Main area: Physiotherapy
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (7 Day working with 12 hour shift pattern)
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
Job ref: 434-CR6650273
Employer: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Therapy A, Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Town: Aylesbury
Salary: Dependent on experience
Closing: 24/11/2024 23:59
REACT Physiotherapist
Band 6
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
* provide specialist spinal services at our world-renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
* nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
* regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
* deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family-friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
The REACT team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital is looking for a Physiotherapist who is passionate about the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of patients who present to the front door of Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Come and join the team covering the ward areas surrounding the Accident and Emergency Department as well as the Acute Medical Unit and the new Emergency Medical Receiving Unit (E.M.R.U.)
The REACT team provides very high-quality assessments in order to establish robust and swift rehabilitation and discharge plans for the patients under their care. The team is made up of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nursing staff and Band 4 Clinical Support Workers. We also work very closely with the Discharge Co-ordinators, Hospital Social Workers, Speech and Language Therapists and Dieticians.
This is a very friendly, supportive and dynamic team with regular integrated individual supervision and training, appraisal, CPD and use of outcome measures.
Main duties of the job
* To undertake assessments of patients with complex and diverse presentations taking into account their social needs outside of hospital.
* To undertake advanced, comprehensive, and where applicable, standardised assessments in the clinical areas stated.
* To participate within simple and complex rehabilitation and contribute to its function.
* To use clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence-based practice to determine treatment plan using a wide range of treatment skills and options.
* To analyse and interpret clinical and non-clinical information to form an accurate plan for a wide range of conditions, with guidance from Therapists within the team and the MDT when appropriate.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
* We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
* As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
* A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
* Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
* Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
* Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
* Current registration with HCPC
* Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
* Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
* Field work/ Clinical Educators Course
* Specific formal courses appropriate to post speciality
* Membership of professional interest group
Experience
* Experience of a Junior Physiotherapy post within the NHS
* Experience of Acute Medicine
* Knowledge of areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management
* Experience of managing own caseload and prioritizing
* Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team and contribute to decision making
* Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development, and reflective practice
* Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning
* Establish and maintain CPD Portfolio
* Experience of emergency respiratory on-call responsibilities
* Experience of Community Physiotherapy
* Attendance at Post graduate courses in related fields and demonstrates reflective learning
* Knowledge of areas of influence of psychosocial and cultural factors on health/illness behaviours
* Experience in supervision of junior staff
* Participation in audit, research activities and development activities
* Experience of undertaking Senior (Band 6) role
* Demonstration of having initiated change of practice or process
* Experience in student clinical supervision
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
* Able to apply a range and depth of knowledge to the specialist clinical area of post
* Able to make sound clinical decisions based on knowledge/experience and utilize advanced clinical reasoning skills
* Able to carry out a range of assessments and procedures to make clinical assessments and diagnosis
* Able to carry out manual handling techniques, requiring skilful and strenuous physical effort during the day
* Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities
* Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
* Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
* Ability to self-direct towards the attainment of clear goals
* Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against well-reasoned standards
* Positive response to constructive criticism
* Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
* Use of and/or knowledge of POMR record keeping
* Knowledge of Current related legislation (H&S, Data P. Act, etc)
* Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
* Understand how to maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity of patients
* Ability to perform at times of high pressure/demand
Special Circumstances
* To demonstrate appropriate level of assertiveness
* Self-motivated and able to fulfil the physical demands of the role subject to reasonable adjustment under the terms of the Disciplinary Discrimination Act 1995
* Able to be empathetic and handle difficult or emotional situations, using judgement to determine optimal intervention
* Ability to participate in an emergency
* Flexible to meet the needs of the service
* Ability to work at weekends and Bank Holidays
* To have strategies for dealing with stressful interpersonal situations and frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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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