide range of advanced assessment and treatment interventions for complex respiratory, neurological and developmental clinical presentations in a holistic manner
- Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience in leadership, education and coaching
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
- Priya Rajani
- Job title
- ACP for Children's Physiotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
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