Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced physiotherapist with an interest in Haematology. Our cancer services based at Hammersmith Hospital offers a unique opportunity to work in a leading specialist cancer centre. We offer the most up-to-date chemotherapy, stem cell transplant and CAR-T treatments, which leads to one of the best survival rates in the country. We also treat multiple red cell conditions and are providing stem cell transplants and gene-editing therapies to treat sickle cell disease. In this role, you will be a senior therapist providing high quality physiotherapy, to inpatients with both red and white cell haematology conditions.
We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking and passionate therapist with excellent communication skills and clinical skills, to join the team and deliver high quality, timely care. You will possess the ability to remain calm and professional under pressure. It is important that the successful applicant is a team player with a positive outlook, has enthusiasm and has the ability to learn and develop new skills.
You must be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and broad rotational experience, possessing high quality assessment, treatment and risk management skills. Whilst haematology experience is desirable, it is not essential.
Main duties of the job
1. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care.
2. To undertake a comprehensive assessment and re-assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentation
3. To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, to ensure improved compliance, gain valid informed consent and work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
4. To plan and prioritise own caseload independently on a day-to-day basis to ensure patients are appropriately seen, in conjunction with the priorities of the team and to give assistance to other team members as required.
5. To be flexible in the organisation of own caseload and to respond to predictable and unpredictable service needs throughout the day.
6. To take delegated responsibility for the operational management of the team, allocating and guiding the work of junior and assistant staff to meet service priorities on a daily basis.
7. To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your own work and current practice through the use of projects, audit or outcome measures, whether individually or with the support of senior staff.
8. To assist in the induction, daily supervision and delegation of tasks to band 5 physiotherapists, therapy support workers, students and administrative staff, as required.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
9. Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy.
10. State registration with the Health Professions Council.
11. Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio.
12. Able to demonstrate specialist learning from previous physiotherapy rotations, formal post-graduate level learning and informal CPD (both general and specific to clinical fields of speciality).
13. Demonstrate learning of personal effectiveness and first line leadership from experience and from both formal and informal CPD activity.
Desirable criteria
14. Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
15. Membership of CSP special interest groups relevant to speciality
Experience
Essential criteria
16. Recent substantial and sustained experience in relevant physiotherapy specialities and clinical settings
17. Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy and multidisciplinary team
18. To have participated in service development projects.
19. Experience of clinical education of staff, students or assistants.
20. Experience of supervision of students/ physiotherapy assistants, with development of basic supervision skills.
21. Demonstrate an understanding of the use of evidence based practice in speciality
22. Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital
23. To have undertaken audit and/or research, either within area of physiotherapy speciality or as part of the MDT
Desirable criteria
24. Previous experience in the NHS as a qualified physiotherapist
25. Previous senior physiotherapist experience in relevant post
26. Involvement with Clinical Governance issues and an understanding of their relation to patient care
27. Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
28. Able to apply a range and depth of knowledge to this specialist area.
29. Able to use knowledge of a range of treatment approaches in the specialist area.
30. Able to make sound clinical decisions based on knowledge/ experience/circumstances and utilise advanced clinical reasoning skills.
31. Able to carry out manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling, requiring skilful and strenuous physical effort during the working day.
32. Ability to remain up to date with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management.
33. Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and manage time effectively.
34. Ability to seek guidance and assistance when required and to be aware of personal limitations.
35. Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients or carers.
36. Competent IT skills.
37. Good presentation skills.
38. Remain updated with professional practice and new research
39. To make sound judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations.
40. Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised
41. Able to work flexibly responding to the needs of the service.
42. Awareness of factors impacting on service provision
43. Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet the differing needs of the patients
Desirable criteria
44. Evidence of CPD relevant to role and specialist area.
45. Well-developed abilities for communication and consensus building skills, to speak to groups.
Right to work
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