Job overview
An exciting substantive opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 or established Band 7 physiotherapist to join the ACCU Physiotherapy team. The team offers a service across the 56 bedded ACCU with a variety of major trauma, surgery, medicine, neurotrauma, and complex polytrauma cases. The post offers rotational experience across the Level 3 and Level 2 ACCUs and Elective Surgical HDU. The post offers opportunities to develop our Rehabilitation after Critical Illness (RaCl) service, and the RLH ICU Follow-up clinic.
The post holder will support the Clinical Lead with day to day running of the team, oversight of their ACCU pod and governance for their area. The post holder will be an integral part of the ACCU MDT, supporting weekly complex patient MDM, tracheostomy ward rounds, and participate in ICU ward rounds. The team has a strong ethos for clinical and team education and development, innovation, and research opportunities.
The successful applicant will have a broad range of acute and critical care experience, be a motivated team player, and deliver high quality care within the framework of a multi-disciplinary team.
This advert is subject to close early once sufficient applications have been received. Interviews for this position will be face to face only.
Main duties of the job
To assist in coordinating and developing the physiotherapy service in the Adult Critical Care Unit (ACCU) at the Royal London Hospital. The post holder will play a major and specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment and clinical management of patients across the ACCUs involving major trauma/neurosciences, specialist medicine and surgery specialities, determining the clinical diagnosis, functional deficits and delivering current physiotherapy treatments. The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical and professional leadership to a team of qualified staff in the ACCU physiotherapy team.
Key areas/rotations to work across
·4E Level 3 ACCU
·4F Level 2 ACCU
·3F Level 2 ACCU – Elective Surgical HDU
·ICU Follow-up service (with opportunity for musculoskeletal outpatient service exposure)
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. •Diploma or Degree in physiotherapy
2. •HCPC registration
3. •Evidence of post graduate training relevant to clinical specialty
Desirable criteria
4. •Member of CSP
5. •Member of relevant professional special interest group
6. •Formal post graduate qualification relevant to clinical specialty
7. •Clinical educators training
8. •Leadership training
Experience
Essential criteria
9. •Extensive post graduate clinical experience in critical care
10. •Experience in the assessment and treatment of patients with complex neuro and/or trauma presentations
11. •Experience in the management of acute and chronic respiratory conditions
12. •Experience of managing a team and supervising junior members of staff
13. •Experience of providing and participating in an inservice training programme
14. •Clinical experience in an acute hospital setting
Desirable criteria
15. •Evidence in the adoption of innovative physiotherapy practices in critical care
16. •Involvement/participation in research pertaining to the critical care population
17. •Clinical experience in the NHS/Pathways
18. •Experience of ICU follow up services
19. •Experience in musculoskeletal specialism
Knowledge
Essential criteria
20. •Knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and presentations relating to critical illness
21. •Knowledge of the management of tracheostomies including weaning and decannulation
22. •Knowledge of mechanical ventilation, non-invasive ventilation and weaning positive pressure
Desirable criteria
23. •Participation in service improvement projects
24. •Change management strategies
25. •Experience in assessment and management of service risk
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
26. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
27. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
28. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
29. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
30. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)