South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
An opportunity has arisen within our Neurology Outpatient Physiotherapy Team as Team Lead for a 6 month Band 7 secondment post.
This will be an ideal opportunity for someone who is considering a developmental opportunity as a Team Lead to gain leadership and operational skills. Coaching and mentoring will also be available to you in this role.
This is advertised at 18.75 hours but hours could be negotiable and flexible working is supported.
The successful applicants would be expected to:
1. Communicate well with their departmental lead colleagues and managers in order to deliver a caring and effective patient service.
2. Inspire and mentor junior colleagues and undergraduate students offering expert recommendations and providing invaluable support.
3. Manage the department on a day to day basis.
4. Effectively and efficiently manage their own patient caseload.
5. Possess great organisational and leadership skills.
6. Deputise for Pathway Lead.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients in area of specialism.
To work in conjunction with the Pathway lead in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the service area on a day to day basis.
To take a lead role in the provision of support, clinical supervision and highly specialist advice to less experienced physiotherapy staff and undergraduate students within the physiotherapy department.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, and Royal Leamington Spa to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas
1. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
2. To hold responsibility for own caseload within a defined area of the service, working as part of the Inpatient team.
3. To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations, to provide a diagnosis and deliver a specialised treatment plan, based on evidenced based practice.
4. To be involved in performance management, peer review sessions and supervision of staff / students as necessary.
5. To work with other Physiotherapy Team Leads to co-ordinate and supervise the education of less experienced staff.
6. To initiate and co-ordinate departmental audit projects on a regular basis, in order to develop efficient and effective service provision.
7. To contribute to out of hours working as required.
8. To maintain own competency to practise.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
1. To undertake a comprehensive Physiotherapy assessment of the individual patient including those with diverse or complex presentations/multiple pathologies; gaining relevant information by clinical examination; observation, questioning, discussion and manual physiotherapy assessment techniques.
2. Apply advanced clinical reasoning skills to formulate a clinical diagnosis of their condition and identify and agree, client centred, and specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely (SMART) goals.
3. To demonstrate highly developed observational, manual and palpatory skills for the assessment and treatment of patients.
4. To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical skills e.g. manual physiotherapy techniques, electrotherapy, patient education or exercise programmes on an individual or group basis.
5. To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required.
6. Assess patients functional independence and if necessary refer onto other services.
7. Formulate a prognosis providing highly specialist advice on best course of interventions, developing specialised treatment plans.
8. To make informed clinical decisions on timely discharge planning and / or referral to other services.
9. To integrate physiotherapy treatment into a coordinated multidisciplinary programme, representing the physiotherapy service or the patient at MDT meeting/case conferences as appropriate.
10. To provide support, teaching, specialist and highly specialist advice to other staff within the Physiotherapy team on a planned and spontaneous basis.
11. To co-ordinate and oversee the delivery physiotherapy service in specified area.
12. To work within Trust policy and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards.
13. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
14. To assess and manage clinical risk within the limits of own scope of practice.
15. To set a high personal standard of work and professional attitude and encourage others to do likewise.
16. To maintain assessment, treatment and discharge records/reports and follow guidelines, protocols and procedures in accordance with professional (Chartered Society of Physiotherapy), legal and departmental standards.
17. To identify opportunities to improve the physiotherapy service.
18. To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities.
19. To be responsible for the safe and competent use of mobility aids/equipment by patients and more junior staff and students.
20. To have an active role in facilitating quality care.
21. To contribute to meeting the requirements of the Trusts Corporate Governance agenda.
22. To be committed to a team approach.
23. To maintain high morale and sound staff relations within the department.
24. To be responsible for supporting and developing physiotherapy students to graduate level.
25. To be the first point of contact in dealing with minor complaints from patients.
26. To participate in clinical trials, relevant to area of practice, within the physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary teams.
27. To represent the Trust externally in local area regarding physiotherapy services provided.
Professional / Educational
1. To maintain and further develop own clinical Professional Development (CPD).
2. To be an active member of in-house training.
3. To participate in the staff appraisal scheme and Personal Development Review (PDR).
4. To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work.
5. To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management.
6. To attend Physiotherapy professional meetings, and departmental team meetings as required.
7. To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals.
8. To provide highly specialist advice to physiotherapy colleagues.
9. To provide expert specialist advice, teaching and training to other members.
10. To give advice and provide clinical supervision for bands 5 and 6.
11. To induct, train, supervise and manage performance of more junior staff.
12. To take on the role of clinical educator.
Communications and Working Relationships
1. To communicate effectively with patients and carers.
2. To be aware of the need for sensitivity and understanding when communicating with patients and carers.
3. To assess individual patients understanding of proposed treatment modalities.
4. To maintain accurate, legible, comprehensive and contemporaneous documentation.
5. To communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines and agencies.
6. To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with other therapy colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma / degree in physiotherapy
* State registration (HPC)
* Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio.
* Experiential learning
* Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
* Relevant validated clinical courses
* Leadership Training
Experience
* Evidence of extensive postgraduate experience.
* Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team.
* Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues.
* Evidence of supervision of students or less experienced physiotherapy staff.
* Evidence of provision of clinical education.
* Experience at Team Leader (6/7) level (desirable)
Skills
* Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner.
* Specialist knowledge of broad range of conditions.
* Evidence of sound clinical reasoning abilities.
* Ability to pass on skills / knowledge to others.
* Remain updated with professional practice and new research.
* Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
* Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession.
* Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services.
* Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies.
* Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
* Excellent command of the English language.
* Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
* Ability to organise internal / external courses.
Personal Qualities
* Ability to work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.
* Flexible / Empathetic / Reliable
* Ability to perform well in a stressful environment.
* Commitment to continually develop clinically and managerially.
Other
* Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort.
* Independent means of transport - Car driver / owner.
* Commitment to contribute to extended working hours.
* Commitment to contribute to regular weekend working.
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.
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