Job overview
We have an exciting secondment opportunity for an experienced band 6 or existing band 7 with a passion for acute medicine, respiratory care and patient flow.
You will be supporting patients on their clinical pathway working alongside a multi-disciplinary team to optimise care and deliver rehabilitation interventions and discharge planning. There will be the opportunity to participate and contribute to different 'big rooms' such as falls prevention, deconditioning, kidney care, etc.
When successful, you will be providing clinical expertise and support to staff including physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy assistant within the team.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely alongside the band 7 Occupational Therapist to support the demands of the service and support staff with managing a demanding caseload. Your role will be to ensure delivery of a high quality service across the acute medical setting, including assessment and treatment of acute medical patients and facilitating discharge planning as appropriate.
As Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for acute medicine you would support the team with their daily demands, liaise with the wider MDT and social care teams within the hospital and be responsive to the demands of the service. You would get experience in day to day management of a team of physiotherapists and occupational therapists. There will be a balance between clinical and non-clinical responsibilities with focus on service and quality improvement and supporting training and development of staff.
You will be welcomed into a supportive environment with a clear supervision structure through which personal and professional development is encouraged. You will act as a model for clinical, operational and professional leadership. You would have opportunities to develop their leadership skills and management skills with support from the Therapy Service Lead for Acute Medicine.
Working for our organisation
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties to include but not be limited to:
1. To communicate and collaborate with all of Core Therapies stakeholders
2. To help to ensure the health, safety and security of users of the service, self and colleagues
3. To help to ensure high levels of clinical governance
4. To support equality of opportunity and access within the service for both staff and patients.
5. To support financial and other resource management within the ITS
6. To provide and use information to support admin processes and patient care
7. To directly support the delivery of therapy to patients
8. To provide leadership and management support
Please be aware this post is a secondment.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
9. HCPC Registration
10. Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy
11. Evidence of CPD in the relevant area
Desirable criteria
12. Post graduate courses in relevant area
13. Member of the CSP
14. Member of related special interest group
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
15. Experience in the NHS as a Physiotherapist.
16. Range of transferable clinical skills from rotational posts.
17. Significant experience in Respiratory Inpatients
18. Leadership and management experience
19. Good understanding of MDT dynamics
20. Experience of Evidence Based Practise
21. Supervision of qualified and assistant staff.
Desirable criteria
22. AIMS competency
23. Evidence of integrated working with OT and Nursing workforce
24. Recognised as a Clinical Educator
25. Experience of leading and management of a team
26. Experience working with patients with complex conditions