Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
About
Serving a population of over 618,000, with a workforce of around 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the UKs largest Trusts.
The Trust provides a wide range of healthcare services at 5 hospitals and 16 community sites.
As a Trust, our vision is to provide 5 Star Patient Care. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should have equal access to the highest standards of quality care.
· Care that is consistently high quality, compassionate, and provides the best possible experience for our patients and their families.
· Safety that is of the highest standards, where staff feel empowered to further improve services and reduce the risk of harm.
· Pathways that reduce variations in care to improve outcomes, whilst respecting the individual needs of patients.
· Systems that are efficient, user friendly and reliable. Drawing upon best practice to ensure our processes support the needs of our patients.
· Communication that is open and inclusive. Always showing patients, their families and our colleagues, the dignity and respect we would wish for ourselves.
Contact
Key details
Location
Site: Whiston Hospital
Address: Warrington Road
Town: Prescot
Postcode: L35 5DR
Major / Minor Region: Merseyside
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
Main area: Therapies
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, hardworking, motivated Physiotherapist to join our Medicine for Older People Team, with the opportunity to also cover the outpatient clinic at St Helens hospital.
The successful candidate will have excellent clinical skills within the field of medicine for older people, be able to communicate effectively and have good organisational and time management skills. The ability to work both individually and a member of a team and to prioritise activity is a key requirement of this post. Previous experience within this area is essential.
The team provides a 7 day service to the inpatient service at Whiston hospital and an out-patient service on Allen Day Unit at St Helens hospital working with a broad range of medical and neurological conditions.
In return for your hard work and dedication we can offer a friendly and welcoming team and all the support and continuing professional development you will need to make a difference to patients and staff.
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The successful candidate will:
* Deliver a high standard of evidence based care.
* Be confident in their assessment and decision making.
* Play a key role in the discharge planning process; including making recommendations about individual rehabilitation needs and discharge/placement requirements.
* Have excellent skills in assessment and provision of equipment, including specialist manual handling equipment and of formulating written care plans.
* Supervise therapy assistants; rotational Occupational Therapists and students on clinical placement within the specialty.
* Have the ability to work closely with Physiotherapists and undertake generic therapy assessments and treatments to a basic level.
* Have significant postgraduate experience as a junior therapist in a post with broad based rotational opportunities, including previous experience of working with medical patients.
* Have the ability to work flexibly and adaptably to changing working patterns.
* Have a working knowledge of a broad range of conditions with proven clinical skills in this specialist area.
* Will be proactive in identifying areas for, and actively contributing to audit, benchmarking and service development.
Our philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do. We look for people who are willing to go the extra mile, not because they are asked to, but because they are committed to being part of a healthcare team that delivers an excellent caring service to our patients.
Working for our organisation
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
* To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients/clients in your care.
* To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients/clients under your care, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
* To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients/clients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; use specialist clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
* Formulate and deliver an individual treatment programme using assessment, reasoning skills and treatment skills based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options. Formulate an initial diagnosis and prognoses in order to recommend best course of intervention and develop comprehensive discharge plans.
* To take delegated responsibility from the Band 7 clinician for managing patients/clients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing specialist assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions.
* Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required.
* To have the ability to undertake self-directed/lone working in a variety of locations.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
* To maintain Professional Registration.
* To work within Trust clinical guidelines, HCPC and Registrant Body guidelines and to have a working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practice against these.
* To be responsible for a designated area of work, as delegated by a senior clinician. Plan and organise efficiently and effectively patient/client caseload, and use of time for self and more junior staff.
* To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out clinical duties, and to adhere to policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice.
* To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of treatment and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
* To provide specialist clinical advice to colleagues working within other clinical areas.
* To provide specialist clinical advice, teaching and training to other members of the MDT regarding the management of patients.
* To train, supervise and performance manage more junior staff and students. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.
* To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise potential and to ensure understanding of their condition.
* To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients/clients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
* To communicate highly sensitive information effectively with all patient groups/clients/carers where there may be difficulties in accepting or understanding information.
* To maintain tact and diplomacy and use highly developed communication skills when working in situations which may become hostile/antagonistic including potential complaints as per Trust Policy.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
* To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation, in line with legal and local requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
* To undertake as directed the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department.
* To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include participating in a variety of MDT, internal and external agency meetings and forums plus other forms of verbal/written communication as necessary including report writing and referrals to other agencies.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
* To maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments, and incorporate them as appropriate into your work. To support junior staff to do likewise.
* To be an active member of relevant training programmes attending and delivering presentations and training sessions at staff meetings, tutorials and by attending external courses and being a reflective practitioner.
* To participate in the supervision scheme as supervisor and supervisee.
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
To demonstrate leadership by means of:
* Delivering change within sphere of practice, when and where indicated, to improve service delivery.
* Influencing, motivating, supporting and enabling others to contribute towards the effectiveness and success of the Therapy Team.
* To provide specialist advice and guidance in working with colleagues locally to ensure best practice across all disciplines in the assessment, treatment and long term management of patients/clients within sphere of practice.
* To deputise for the band 7 in terms of operational issues.
* To take responsibility for their own specialist and complex decision making and the decisions of their team which affect service delivery.
* To undertake any other duties that might be considered appropriate by senior staff.
* To participate in working parties developing policy changes within speciality which will impact on all service users.
CLINICAL GOVERNANCE, RESEARCH & AUDIT
* To adhere to the appropriate Registrant Body code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and facilitate compliance of staff with local and national standards of practice.
* Implement policy and service development changes as directed.
* To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management and apply to work situation.
* To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence based practice projects, audit and outcome measures under the guidance of senior staff. Make recommendations for change and to implement change.
* To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures and to be involved in the reviewing and updating as appropriate.
* To support research activity within the Service.
* To engage actively in practice development, evaluation, audit and research activities relevant to service to promote evidence based practice.
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.
Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Degree in Physiotherapy
* HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
* Clinical Educators Certificate
* Post Grad accredited study e.g. MSc in relevant health studies
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
* Advanced clinical knowledge relevant to the care environment and evidence of evidence based practice in relevant health setting.
* Awareness of own strengths and limitations.
* Knowledge of relevant national policies and guidance and relevant assessment tools.
* Experience of line managing a team including setting objectives, conducting appraisals and effective delegation and co-ordination.
* Evidence of effective working within an MDT.
* Experience of Service development.
* Demonstrate experience of problem solving approaches.
* Demonstrates continuous Professional Development.
Desirable criteria
* Audit and research in a clinical area.
Skills
Essential criteria
* Demonstrates ability to motivate team performance to achieve objectives.
* Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines.
* Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings.
* Accurate record keeping, report writing and IT skills including presentation skills.
* Have a flexible approach to working with good time management.
Desirable criteria
* Mentorship skills.
Other
Essential criteria
* Ability to travel various hospital locations by own car/assisted driver.
Documents
* Job Description (PDF)
* Person Specification (PDF)
* OH Risk Assessment (PDF)
* Important information for candidates (PDF)
* Helpful tips to complete your application form (PDF)
* MWL Recruitment Journey (PDF)
* Staff Benefits at MWL (PDF)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Rachel Irving
Job title: Team Leader
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0151 478 7858
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