Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the Paediatric Regional Centre with a variety of specialisms: Critical Care, Major Trauma, Oncology, Rheumatology and Orthopaedics and Cystic Fibrosis. We are excited to be planning for a new regional Children’s Hospital due to open in 2025.
Our Physiotherapy Service works with a multidisciplinary team of Consultants, Specialist Nurses, Dietitians, Pharmacists, Occupational Therapists and Psychologists to manage the care of our patients. You will have an opportunity to develop advanced skills in Critical Care, respiratory specialisms and rehabilitation, as well as work alongside the existing clinical specialists in Cystic Fibrosis, Musculoskeletal and Neuro-oncology.
You will have a passion for the care of children with acute hospital needs, as well as being involved in their long term condition management plans.
The team is friendly and dedicated towards the delivery of an excellent service for all our users, as well as constantly looking at better ways to provide a service.
You will be strongly supported in learning new skills and gaining additional training and be guided by a specialist and experienced team.
Part of the Acute Paediatric Service delivering care across the Inpatient Wards, specifically to PICU, General Wards and Oncology / Haematology.
Perform advanced specialist physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse medical, neurological and musculoskeletal presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.
Educate and train Physiotherapy colleagues, students and the MDT regarding the paediatric specialist area of Physiotherapy.
Supervise, educate and assess the performance of Physiotherapy students.
Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice.
Communicate effectively with the patients, relatives, other Physiotherapists and the MDT to ensure a high standard of patient care and service provision.
Be actively involved in the development of the team and physiotherapy service as a whole.
Undertake management roles including coordinating workloads, assisting with delivery of the Departmental respiratory competencies programme, delegating duties, appraising and mentoring staff and recruitment and selection.
Maintain specialist respiratory Physiotherapy competency in order to participate in the out of hours’ Respiratory Physiotherapy Service.
Act independently and without supervision.
Deputise for the team leader in their absence.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please have a read about what we can offer you in CUH Physiotherapy:
Please do contact us for an informal discussion about our vacancy.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
The advert will close at midnight on the 3 November 2024.
Interviews are due to be held on the 15 November 2024.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024