Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist - Critical Care and Surgery
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Following some recent successful recruitment into the QEQM Therapy team, we have a rare opportunity to further develop the senior leadership within the critical care and surgical team. This clinical specialist position offers the exciting prospect of leading the development of this service collaboratively with a well-established multidisciplinary team. This will include inpatient work in critical care, general and gynae-oncology surgery, with opportunities to contribute to EKHUFT's award winning critical care follow up and rehabilitation service.
Main duties of the job
This post holder will lead, develop and evaluate critical care and surgical Physiotherapy services at QEQM hospital. They will provide therapeutic clinical expertise, high quality advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team. Clinical supervision, appraisal and teaching will be key components of this role. They will demonstrate excellent communication and collaborative working, along with other clinical specialists across the Health Economy, in order to provide a high quality, efficient service. In conjunction with the Clinical and Site Lead they will ensure clinical governance targets are met, including the development of clinical standards and protocols, specialist evidence based practice, audit, research, clinical and non-clinical risk management.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download. If you have further queries please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Experience
* 5 years post graduate experience in relevant clinical area
* Proven record of providing high quality intervention
* Clinical educator experience
* Participation in clinical audit
* Evidence of clinical supervision
* Participation in service development/quality improvement initiatives
* Lead a Clinical audit
Skills
* Highly developed clinical skills in relevant area
* Teaching / facilitating training
* Up to date therapeutic moving & handling skills
* Effective and strong team player
* Proven effective leadership and managerial skills
Knowledge
* Knowledge of up to date clinical / evidenced based practice
* Evidence of using clinical outcome measures
* Awareness of NHS initiatives and developments appropriate to this role
Qualifications
* BSc Physiotherapy
* HCPC registration
* Relevant post-grad training
* Member of CSP
* Member of SIG
* Leadership training
Personal attributes
* Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice
* Ability to work under pressure
* Flexible and adaptable
* Own transport or ability to travel to patients' homes
Ability to manage
* Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures
* Ability to organise own work
* Ability to cope with change and use initiative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata per annum
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