Main area: Digestive Diseases, Urology and General Surgery Services
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 328-DUG-6556722
Employer: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The James Cook University Hospital
Town: Middlesbrough
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/10/2024 23:59
Personalised Cancer Care Prehabilitation Lead
Band 7
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Therapist to lead transformation work across South Tees NHS Trust within the existing cancer pathways, to consider how prehabilitation can be accessed and delivered to improve the outcomes of patients following a cancer diagnosis.
The post holder will be employed as a Senior Specialist Therapist and will lead the project at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 12 months.
The project will explore the feasibility of developing and delivering a model of prehabilitation. It will aim to use or adapt existing services delivered in the acute trust and by the community teams to support the psychological wellbeing, dietary and physical activity needs of newly diagnosed cancer patients. The ultimate aim is to optimise patients’ health and wellbeing before, during and after primary cancer treatment.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be required to scope existing services that can be accessed within primary and secondary care by cancer patients with the aim to develop a model of prehabilitation for cancer. The post holder will support clinical teams to explore tumour-specific prehabilitation interventions where required.
The post will seek to make a positive difference to those individuals diagnosed with cancer to ensure they have a good experience of cancer care and support them to live as healthily and happily as possible.
The post holder will work closely with cancer services and clinical teams, ICB, Macmillan and the Northern Cancer Alliance. They will also be responsible for ensuring that effective and close collaborative working relationships are established and maintained with health service and social colleagues at all levels.
This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills and the post holder will be supported to attend relevant post-graduate courses. We have an established and comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, clinical supervision and the appraisal process. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research and the Hospital has close links with both the University of Teesside and Durham University.
Working for our organisation
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
* Your Leadership Impact
* Leading your Team to Success
* Leading Into the Future
* Service Improvement for Beginners
* Developing your Service Improvement Skills
* Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
* Explore leadership within the NHS
* Promote Trust values and behaviours
* Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
* Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
* Demonstrates analytical skills and judgement when managing complex clients
* Effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
* Basic IT skills
* Audit and Research experience
* Motivation and persuasion skills
* Excellent teaching and supervisory skills
* Ability to problem solve
* Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in specialist area.
* Extensive knowledge and experience within specialist area.
* Evidence of taking a lead role in MDT working
* Detailed clinical reasoning skills.
* Excellent presentation skills
* Evidence of MDT teaching
* Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities, and format of the NHS
* Fluent in written and verbal English
* Knowledge of relevant national guidelines and standards
Qualifications
* BSc or Diploma in Therapy
* HCPC registration
* Completed or willing to work towards an MSc if available or relevant post-graduate courses at masters level.
* Formal leadership training
* Formal service improvement training
Experience
* Experience in specialism at band 6 level including work as a Senior Therapist in a variety of specialties.
* Evidence of relevant post-graduate courses
* Experience working as an autonomous practitioner at a band 6 level within the NHS.
* Demonstrates experience of supervision and teaching more junior staff, students, and other members of the MDT.
* Experience of being a clinical specific educator.
* Experience evaluating the progress and impact of projects
* Member of professional body
* Member of Specific Interest Group
* Team leadership experience
Personal Attributes
* Act appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances
* Respond and adapt to the changing needs of the service
* Ability to work as a team player.
* Ability to work across professional boundaries
* Ability to work under their own initiative.
* Committed to excellent patient care.
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns on a frequent basis
* Prioritisation of complex workload/time management
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID-19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
IMPORTANT - Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.
This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.
The guidance document also provides in detail what identification and certificates you must provide at interview should you be shortlisted.
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education. The referees MUST be a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.
Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name: Philip Howard
Job title: Service Lead Physiotherapist
Email address: philip.howard@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01642 850850
Additional information: ext 56214
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
Telephone: 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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