Job overview
Specialist Physiotherapist - Adult Haemoglobinopathies
The post holder will be part of the NCL Red Cell Community Team supporting the implementation of evidence-based care pathways and rehabilitation services for patients with Sickle Cell, Thalassaemia and Rare Inherited Anaemias in NCL and help further develop the Red Cell Community service. The post holder will provide first-class and evidence-based patient care and promote health through patient empowerment, health education and self-management in the hospital, patients’ homes and at Camden & Islington Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Centre.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide support as a Red Cell Community key worker to a caseload of patients through regular home visits and telephone contact to improve quality of care and to support admission avoidance.
2. Provide specialised physiotherapy to patients who are case managed by other members of the team.
3. Work in close collaboration with the Whittington Health Haematology consultants, the Community Team, GPs and community services to provide a comprehensive and seamless programme of care for suitable patients.
4. Attend regular multidisciplinary team meetings including the hospital-based team meeting to review patient management, new referrals, and discharges; and, team meetings to share learning, reflective practice, and education.
5. Work as a practitioner assessing patients in their own homes, health centres and other community settings. The post holder will work flexibly and in close liaison with the hospital Haematology team to ensure continuity of service delivery.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
6. • Registered Therapist (with the HCPC)
7. • Understanding of integrated care
Desirable criteria
8. • Masters level education or equivalent experience
9. • Specialist qualification or course in haemoglobinopathies
10. • Leadership or mentorship course
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
11. • Able to manage competing demands and priorities in a changing, complex environment and is personally resilient
12. • Able to critically analyse services and systems
13. • Competent and skilled in moving and handling techniques and familiar with a wide range of equipment to support this e.g. hoists, sara steady, slide sheets etc
14. • Competent IT skills including Microsoft Office apps (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
15. • Wide range of B5 and B6 rotations or equivalent senior, experience in specialism or related area
16. • Experience in pain management
17. • Evidence of management of change, clinical leadership, and development of services
18. • Experience of working in the community
19. • Experience participating in audits and clinical research
20. • Experience of multiagency working
Desirable criteria
21. • Minimum 4 years post-graduate experience with minimum 2 year at band 6 level in an NHS in-patient setting
22. • Experience managing patients with red cell disorders in the community
23. • Experience of acute sickle cell crisis management
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
24. • Approachable and open
25. • Management skills including experience of team leadership and team building initiatives
26. • Able to manage staff recruitment, appraisal, and performance management
Communication
Essential criteria
27. • Excellent interdisciplinary communication skills and ability to facilitate collaborative multidisciplinary working relationships
28. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to adapt to effectively manage complex and sensitive situations
Other
Essential criteria
29. • Ability to travel independently to all sites across NCL
30. • A flexible approach to service delivery with ability to work evenings and weekends on occasions where required
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
31. Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
32. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
33. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
34. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
35. Participate in required training and supervision.
36. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.