At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

• Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
• Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
• In our Gift providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
• Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
• Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
• Child Care Vouchers Scheme
• Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
• NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the Haywood Hospital Therapies Portfolio providing Physiotherapy, working in a variety of settings within a diverse and wide range of specialist services. These include D2A (hospital & community beds), Stroke Rehabilitation; Sneyd Stroke Rehab Unit & Integrated Stroke Community Team); Rehabilitation Medicine (Broadfield Rehab Unit) and additional services as appropriate.

This is a dynamic role that requires collaborative working with our collleagues, teams/agencies across the ICS's providing specialist rehabilitation; supporting bed flow managing timely discharges & supporting longer term adaptation and resettlement back into the community. The overall aim being to improve the health and wellbeing of the population served.

The successful applicant/s will take part in service improvements locally and across the wider regional Networks.The nature of the service will be determined by local service specifications.

You will

• Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care & support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support and rehabilitation programmes.
• Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
• Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
• Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.

About us

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job description Job responsibilities

Clinical

• To adhere to and apply the Health and Care Professions Councils (HCPC) standards of proficiency and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) Code of Conduct and Behaviour and all other relevant guidance from the Partnership Trust.
• To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work.
• To establish and maintain effective working relationships both within the Partnership Trust and with external organisations in order to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trusts equality values.
• To assess new service user referrals and care/support needs. Assess service users and formulates, develops, implements and evaluates programmes of treatment /care/support for individuals, families and carers. The specialist care/support plans may include the following:
  • Adaptation to condition, injury and / or trauma
  • Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety
  • Increased functional ability
  • Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health
  • Interventions in disease/condition management
  • Prevention and reducing of health inequalities
  • Admission avoidance
  • Early supported discharge
  • Case management/ treatment /care plans
  • Palliative and end of life care
• To use professional knowledge and judgement to take into account the range of care/support packages and treatment options available. To consider each service users personal circumstances and preferences in order to implement and adjust programmes of care and intervention.
• To maintain and develop skills and knowledge to deliver a range of interventions and sets an example of good practice to other team members including skill sharing.
• To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of the service user and their carers offering reassurance and empathy, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information. This may be in regard to the nature/prognosis of their condition and implications of the same
• To work with individuals and carers who may find it difficult to engage with the service or aspects of the service resulting in uncooperative or challenging behaviour that has to be managed.
• To use professional knowledge, skills and expertise when working in changing environments and across professional boundaries.
• To maintain contemporaneous and accurate records as required by the Partnership Trust and in line with professional standards (HCPC/CSP). Support identified team members giving guidance and direction where appropriate.
• To take responsibility for the safe use and transportation of equipment between locations. To work in non-purpose built rooms involving the necessity to move furniture, therapy equipment etc.
• To ensure that the skills of identified team members are appropriately deployed and that care is delivered by staff with the relevant education, expertise and competence.
• To deliver a high standard of intervention, whilst managing the demands of unplanned aspects of the role using innovative problem solving techniques.
• To provide advice, education and training to service users, carers and professionals regarding the management and care/support of service users.
• To take accountability for allocated assessments, planning and implementation of care packages/ programmes of support, within their caseload.
• To provide professional and clinical support and leadership to identified team members. Supports in identifying training needs of staff and encouraging practitioners to develop skills in:
  • Critical thinking and reflective practice
  • Excellence in practice
  • Specialist knowledge and research based practice

Supervision

• To provide and receive regular supervision in order to support the continuous professional development of self and others.
• To contribute to the process of induction for new team members and other disciplines, as appropriate.
• To identify own training/educational needs as part of the supervision and appraisal process. Attains and maintains an agreed level of expertise through ongoing training and development.
• To have people management skills which incorporate compassionate and appreciative leadership.
• To set workload priorities for self, and oversee the workload of more junior team members and students as required.
• To provide training, undertake work based assessments and supervision of pre- registration students, typically for periods of 4-12 weeks as required.
• To contribute to service/policy development through active membership on working parties or professional forums.
• To undertake tasks concerning the day to day organisation and operation of the team, working with the team leader as required.
• To set priorities to achieve a balance between service user needs, supervisory duties, (may include staff work allocation, sickness cover and annual leave) and staff training within resource limitations.
• In collaboration with the team leader and/or specialist establishes clear goals and standards for the team/service in order to maintain and improve the quality of care/support.
• To work with the Clinical Lead/ Specialist / Service / Professional Lead to identify clinical levels of expertise within the team, in order that talents, training and competences are identified and can be fully utilised.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• oDegree in Physiotherapy or equivalent. oRegistration with HCPC

Desirable

• oo Modules at Masters level o Evidence of further clinical study o Specialist interest

Experience Essential

• oo Relevant experience to the role including assessment and management of various conditions within the area of clinical speciality. o Ability to manage time and caseload effectively. o Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with issues within the area of clinical speciality. o Working in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• oo Experience of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations.

Skills & knowledge Essential

• oEvidence of specialist clinical knowledge relevant to the post. oUnderstanding of Information Governance, Data Protection, HCPC /CSP standards and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults/Children. Awareness of relevant NSF's and NICE guidance. oThe necessary competences required to undertake this role will be provided (once ratified) as a separate document on appointment. They are derived from skills for health and aligned to national occupational standards. An element of these is given below: oBasic IT skills oInitiate, and participate in networks and discussion groups oProvide leadership in your area of responsibility oEstablish a diagnosis of an individual's health condition oDischarge and transfer individuals where appropriate oEnable other individuals to reflect on their own values, priorities, interests and effectiveness oIdentify and evaluate opportunities for innovation and improvement oAble to disseminate information by giving formal and informal presentations.

Desirable

• oKnowledge of relevant NSF's and NICE guidance. Understanding of wider NHS agenda and its application to the local context.

Personal attributes Essential

• oWorking across hospital / community settings and have the ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post. oFlexibility with working hours to enable 7 day working / shift patterns. oRelevant Specialist Post Graduate qualification and/or courses and/or development (e.g. professionally recognised courses in specialist area). - Strong awareness of self / evidence of emotional intelligence

Desirable

• oAttendance at relevant Special Interest Groups oUp to date field work/pre-registration student training.

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