An exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist has been created within our therapy team at St. Michaels Hospice. The position is advertised as full-time, but part-time hours could be discussed.
Palliative care experience is not essential; however, the ability to work autonomously and previous experience managing people with complex conditions would be advantageous. We offer excellent support and training opportunities, as well as the potential to develop specialist skills and initiate and contribute to evolving clinical services.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with in-patients, out-patients, community services, specialist clinics, and Living Well Services.
A career in hospice care enables you to be part of a multi-professional team and provide holistic care to patients with life-limiting illnesses. Our aim is to ensure that our patients achieve the best quality of life.
We provide good educational & development opportunities, clinical supervision, and regular 1:1 support with your line manager to review development needs.
St. Michaels Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children, and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant background checks, including a DBS check and provide satisfactory references before starting the role.
About us
St. Michaels Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care services since 1992, for the people of North Hampshire. We are dedicated to providing care to people throughout North Hampshire who are affected by life limiting illness to attain the highest possible quality of life by providing a choice of specialist care and support.
As a charity, we depend on the kindness and support of our local community to continue offering our services free of charge. This care is made possible by supporters donating, taking part in fundraising events and activities, playing our lottery, shopping in our retail outlets, leaving gifts in their Wills, or giving freely of their time to volunteer.
Job responsibilities
The therapy team is an integral part of the specialist palliative care team, providing high-quality care to patients with life-limiting illnesses in the North Hampshire area. The role of the therapy team within the hospice is to support patients to optimise their function to maximize their quality of life. As a member of the therapy team, this role will provide specialist knowledge to multidisciplinary colleagues in the inpatient unit, living well services, outpatients, and community settings.
Responsibilities
* Be a core member of the specialist multi-disciplinary palliative care team.
* Contribute to the effective provision of rehabilitation and therapy support within St. Michael's Hospice.
* Undertake holistic physiotherapy assessment and treatment of palliative care patients as an autonomous practitioner for patients with complex needs.
* Provide physiotherapy input to in-patients at the hospice, the living well service, out-patients, and patients within the community setting.
* Undertake comprehensive physiotherapy assessment and implementation of therapy intervention for patients with progressive and life-threatening diseases.
* Tailor therapy assessment and treatment with attention to individual patient needs and preferences.
* Be responsible for managing own case load across inpatient, outpatient, Living Well Service, and community settings.
* Maintain focus on optimising patients' functional abilities through appropriate physiotherapy intervention.
* Constantly assess the ongoing physiotherapy needs of the patient, adapting therapy input as their condition changes.
* Be a source of physiotherapy expertise across the interdisciplinary team, providing advice on managing patients' functional ability.
* Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching, and instruction to relatives, carers, and other professionals.
* Work closely alongside therapy colleagues at St. Michaels Hospice.
Organisation
* Be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet the service and patient priorities.
* Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation for all patients that is consistent with the standards of the organisation.
* Work within the Hospice and Departmental policies and procedures and maintain compliance with professional guidelines.
* In discussion with the Therapy Lead undertake work, as and when required, in support of St. Michaels Hospice as an organisation.
Communication
* Develop effective communication with patients in emotionally challenging situations using empathy and compassion.
* Be responsible for and proactively initiate effective communication with other members of the Therapy team.
* Facilitate and support patients and their families to enable them to engage in therapeutic interventions.
* Communicate effectively with formal/informal carers, external agencies, both statutory and voluntary.
* Attend team meetings, MDTs, case meetings, and family meetings as appropriate.
Professional
* Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice in palliative care and incorporate these appropriately into clinical practice.
* Attend regular supervision with your line manager and attend regular clinical supervision sessions.
* Supervise junior members of staff within the therapy team.
* Participate in St. Michael's appraisal system as an appraiser and appraisee.
* Maintain a portfolio which reflects personal and professional development.
* Contribute and participate in audit and clinical governance to support quality improvement projects.
Administrative
* Be responsible for the accurate and timely input of physiotherapy-related patient data into the relevant patient recording system.
Other
* Be confident and competent in the safe use of equipment whilst conducting physiotherapy duties.
* Report any hazards or defects of equipment requiring repair through the appropriate channels.
* Undertake and keep up to date with mandatory statutory training as required by the hospice.
* Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required by the line manager or any other senior colleague.
General Responsibilities
* Work to maintain the values, vision, and aims of St. Michaels Hospice.
* Represent St. Michaels Hospice in the community and public domain, including social media, appropriately.
* Be responsible for upholding and promoting St. Michaels Hospice safeguarding policies.
This is an outline job description and may be subject to change, according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder.
This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time, due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding.
Person Specification
Other requirements
* Full UK driving licence.
* Access to transport to travel within the community setting across the SMH catchment area.
* Business use on vehicle insurance.
Experience
* Experience of working with people who have a variety of conditions including; respiratory, neurological, and musculo-skeletal diagnosis.
* Working in a multi-professional team.
* Supervision of junior members of staff.
* Evidence of working autonomously.
* Experience of working with people who have life limiting illnesses.
* Experience working with a range of conditions seen in palliative care.
Skills, knowledge, abilities
* Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Able to identify and communicate with people who have complex communication needs.
* IT literate.
* Advanced respiratory care experience.
* Flexible and adaptable.
* Able to recognise own limitations.
Qualifications
* Degree or Diploma in physiotherapy.
* HCPC registration.
* Evidence of continued professional development.
* Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£36,454 to £43,897 a year salary depending on experience.
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