South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, 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.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcomes staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
The Trust offers a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can access things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust has recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 MSK Physiotherapist.
This is a full-time post based at our MSK sites at Stratford hospital and Alcester Health Centre. Part-time requests will also be considered.
This role will provide you opportunity to supervise undergraduate and rotational physiotherapists and lead a variety of exercise classes and audits. We offer a generous monthly comprehensive in-service training plan in which you will be supported to contribute.
Coaching and Mentoring opportunities are on offer to aid your career progression as well as opportunity to deputise for Team Leads.
Our clinical sites are supported by a team of Advanced Practice physiotherapists who will be available to discuss clinical queries and provide opportunity for you to shadow their clinics. We also have close working links and support from physiotherapy colleagues in Pelvic health, Orthopaedics, Pain and Respiratory.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust covers a ‘7 day’ inpatient service hence this post also includes orthopaedic weekend working.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients in specialist area.
To work as an accountable and autonomous practitioner, holding responsibility for own caseload.
To work in conjunction with the Pathway and Team leads in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy service within the speciality on a day to day basis.
To take a role in the provision of support and clinical supervision of less experienced physiotherapy staff and undergraduate students.
To deputise for the Team leaders as required.
To keep accurate records of patient contact using written records and electronic data capture.
To contribute to out of hours working as required.
To maintain own competency to practise.
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
To gain informed consent from each patient prior to assessment and treatment. The Physiotherapist should be familiar with and adhere to South Warwickshire Foundation Trust policies on consent.
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.
Apply advanced clinical reasoning skills to formulate a clinical diagnosis of their condition and set therapeutic/rehabilitation objectives.
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, patient education, exercise programmes or classes, electrotherapy, and other alternative options. Ensuring competency to practice is maintained as appropriate.
To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required.
To formulate a prognosis and recommend best course of interventions developing comprehensive treatments and discharge plans.
To make informed clinical decisions on timely discharge planning and / or referral to other services.
Communication
To communicate the clinical diagnosis and facilitate understanding of a mutually agreed treatment programme to patients and carers.
To communicate effectively with other patients, relatives or carers on a group or individual basis in order to maximise rehabilitative potential through verbal and non-verbal methods. This may require explanation, instruction, persuasion, motivation, negotiation and reassurance or use of behavioural modification techniques.
To communicate with colleagues and other relevant professionals professionally and appropriately and in a timely manner (e.g. medical notes, letters and reports).
To assess individual patients’ understanding of proposed treatment modalities and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to intervention, in line with Trust policy in gaining consent.
To maintain accurate, legible, comprehensive and contemporaneous documentation, in line with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Core Standards, Trust policies and legal requirements.
Educational
Participate in staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying with agreed personal and professional development programmes to meet knowledge, skills and competency requirements.
To be responsible for maintaining and developing specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice ensuring own competency to practice through CPD activities.
To undertake clinical and professional updating through means identified during the appraisal process.
To develop an individual learning plan, maintain CPD records/portfolio which reflect personal development and provide evidence of how learning is applied to practice.
Be an active member through planning, implementation, attendance at and leading, of the in-service training programmes.
To participate in the clinical supervision of less experienced staff and students through teaching, peer reviews and mentoring.
To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out Physiotherapy duties and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice.
Undertake regular measurement, data collection and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures either individually or with more senior physiotherapists.
Management/ Professional
To be responsible for: organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities. Re-adjusting plans as situations change/arise, this may include adapting a new working environment.
To monitor and mentor the caseload of less experience staff providing support and guidance as required.
To be responsible for supervising, teaching and assessing Physiotherapy students to graduate level demonstrating advanced clinical ability and clinical reasoning skills.
To supervise the other staff within the MDT as required e.g. less experienced physiotherapists, TIs, Assistants, Physiotherapy, medical or work experience students ensuring they meet Trust and professional expectations and standards.
To identify opportunities to improve the physiotherapy service and implement changes with senior support in order to provide the best patient care within resources available.
To maintain own competency and to be responsible for the safe and competent use of manual handling, gym and electrotherapy equipment by patients and students/assistants/TI’s through teaching, training and supervision of practice.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
To assess and manage clinical risk within the limits of own scope of practice.
To work within Trust policy and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards. Monitor own and others quality of practice, as appropriate.
To work within CSP, Trust Guidelines, National Clinical Guidelines and National Service Frameworks. To monitor own and others standards of practice, as appropriate.
To set a high personal standard of work and professional attitude and encourage others to do likewise.
To maintain high morale and sound staff relations within the department.
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.
To contribute to meeting the requirements of the Trust’s Corporate Governance agenda.
To be committed to a team approach in order to provide continuity and efficiency of service provision.
To be the first point of contact in dealing with minor complaints from staff, patients and carers/visitors in line with Trust Policy.
To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies, including prompt recording and reporting of incidents to senior staff, using the Trust incident reporting system.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent in physiotherapy
* Member of the CSP
* Registration with the HCPC
* Evidence of post graduate training relevant to the clinical fields within the specialisms
* Evidence of well-rounded clinical experience within the relevant specialisms
Experience
* Evidence of post graduate experience as a rotational band 5 covering core areas within the specialisms
* Experience of working as part of a Physiotherapy Team and MDT team
* Experience in contributing to the clinical education / supervision of peers, students or less experienced staff
* Involvement in clinical audit / research and understanding quality issues
* Evidence of an ability to deputise for seniors and act as peer mentor to less senior staff
Skills
* Specialist knowledge within the post specialism which is both experience & evidence led
* A working knowledge of a broad range of conditions
* Ability to problem solve & clinically reason complex patient presentations
* Have an ability to prioritise, delegate and set realistic treatment objectives
* Able to demonstrate a knowledge of clinical governance & the legal responsibilities of the profession
* Ability to produce accurate and legible documentation
Personal Qualities
* Able to present information orally in a clear, non-discriminately and logical manner
* Able to communicate effectively with patients to maximise their rehabilitation potential
* Able to influence and persuade other professionals, patients and others
* Able to work effectively as part of a team
* Self-motivation and self-organisation skills
* Be aware of own learning needs/ commitment to CPD
* Willingness to take on and manage additional roles and responsibilities e.g. student rep, H&S Rep
Other
* Able to be flexible within the working hours of the department, to suit client and department needs. This includes on call and out of hours/weekends & Bank Holidays
* Applicant must have good standard of written and spoken English
* Car Driver and independent means of transport
* Able to pass Occupational Health requirements
* Willing to undertake a Criminal Records Disclosure to enhanced level
* Legally entitled to work in this country
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don’t want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.
We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.
Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it’s a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.
The Trust is part of a ‘Foundation Group’ through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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