Job summary
Are you a physio with an interest in patients presenting with complex medical conditions? If so, we would welcome you to join our Medical Therapy Team. We are a recently integrated team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, providing assessment, intervention and discharge planning across several medical wards within St Richards Hospital. We are an integral part of the patient journey and key in promoting patient independence in the inpatient setting and supporting them and their families / carers in decision making for their ongoing care.
This would be a static post in the Medical Therapy Team. The wards we cover span many specialities including elderly medicine, frailty, gastroenterology, endocrinology and amputees.
In this role you will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills through supervision of Band 4/5 colleagues, as well as students that attend placement throughout the year.
St Richards Hospital sits at the foot of South Downs National Park, in the heart of Chichester which is a lively and historic university city. The hospital is a well-established institutional member of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
To provide advanced assessment and treatment for a range of highly complex patients on the medical wards.
To work alongside the wider MDT in the discharge planning of complex medical patients.
To supervise, teach and appraise Band 5 physiotherapists, physiotherapy associate practitioners and technicians, students and other members of the Medical Therapy Team.
To support the team lead with operational management.
To participate in CPD, IST, audit, evidence-based projects and service development projects which may include making recommendations for change in practice.
To remain competent for respiratory on-call and to work as part of the respiratory on-call rota.
To remain competent to work as part of the orthopaedic weekend rota
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Communication
To be an active member within the multi-disciplinary team and ensure effective communication with other professions both verbally and in writing medical notes and reports to assist achievement of patient centred goals and maximising the patients potential.
To communicate effectively with patients with a variety of communication difficulties blind, deaf, dysphasic, learning difficulties, dementia, and for people who do not have English as their first language. This will involve the effective use of verbal, written, pictorial, tactile and visual communication tools.
Use empathetic, tactful and interpersonal skills to encourage and empower patients and carers to maximise patients rehabilitation potential; giving opportunity for unloading / sharing of concerns and issues
To be an active member within the multi-disciplinary team and ensure effective communication with other professions both verbally and in writing medical notes and reports to assist achievement of patient centred goals and maximising the patients potential and by attending Handover/MDT meetings to represent current Physiotherapy management with regards to patient progress and potential and be able to make to decisions accordingly.
To use effective communication skills to reduce actual or potential conflict situations that may occur with patients, relatives, colleagues etc. To be able to manage situation sensitively, in accordance with trust policies and seeking senior support where required.
To be a patient advocate when required and liaise with those involved in patient care.
Keep accurate and comprehensive documentation of all patient contact in line with CSP standards and local guidelines including uni and multi-professional documentation.
Service Delivery and Improvement
To be responsible for implementing within your clinical practice, the relevant standards and policies, including those applicable to the Trust, and also wider policies and guidelines, for example set by the CSP / NICE etc.
To ensure that as an individual practitioner the post holder advises the Team Lead and Physiotherapy Manager of any changes to the service to ensure quality and effectiveness of care for their patients.
To identify areas where the service is not working as effectively or efficiently as possible and liaise with line manager, offering reasoned ideas for solutions.
To propose and make changes to working practices in consultation with the team lead where applicable. To support the ongoing development and improvements of Physiotherapy services.
To be an active participant of the Department Out-of-Hours Physiotherapy Services including the Emergency Physiotherapy On-Call Service and maintain appropriate competencies for this work.
People Management and Development
To manage clinical, other patient related activities and other non-clinical duties; Ensuring effective prioritisation as appropriate, appropriate delegation and being able to complete work to appropriate standards and by allotted deadlines.
To consider the caseload of the whole team, have shared responsibility for the running of the team and prioritise own duties accordingly. To be able to support others to do the same.
To be able to deputise for the team lead and therefore plan and organise the clinical and non-clinical duties of the team and delegate appropriately.
To share responsibility for the training of various personnel such as Band 5 physiotherapists, physiotherapy technicians, and physiotherapy students on clinical placements. Being proactive with teaching in practical situations, assisting with competencies, delivering good quality in-service training.
To support other members of the team and physiotherapy students via formal and informal supervision and yearly appraisals.
Patient Care Delivery
To undertake the comprehensive assessment and treatment of a wide variety of patients including those with complex presentations.
To seek guidance from senior staff as required and to give guidance to more junior staff.
To devise an individualised physiotherapy management and/or treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills, utilising a range of treatment options and evidence based practice.
To work with members of the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure a seamless delivery of care, provide advice and education within this forum, acting as an expert in own professional field.
To be competent in the treatment of respiratory patients as part of the on-call rota.
To identify and highlight any concerns regarding patient health to the appropriate health professional with the appropriate degree of urgency.
See attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
An informal visit is encouraged.
Please contact with any questions.
Person Specification
Registration and Qualifications
Essential
1. BSc / MSc Physiotherapy
2. HPCP registration
Desirable
3. Leadership Course
4. CPD course in specific area
5. Specific Interest Group
Skills
Essential
6. Evidence of good time management
7. Experience of medical patients and caseload management
8. Respiratory experience to on call standard
9. Experience of managing non clinical demands
Desirable
10. Evidence of good MDT working and establishing good working relationships
11. Demonstrates understanding of importance of patient flow
People Manaegment
Essential
12. Evidence of staff supervision
13. Experience of leading training sessions
Desirable
14. Ability to lead and motivate others
15. Experience of supporting staff with development needs
Equality and diversity
Essential
16. Evidenced of improved knowledge and championed diversity
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Essential
17. Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
18. Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).