Job summary
Thank you for taking the time to consider your application for this role as aSpecialty Physiotherapist in the Neuro Intensive Care Unit. Due to the promotion of the current post holder we are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Physiotherapist who is passionate about delivering high-quality services and optimising care. You will join ourAcute Neurosciences Therapy team and be a key member of the team delivering patient care in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, working collaboratively with the dynamic multi-professional team on the 16-bedded Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to deliver early high-quality specialist assessments and rehabilitation. You will manage a clinical caseload of highly complex neurosurgical and neuro-medical patients.
We are an innovative, forward-thinking team working in a supportive environment with a strong focus on quality. We uphold our Trust values which underpin our drive to support you to meet your individual development needs and career aspirations. This role would be suitable for those looking to develop their specialist critical care, respiratory and neuro skills or a Band 5 Physiotherapists ready to step into a Band 6 role - where you will be given lots of support to grow into this role.
Therapy services within the NICU are highly valued and are seen as a critical part of the delivery of effective multi-professional care.
If you are interested in this role, please contact us to discuss it further.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality, safe and effective Physiotherapy services, as part of an effective multi- professional team, to patients requiring acute neuroscience care.
To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to effectively assess, goal plan and treat patients following admission to hospital and strive to maximise their independence and quality of life.
To supervise and teach recently qualified Physiotherapists, support workers and Physiotherapy students.
To actively participate in quality improvement, clinical audit, and research projects to improve the delivery of quality, evidence-based rehabilitation.
To take an active part in the team's extended hours and seven-day working roster to maximise the access and delivery of acute neurological rehabilitation.
About us
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. Find out more
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 theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job 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 overcome barriers to effective communication, such as those caused by pathological impairment or language differences, by deploying effective mitigating strategies.
4. To engage and build relationships with external agencies and providers to enhance patient care continuity and outcomes.
5. To be able to motivate and positively influence others through effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
6. 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
7. To enact the professional and legal responsibilities for all aspects of the post-holders own clinical practice.
8. To carry out comprehensive assessments following hospital admission, including those with complex presentations, and form treatment and rehabilitation plans in partnership with the patient and their carers/family.
9. To interpret and analyse multiple sources of clinical information to form accurate physiotherapy diagnoses in acute neurological care; drawing on guidance from senior physiotherapists when required.
10. To formulate and deliver comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation, and discharge plans, based on clinical skills, evidence-based practice, and patient preferences.
11. To evaluate patient progress against agreed treatment goals and be able to modify plans accordingly.
12. To determine a patients 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.
13. To co-ordinate intervention where there is a need to collaborate across multiple disciplines.
14. To maintain accurate written records using an electronic patient record system and maintain fidelity to professional standards.
15. To determine and mitigate for risk of patient and staff harm using the agreed risk assessment frameworks and the Trusts manual handling policy.
16. To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling.
17. To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory skills for assessment and therapeutic treatment and handling of patients.
18. To represent physiotherapy and/or individual patients at multi-disciplinary team meetings, to ensure delivery of co-ordinated care.
19. To be an integral part of the teams extended hours and seven-day service provision.
Leadership and management
20. To be responsible for the competent use and maintenance of rehabilitation equipment and support others in the effective and safe use of this equipment.
21. To assist in the supervision, teaching and appraisal of junior staff, students, and assistants.
22. To undertake delegated tasks and roles from the team lead and be able to deputise for them on occasions.
23. 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.
24. To assist in the planning of junior staff, students and assistant timetables and deputise for senior staff in organisational duties.
Education and training
25. To organise and contribute to the teams training and post-registration education programme.
26. To contribute to the education of multidisciplinary groups, patients, families, and carers as appropriate.
27. To be responsible for individual undergraduate student physiotherapists supervision and practice-based learning.
28. To adopt a proactive approach in learning from others within, and outside of the physiotherapy profession.
29. To be responsible for continuing professional development and maintain a portfolio record to evidence this.
30. To maintain contemporary knowledge to apply and maintain best practice in the delivery of neurological rehabilitation and condition management.
Research and development
31. To actively participate in the departments quality improvement and clinical audit programme through the completion of authorised projects.
32. To implement and maintain evidenced-based physiotherapy practice through continuing professional development.
33. To ensure good working knowledge and application of national and local clinical standards.
Effort
34. To be able to undertake episodes of moderate physical effort for several short periods during a shift.
35. To be able to effectively maintain concentration at work despite frequent interruptions and, at times, an unpredictable working pattern.
36. To tolerate and manage frequent exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances and maintain a high level of professionalism.
37. To tolerate and professionally manage frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions, such as exposure to bodily fluids and offensive odours.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
38. oDegree in Physiotherapy
39. oRegistered with the Health & Care Professions Council
40. oEvidence of continuing professional development - post graduate level
41. oBroad range of experience at band 5 level (including core areas, such as respiratory, orthopaedics, neurology)
42. oWorking with students and support workers
43. oAble to effectively work as part of a multi-professional team for patient benefit