At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic band 7 Paediatric Physiotherapist to join our team on a 12 month fixed term contract to cover a maternity leave.
East Lancashire Hospitals Paediatric Physiotherapy Department are dedicated to enabling children and young people to fulfill their physical potential in every aspect of their lives. We provide both acute inpatient service to the paediatric medical wards and the Neonatal Unit, as well as community services managing a range of short and long term neurological, developmental, genetic orthopaedic, MSK and respiratory needs.
The post holder will team lead the early years and Neonatal pathway, providing staff support and service development, as well as clinically delivering Physiotherapy care on the Neonatal Unit and provide follow up community care.
You will be supported to continue to learn and develop your clinical knowledge and skills, alongside opportunities to develop leadership skills. Previous knowledge and experience is required, however additional training, development and support will be offered throughout.
Informal visits / discussion are encouraged and can be booked by contacting Nikki Gannon, Clinical and Operational Service Lead at communitytherapiesadmin@elht.nhs.uk. Band 5 to 6 development roles will be considered.
Main duties of the job
Working within the multidisciplinary teams, act as the Clinical Lead for the designated service area providing a high level of clinical expertise with regard to highly specialist assessment skills and interactions within a defined patient group.
Provide operational and line management to a designated team in the delivery of a highly effective, safe and personal service, delivered around the needs of individual patients/carers as described by agreed goals/outcome measures and within defined clinical pathways.
An active member of the leadership structure, the postholder will contribute toward the strategic operational and clinical development of the service. Provide teaching and highly specialist support in the management of complex conditions, educating other healthcare professionals and wider stakeholders. The service operating hours are Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm. There is a requirement to work on call.
Working for our organisation
East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area.
We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
COMMUNICATION
1. Communicate with professionals, patients and families/carers in a professional manner and appropriate to the individual using a range of mediums and techniques including letters, reports, groups, verbal, emails and onward referral.
2. Act as an advocate on behalf of patients.
3. Deal with challenging situations using conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
4. Provide early intervention of HR issues such as performance, disputes, behaviour, sickness etc with the support of HR and operational management.
5. Advise and support your team in adapting communication skills to meet individual patient's needs.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Ensure compliance with mandatory training for yourself and your team.
2. Take responsibility for own professional development and the development of your team using a training needs analysis and competency framework across a variety of settings and patient groups and clinical pathways.
3. Provide regular supervision and feedback to your team to facilitate self-development.
4. Plan, organise and deliver training to students, assistants, junior staff and colleagues including wider multi-disciplinary team and other agencies as required.
5. Lead on and participate in research and development activities as required.
6. Provide training to other health care professions, both undergraduate and post graduate level.
7. Review, update and produce guidelines/procedures and educational resources that reflect national guidance/clinical standards and evidence-based practice.
ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Work closely with the operational service lead, Head of Service and clinical leads to interpret and implement Trust and Directorate targets, national guidelines and AHP strategies within your specialist area.
2. Actively contribute to the development and delivery of the Therapies Directorate and service level business and improvement plans.
3. Undertake line management duties including rostering, job planning, appraisals, clinical supervision, approval of travel expenses, sickness monitoring and support etc.
4. Undertake a team leader role in the planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluation of the designated clinical service.
5. Identify areas for, lead and implement, continual improvement, underpinned by evidence-based practice.
6. Lead on the performance management of the designated clinical team across a range of Quality, Delivery, Finance and People measures.
7. Lead on the recruitment and retention of staff, ensuring competency frameworks are in place, supporting staff through probationary and preceptorship with training and feedback. Facilitate the ongoing development of your team and facilitate rotations of clinical staff where appropriate,
8. Assist the service in involving service users, their families and carers in service evaluation and associated developments.
9. Be responsible for deputising for the Clinical and Operational Service leads.
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Ensure you and your team adhere to the HCPC standards of conduct and professional proficiency.
2. Understand and demonstrate the need to respect and uphold the rights dignity and values and autonomy of every service user.
3. Understand your role, and that of your team's, in the process of promoting and maintaining health and wellbeing for patients, self and others.
4. Ensure you and your team operate within the codes of practice outlined in the Trust Behavioural Framework.
5. Undertake the measurement and evaluation of the work of you and your team and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with colleagues. This will include leading on and participating in research and development.
6. Support staff and patients with protected characteristics, to be a role model and ally in challenging and eliminating discrimination of all forms.
7. Undertake as directed the collection of data for use in service audit and research projects. To manage and undertake research into specific areas of clinical practice and service delivery using a range of research methodologies as part of multi-disciplinary team audit and departmental research initiatives.
8. Be actively involved in professional clinical groups, clinical interest groups, peer review, ICS wide review and standardisation of services and professional development initiatives.
9. Promote awareness of the professional role within the Trust and externally.
Person specification
experience and qualifications
Essential criteria
* Profession specific Degree/ Diploma
* Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
* Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio, including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical service area
* Evidence of management and/or leadership development/ training
* Significant post graduate experience, including experience in a relevant specialist role
* Demonstrate clinical expertise in the management of highly complex patients within clinical area
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
* Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
* This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
* Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.
We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email admin.recruitment@elht.nhs.uk or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH
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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
* CTL early years and NICU pathway (PDF, 688.3KB)
* Person Spec (PDF, 352.6KB)
* Privacy Notice (PDF, 305.1KB)
* Benefits of working at ELHT (PDF, 1.2MB)
* Additional Candidate information 2024 (PDF, 408.6KB)
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