Job overview
Following an internal promotion, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist with an interest in specialist medicine to join our integrated therapy team at Charing Cross Hospital.
The post holder will predominately be based on 8 North ward where they will help lead the team seeing a variety of patients requiring a therapy intervention prior to returning home or transfer to community rehab units. There will be a broad range of ages, conditions, co-morbidities and complex social situations to manage and the post holder will form an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, helping plan timely and safe discharges from the ward.
If you want to develop more confidence in your leadership, prioritisation, time management and problem solving skills, then this is an ideal opportunity for you. In addition, you will have supervisory responsibility for a rotational Band 5 Physio and will work closely with a Therapy Support Worker. Supervisory support and advice is always available from a floating Band 7 Physio, along with 2 other Band 7 therapists and the Clinical Lead.
We actively encourage members of the team to provide fieldwork education for students on a regular basis. Therefore, if you are new to student education we can provide you with an introduction to student supervision through sharing a student with colleagues or if you are more experienced/would like to take students yourself, we can support you with that.
Band 6 team members participate in a monthly in-service training programme in addition to our monthly team meetings where a speaker is always invited. We are embarking on QI projects with the intention that learning will be shared at the monthly team meetings and more widely to help promote medicine as a specialism.
We need a team player with a positive outlook, enthusiasm and the ability to learn and develop new skills. You must be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and experience in medicine and respiratory practice, possess specialist assessment, treatment and risk management skills. The ability to work autonomously, but also well within a multi-disciplinary team is required, as is the ability to promote the role of Therapies within acute medicine and the implementation of evidence-based practice.
Main duties of the job
1. The Band 6 physiotherapist role is based in the Integrated Therapy Medicine Team at Charing Cross Hospital. The team is managed by the Clinical Lead Therapist.
2. The caseload will include adult patients presenting with a varied range of acute and chronic medical illnesses, falls, cognitive limitations, neurological impairments and complex psycho social issues.
3. When providing physiotherapy within this Trust, the post holder will be expected to be professional, efficient, effective, with a commitment to evidence based practice and continuous personal and professional development.
4. The job holder is required to work at weekends as part of their contracted hours of work (specific rota details are held locally within departments).They will do so once they have completed the relevant induction and achieved the required competencies.
5. In the future, there may be the opportunity to rotate to the CXH front door teams and to the Home First team in H&F.
Working for our organisation
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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
6. Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy
7. State registration with the Health Professions Council
8. Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio
Desirable criteria
9. Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
10. Membership of CSP special interest groups relevant to speciality
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Recent substantial and sustained experience in relevant physiotherapy specialities and clinical settings
12. Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy and multidisciplinary team
13. To have participated in service development projects.
14. Experience of clinical education of staff, students or assistants.
15. Experience of supervision of students/ physiotherapy assistants, with development of basic supervision skills.
16. Demonstrate an understanding of the use of evidence based practice in speciality
17. Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital
18. To have undertaken audit and/or research, either within area of physiotherapy speciality or as part of the MDT
19. Competent IT skills
Desirable criteria
20. Previous experience in the NHS as a qualified physiotherapist
21. Previous senior physiotherapist experience in relevant post
22. Involvement with Clinical Governance issues and an understanding of their relation to patient care
23. Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital
Right to work
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