Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Acute Medicine)
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Bury
- Salary
- £43,742 to £50,056 Per Annum
- Closing date
- 26 Jun 2024
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- Profession
- Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic and highly skilled Band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to work within the Acute Medical wards at Fairfield General Hospital
As a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist within Acute Medicine, you will ensure that the team delivers a high standard of evidenced based care to patients admitted through the Acute Medical Pathway, facilitating patient flow and timely discharge. You will offer a person-centred approach to support patients with their recovery.
You will manage a caseload of patients with general medical conditions including respiratory, frailty and complex and long term conditions.
Alongside your peers you will support staff and service development
Main duties of the job
Within this role, you will work alongside an integrated team of Physiotherapists/Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants, working closely with the MDT based on the medical wards.
You will manage a complex and busy caseload of patients as a specialist in the holistic assessment and treatment of the needs of medical patients during their inpatient admission and facilitate their ongoing management and discharge into community services.
You will be committed to delivering a robust training programme within your own discipline and contribute to the training needs of others across our workforce.
You will supervise and support career development of junior colleagues and students.
You will support the Operational and Professional Therapy Lead with clinical governance action plans and service development and audit.
You will work autonomously within the Trust policy and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records.
The service operates over seven days and as such some weekend working and bank holidays is required as part of the role.
You will be expected to contribute to the respiratory Physiotherapy weekend working service on a rota basis.
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss the role further and introduce you to our team, for further details / informal visits please contact: Details below
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For the latest informationaround our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website
www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
Person Specification
Registration/Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Fairfield General Hospital
Rochdale Old Road
Bury
BL9 7TD
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
236-BCO-P245-24
As a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist within Acute Medicine, you will ensure that the team delivers a high standard of evidenced based care to patients admitted through the Acute Medical Pathway, facilitating patient flow and timely discharge. You will offer a person-centred approach to support patients with their recovery.
You will manage a caseload of patients with general medical conditions including respiratory, frailty and complex and long term conditions.
Alongside your peers you will support staff and service development
Main duties of the job
Within this role, you will work alongside an integrated team of Physiotherapists/Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants, working closely with the MDT based on the medical wards.
You will manage a complex and busy caseload of patients as a specialist in the holistic assessment and treatment of the needs of medical patients during their inpatient admission and facilitate their ongoing management and discharge into community services.
You will be committed to delivering a robust training programme within your own discipline and contribute to the training needs of others across our workforce.
You will supervise and support career development of junior colleagues and students.
You will support the Operational and Professional Therapy Lead with clinical governance action plans and service development and audit.
You will work autonomously within the Trust policy and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records.
The service operates over seven days and as such some weekend working and bank holidays is required as part of the role.
You will be expected to contribute to the respiratory Physiotherapy weekend working service on a rota basis.
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss the role further and introduce you to our team, for further details / informal visits please contact: Details below
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For the latest informationaround our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website
www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
Person Specification
Registration/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio.
- Evidence of relevant post graduate training in relevant speciality.
- Willingness to undertake training in specialist area to master's level or equivalent.
Desirable
- NHS Leadership courses or programmes
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
- Appropriate post-registration experience at a senior level
- Specialist knowledge of anatomy and physiology to support clinical skills
- Contribution to service and staff development
- Good working knowledge of clinical governance
- Experience of liaison with other professionals and partnership working
- Audit experience of own and others practice
- Basic understanding of computers and their applications.
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to present information in a clear and logical manner.
- Teaching, supervisory and appraisal skills and experience on a regular basis.
- Proven organisational skills including, time management, effective delegation and prioritisation.
- Ability to work autonomously within specialist clinical area.
- To comprehend and work within the Trusts policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of patients.
- Ability to work within a stressful and un-predictable environment.
Desirable
- Research and Development experience.
- Knowledge/involvement of project working
- Previous experience undertaking band 7 role.
- Member of Professional Body (e.g CSP)
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Fairfield General Hospital
Rochdale Old Road
Bury
BL9 7TD
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
236-BCO-P245-24
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