We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Physiotherapist with proven clinical and leadership skills to join our multi disciplinary team on a 12 month secondment/ fixed term contract basis. You will jointly lead the Physiotherapy team with the current Band 7 Specialist Physiotherapist.

The post is based predominantly on Kings Lodge Neurological Rehabilitation Unit at the Florence Nightingale Community hospital, a 19 bedded unit treating patients with a wide range of neurological conditions.

You will carry a caseload of patients with complex neurological conditions as well as supporting others to do so.

You will manage a team of therapists based on Kings Lodge as well as therapists in the Neuro Inreach and Medical teams based at Royal Derby Hospital, working alongside an experienced MDT including Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Psychologists, Specialist Rehabilitation nurses and Doctors.

Alongside the clinical role, you will also be an integral part of the Kings Lodge Senior team, including day to day management of admissions and discharges.

Main duties of the job

To work alongside the current Band 7 Specialist Physiotherapist in planning, co-ordinating and delivering services both on Kings Lodge and the Neurological In reach Team.

To provide support, guidance, training and evaluation of qualified and unqualified staff. This would be to Physiotherapists and other Health Care Professionals both within the trust and externally.

To ensure professionalism and excellent communication with staff, patients and relatives in routine and complex circumstances, including holding difficult conversations.

To be part of the Senior management team, taking responsibility for the unit's smooth running on a day to basis, including bed management, referrals and day to day MDT staffing (including Nursing).

To effectively manage the ward / department resources including, pay and non-pay budgets, human resources and the clinical environment with the support of the Senior Team.

.To assess and treat patients with Neurological presentations including spasticity management, seating, 24 hour postural management and complex discharge planning.

Closing date of applications: 3 October 2024

Interview date: 17 October 2024

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4 th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A& Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy
• Attendance at a relevant leadership course
• Attendance at relevant post graduate course
• Current HCPC registration

Desirable

• Leadership Qualification
• Completion of Advanced Bobath course or equivalent

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive post graduate experience at Band 6 level specialising in neurology including in patients
• Experience in developing the Physiotherapy role
• Experience of service development
• Experience in teaching both Physiotherapists and the wider MDT

Desirable

• Experience of risk management and investigating incidents
• experience of dealing with complaints

Leadership

Essential

• Experience with performance management
• Experience of completing appraisals and supervision
• Experience of audit and service development

Desirable

• experience in recruitment
• Experience managing budgets
• Experience of operational management of a team

Communication and MDT working

Essential

• Experience of communicating highly complex and sensitive information
• Experience of supporting others in confrontational situations
• Experience of giving constructive feedback to other staff and students
• Experience of overcoming communication barriers and acceptance
• Experience of working as part of an MDT and supporting others to do so

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Florence Nightingale Community Hospital

London Road

Derby

DE1 2QY

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