Main area Physiotherapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract Permanent
Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including on-calls, weekends and bank holidays)
Job ref 358-6889023-CSI
Employer University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Leicester General Hospital
Town Leicester
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 23/02/2025 23:59
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance
Job overview
Inpatient Clinical Specialist
Are you an experienced Band 6 or current Band 7 with a wide range of clinical experience across multiple specialties? If so, this exciting opportunity could be for you.
This is a new role across mixed specialities based at the Leicester General Hospital. The main caseload will cover post-surgical and medical urology and gynaecology patients across HDU and wards. You will also be required to treat respiratory patients, including those who are deteriorating, so utilising advanced airway clearance techniques will be essential.
This role will have a high element of service development, as we are looking for a candidate who has the vision and skill set to continue to scope out a developing service.
You must be an effective communicator as you will be required to work closely with the MDT and therapy service to lead and evolve the service. There will be opportunities to collaborate with the MDT and participate in quality improvement projects.
You will be pivotal in ensuring members of the MDT are also upskilled to support the patient cohort.
You will be based at the Leicester General Hospital and will be required to work weekends and bank holidays.
Interviews will be face to face.
Main duties of the job
1. To be responsible for the assessment and treatment of complex adult urology, respiratory, gynaecology and medical patients including those on HDU using enhanced clinical decision making skills.
2. Provide clinical and professional leadership to Physiotherapy (PT) colleagues in the speciality area.
3. Work as an autonomous practitioner to provide specialist therapy assessments, diagnose and develop individualised treatment programmes based on the patients' needs, using advanced clinical reasoning skills.
4. To be responsible for a clinical caseload, which will include complex cases within their area of speciality.
5. Be responsible for the day to day management of the delivery of Physiotherapy by the team in an efficient and effective way within a fast and pressurised environment.
6. Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Physiotherapy within the Specialist Team holding responsibility for defined projects.
7. Ensure the training and development of staff within the Therapy speciality Team.
8. Liaise with colleagues and work across site/cross speciality if appropriate in order to ensure the provision of a seamless equitable service.
9. Assist and support the Therapy management team and Therapy Speciality Leads and Therapy Clinical Team Leaders within the service in the improvement and transformation of Therapy services.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
* high-quality care for all,
* being a great place to work,
* partnerships for impact, and
* research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
* we are compassionate,
* we are proud,
* we are inclusive, and
* we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a lead clinician for this speciality the post holder will establish and maintain good and effective working relationships with colleagues both within and outside UHL to improve patient care. This includes the multidisciplinary team, social services, community and voluntary services, ensuring all relevant parties are informed on patients’ progress and needs.
To promote and maintain high professional standards of verbal, written and non-verbal communication, including complex and sensitive information relating to patients for self and staff for whom responsible.
To take responsibility within the team for team member attendance at case conferences, ward meetings and multidisciplinary professional meetings. Ensuring effective communication and promotion of the service and where appropriate organise, lead and co-ordinate such meetings.
To ensure patients and carers are given appropriate and timely information and advice enabling them to make informed decisions about their care and discharge, taking into account values, beliefs and cultural diversity.
Liaise with the Therapy Specialty Lead and Therapy Clinical Team Leaders about potential changes to clinical practice within the speciality.
Promote an understanding of the profession and contribute to the sharing of learning across professional and organisational boundaries.
Please see job description/person specification for further details on the role.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* HCPC registration & Physiotherapy BSc/MSc
* Practice/Clinical Educators Course
Experience
* Significant recent post graduate clinical experience in the specialist area of respiratory.
* Evidence of experience of managing and leading a team.
* Evidence of experience in teaching the MDT.
* Significant recent post graduate clinical experience in the specialist areas of urology, medicine and gynaecology.
* Experience of audit/clinical evaluation/outcome measures.
Communication
* Demonstrates knowledge of effective team working and evidence of multi-professional collaboration and joint working.
Analytical & Judgement
* Demonstrates evidence of flexibility/initiative and risk management.
* Evidence of ability to adapt to and manage change.
* Evidence of experience of performance management.
Planning & Organisation
* Evidence of standard setting and service development.
Other
* Express enthusiasm for post and desire to work in clinical area.
Additional Information
Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meet the needs of our diverse communities.
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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