University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Are you an experienced Band 6 or current Band 7 with a wide range of clinical experience across multiple specialties? If so, this exciting opportunity could be for you.
For this new role, we are looking for someone who is passionate about transforming and developing services. You must be an effective communicator as you will be required to work closely with the MDT and therapy service to lead and evolve the service.
You must have respiratory skills with experience working with ventilated and non-ventilated patients and require experience working across a variety of specialties.
You will be based at the Leicester General Hospital and will be required to work on-call, weekends, and bank holidays.
Interviews will be face to face.
Main Duties of the Job
1. To be responsible for the assessment and treatment of complex adult urology, respiratory, gynaecology, and medical patients including those on HDU using enhanced clinical decision-making skills.
2. Provide clinical and professional leadership to Physiotherapy (PT) colleagues in the specialty area.
3. Work as an autonomous practitioner to provide specialist therapy assessments, diagnose, and develop individualised treatment programmes based on the patients' needs, using advanced clinical reasoning skills.
4. To be responsible for a clinical caseload, which will include complex cases within their area of specialty.
5. Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the delivery of Physiotherapy by the team in an efficient and effective way within a fast and pressurised environment.
6. Participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of Physiotherapy within the Specialist Team holding responsibility for defined projects.
7. Ensure the training and development of staff within the Therapy specialty Team.
8. Liaise with colleagues and work across site/cross specialty if appropriate in order to ensure the provision of a seamless equitable service.
9. Assist and support the Therapy management team and Therapy Specialty Leads and Therapy Clinical Team Leaders within the service in the improvement and transformation of Therapy services.
About Us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
* High-quality care for all,
* Being a great place to work,
* Partnerships for impact, and
* Research and education excellence.
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
* We are compassionate,
* We are proud,
* We are inclusive, and
* We are one team.
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
Job Responsibilities
UHL Therapy service provides key therapeutic assessments and interventions to patients in order to promote health and independence and facilitate optimum function for patients.
The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of high-quality therapy care within a defined clinical area or pathway within the specialty.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
* HCPC registration & Physiotherapy BSc/MSc
* Practice/Clinical Educators Course
Experience
* Significant recent postgraduate clinical experience in the specialist area of respiratory.
* Evidence of experience of managing and leading a team.
* Evidence of experience in teaching the MDT.
* Significant recent postgraduate clinical experience in the specialist areas of urology, medicine, and gynaecology.
* Experience of audit/clinical evaluation/outcome measures.
Communication
* Demonstrates knowledge of effective team working and evidence of multi-professional collaboration and joint working.
Analytical & Judgement
* Demonstrates evidence of flexibility/initiative and risk management.
* Evidence of ability to adapt to and manage change.
* Evidence of experience of performance management.
Planning & Organisation
* Evidence of standard setting and service development.
Other
* Express enthusiasm for the post and desire to work in the clinical area.
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.
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