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Specialty Physiotherapist - Oncology and Haematology
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area Specialty Physiotherapist - Oncology and Haematology Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time working is possible) Job ref 321-MRC-7133208-B6-PUB
Site Churchill Hospital Town Oxford Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 12/05/2025
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel .
Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
We are excited to be able to advertise a role which will be ideal for an Physiotherapist who is looking to gain further experience within this specialty clinical area of cancer care, consolidating and developing on previous experience. You will deliver care to our inpatients and will work closely with Occupational Therapy and MDT colleagues to assess, rehabilitate, and discharge patients across the oncology and haematology wards. Patients are admitted for elective chemotherapy, emergency admissions with new diagnosis or complications from treatment or disease and those requiring palliative management and end of life care.
The Churchill Hospital is a centre of excellence for cancer and haematology services and other specialties, including renal services and transplant, clinical and medical oncology, dermatology, haemophilia and palliative care. It is part of Oxford University Hospitals which is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK and is one of the busiest tertiary cancer centres, treating patients within the Thames Valley Cancer Network. There is a purpose-built development including a Surgery and Diagnostics Centre and an integrated Cancer and Haematology Centre. The OUH has a national and international reputation for the excellence of our services and our role in teaching and research.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality, safe and effective physiotherapy services to oncology and haematology patients, as part of a cohesive multi-professional team.
To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to effectively assess, goal plan and treat patients with an oncology and haematology condition and strive to maximise their independence and quality of life.
To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists, support workers physiotherapy students.
To actively participate in quality improvement, clinical audit, and research projects
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .
In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Communication
1. To consistently deploy effective communication and engagement skills enabling effective working relationships with all members of the multi-professional team.
2. To effectively communicate with patients and their carers/family members, including the sensitive management of complex or contentious issues.
3. To deal effectively with patients suffering from conditions that may lead to psychological distress including anxiety, depression, and aggressive behaviour.
4. To overcome barriers to effective communication, such as those caused by pathological impairment or language differences, by deploying effective mitigating strategies.
5. To engage and build relationships with external agencies and providers to enhance patient care continuity and outcomes.
6. To be able to motivate and positively influence others through effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
7. Be able to write complex reports accurately describing patients’ clinical status and ensuring that the information provided aids effective continuing care and clinical management.
Clinical
* To enact the professional and legal responsibilities for all aspects of the post-holders own clinical practice.
* To carry out comprehensive assessments of patient with an oncology or haematology diagnosis, including those with complex presentations, and form treatment and rehabilitation plans in partnership with the patient and their carers/family.
* To interpret and analyse multiple sources of clinical information to form accurate physiotherapy diagnoses in oncology, haematology, and palliative older adult care; drawing on guidance from senior physiotherapists when required.
* To formulate and deliver holistic and patient centred treatment, rehabilitation, and discharge plans, based on clinical skills, evidence-based practice, and patient preferences.
* To evaluate patient progress against agreed treatment goals and be able to modify plans accordingly.
* To determine a patient’s mental capacity to understand and to gain informed consent for treatment. To work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent and are deprived of their liberty.
* To co-ordinate intervention where there is a need to collaborate across multiple disciplines.
* To maintain accurate written records using an electronic patient record system and maintain fidelity to professional standards.
* To determine and mitigate for risk of patient and staff harm using the agreed risk assessment frameworks and the Trust’s manual handling policy.
* To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling
* To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
* To represent physiotherapy and/or individual patients at multi-disciplinary team meetings, to ensure delivery of co-ordinated care.
* Recognition and management of complications and symptoms of cancer and its treatments, e.g., Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression, bone metastasis, lymphoedema
Leadership and management
1. To be responsible for the competent use and maintenance of rehabilitation equipment and support others in the effective and safe use of this equipment.
2. To assist in the supervision, teaching and appraisal of junior staff and assistants.
3. To undertake delegated tasks and roles from the team lead and be able to deputise for them on occasions.
4. To effectively plan and organise own time, patient caseload, meetings, training and be able to adjust plans as required according to staffing levels and unpredictable factors.
5. To assist in the planning of junior staff, students and assistant timetables and deputise for senior staff in organisational duties.
Education and training
1. To organise and contribute to the team’s training and post-registration education programme.
2. To contribute to the education of multidisciplinary groups, patients, families and carers as appropriate.
3. To be responsible for individual undergraduate student physiotherapists’ supervision and practice-based learning.
4. To adopt a proactive approach in learning from others within, and outside of the physiotherapy profession.
5. To be responsible for continuing professional development and maintain a portfolio record to evidence this.
6. To maintain contemporary knowledge to apply and maintain best practice in oncology, haematology, and rehabilitation.
Research and development
1. To actively participate in the department’s quality improvement and clinical audit programme through the completion of authorised projects
2. To implement and maintain evidenced-based physiotherapy practice through continuing professional development
3. To ensure good working knowledge and application of national and local clinical standards
To participate in local and national clinical interest groups appropriate to the clinical field, and to demonstrate the ability to share and disseminate knowledge with colleagues working in the team.
Person specification
Qualifucations and experience
* Degree in Physiotherapy
* Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Broad range of experience at Band 5 level including core areas such as respiratory, orthopaedics, neurology, older adults
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Able to clinically reason impact of multiple co-morbidities and impairments on function and participation in rehab
* Experience working in Oncology, Haematology and/or Palliative Care setting.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Domestic / catering / portering services at the John Radcliffe Hospital are provided by Mitie.
Domestic / catering / portering / maintenance engineer services at the Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre are provided by G4S.
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