Band 7 Haemato-oncology Physiotherapist, Full time Sutton, Permanent
Step into a rewarding career at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, where you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of haematology physiotherapy on our Sutton site. We are looking for an enthusiastic physiotherapist with oncology experience and an interest in haematology. You will work with a diverse group of patients with haematological cancers mainly inpatients, including the Teenage Young Adult unit, but also some clinics and outpatients. As a leader, you’ll guide and support a talented team of Band 5 and 6 physiotherapists, coordinating the inpatient service at our Sutton site. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking, supportive environment, with access to regular supervision, in-service training, and the guidance of experienced senior colleagues—empowering you to grow, innovate, and thrive in your physiotherapy career.
Main duties of the job
Cancer care is a rapidly developing and relatively new area of expertise within physiotherapy.
The Band 7 Physiotherapist takes a lead role, alongside Band 8a Physiotherapists, to provide a high quality; evidence-based physiotherapy service for patients referred to the Haematology service.
The post holder will plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the physiotherapy service for the Haematology service- this covers 28 beds on 2 wards, the Ambulatory chemotherapy day unit and outpatients as appropriate. The post holder also line manages a band 6 physiotherapist on the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) unit and other inpatient rotational band 6s and provides leadership oversight of the inpatient service at Sutton.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
* Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
* Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients and support Band 5/6 physiotherapists and Therapy assistants to do similarly.
* Manage clinical risk within own patient caseload
* Continue to develop the physiotherapy service for patients with haematological cancers This necessitates the acquisition and application of specific physiotherapy and oncology skills. These advanced skills will impact on the advanced assessment and treatment of this patient group and will enable a comprehensive approach to holistic care.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Diploma/degree level qualification in physiotherapy
* Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or have alternative indemnity arrangements
* HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
* Evidence of on-going personal/professional development through maintenance of CPD portfolio
Experience
* Significant clinical experience
* Demonstrable knowledge in core physiotherapy skills including respiratory, neurology, orthopaedics, surgical, medical and rehabilitation
* Evidence of skill in provision of a physiotherapy service to patients with haemato-oncology diagnoses
* Knowledge/Experience in the treatment of patients with cancer
* Ability to teach skills/knowledge to others in both formal and informal environments
* Supervision and line management experience
* Experience of service development
Skills Abilities/knowledge
* Confident to take the lead and articulate ideas and concerns
* Advanced communication skills with particular ability to work with complex/sensitive situations with patients, carers, physiotherapy colleagues and the wider MDT
* Membership of a clinical interest group in physiotherapy
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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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.
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