Advanced Physiotherapist - Palliative Care
Band 7
Main area Palliative Care Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Flexible working
30 hours per week Job ref 434-CR7202357
Site Florence Nightingale Hospice Town Aylesbury Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2025 23:59
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
* Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
* Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
* Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
* Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about palliative care. The post holder will work within the Florence Nightingale in patient unit, day hospice and community.
Working closely with other members of the MDT the post holder will manage a caseload of patients with life limiting illness these include cancer, Motor Neurone Disease and other degenerative neurological conditions.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the multidisciplinary palliative care team, to take a lead role in planning, coordinating and delivering the physiotherapy component of the service provided to people with a life limiting conditions.
* Faster and better care of patients with complications of life limiting illnesses (early recognition, better treatment, rapid referral back to specialist oncology team, palliative care team etc.
* Working in conjunction with the multi-professional teams
* To develop and maintain an in depth and up-to-date knowledge base on physiotherapy
* To act as a physiotherapy resource for colleagues both within the service and outside
* To work with the service lead and colleagues to develop and evaluate the service provided.
The post holder will give expert advice and implement patient care in an area which requires specific clinical knowledge, skills and experience. The post holder will work alongside other clinical colleagues in acute medicine (respiratory and MND) to ensure quality of care to the patients is maximised. This will include the development of clinical guidelines & education programmes.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
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Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* Current registration with Health Professions Council
* MCSP Membership
* Diploma /Degree in Physiotherapy
* Membership of professional special interest group
* Masters degree in related field
* Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
* Field work/clinical educators course
EXPERIENCE
* Minimum of 18 months working experience at Band 6 level
* Minimum of 12 months experience in related field at senior level
* Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team
* Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development, and reflective practice
* Knowledge and application of evidence based practice and clinical reasoning
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
* Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
* Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
PPE requirements:Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
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Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Sue Eddy Job title Advanced Specialist Palliative Care Physio Email address sue.eddy1@nhs.net Telephone number 01296 332600 Additional information
Liz Monaghan - Lead Nurse Palliative and End of Life Care
Liz.monaghan1@nhs.net
01296 332600
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