Job summary
Tapping House is a leading provider of palliative care services in Norfolk. We are an independent charity delivering innovative and specialist rehabilitative therapy, end of life care and bereavement services.
Rehabilitative Palliative Care integrates rehabilitation, enablement, self management and self-care into the holistic model of palliative care. The
specialist physiotherapy post has been developed to promote and embed
this patient-centred approach with patients attending Therapy and those who
receive end of life care at home.
The purpose is to support people to live
fully until they die.
The Tulip Centre will see people at all stages of their health journey, from
diagnosis where there can be uncertainty over prognosis, through to
deteriorating advanced disease. Most interventions will occur in the
department, but there is a recognised need to complement existing
community therapy services and the hospices inpatient unit, in providing
support, particularly with breathlessness and anxiety management. Both the
Hospice at Home service provides care and support for people recognised to
be in their final weeks of life. The physiotherapist will provide interventions
at home to support, as required, those people with difficult symptoms such
as breathlessness and distress, and in supporting functional difficulties.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within the Therapy team, consisting of 2 Occupational
Therapists, 1 Rehabilitation Assistant and a Complementary Therapist. You
will be directly responsible to the Therapy Lead, and will work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team. You will have line management
responsibilities for junior members of the Therapy department, as well as
responsibility for supervising students on placement and daily management
of volunteers.
You will be required to work independently and as part of the
multidisciplinary team applying clinical skills in physiotherapy including
assessment, treatment planning, intervention and evaluation, which includes
individual and group orientated approaches. This will be appropriate to the
patients needs and stage of illness.
You will contribute to the evaluation and continued development of the
therapies service, and will provide specialist advice and education on all
aspects of physiotherapy management and rehabilitation for patients,
relatives and health care professionals, both within the organisation and
occasionally to the wider community.
About us
Our modern building is
located in peaceful and picturesque grounds and offers plenty of free parking
and a subsidised onsite cafe.
Staff benefits:
- Access to blue light card
- Access to Complementary Therapy
- Onsite Cafe
- Free Parking
- Pension Scheme
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of your
work, including the management of patients in your care and the
supervision of interventions provided by Rehabilitation Assistants
to these patients
- As part of the therapy team, you will be involved in the overall
management of the therapy caseload, with key worker
responsibility for patients undergoing a predominantly
physiotherapy focused plan of care
- Use evidence based and patient-centred principles in planning,
implementation and evaluation of physiotherapy interventions
- To be patient centred in defining their goals and engage in a
treatment and support programme with particular emphasis on
adaptation to illness, changing function and developing self management strategies
- To communicate sensitively with patients, carers, families and
staff using advanced communication skills
- To attend multidisciplinary meetings and contribute to the
multidisciplinary approach to care.
- To ensure that the needs of patients and carers are identified
within a holistic framework, to include their physical,
psychological, social and spiritual needs, fostering an
interdisciplinary approach to rehabilitation
- To actively lead self-management groups to equip patients to
cope better with some of the symptoms experienced by the
disease process and side effects of treatment, including
breathlessness and fatigue management, as well as exercise
groups,
- To work with, and facilitate, other members of the multidisciplinary
team in implementing therapeutic and supportive programmes for
individuals and groups, maintaining and developing innovative
practice
- To maintain clear referral processes for external and internal
services/teams and support the smooth transition of patients
between services
- To maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records, using
the SystmOne electronic patient record
- To liaise with carers and external agencies regarding therapeutic
interventions/activities; and to play an active role in discharge
planning from the Tulip Centre and other services when
appropriate
- To delegate work to and provide support for the Therapy
Volunteers
- Support patients under the care of the Hospice at Home team who
would benefit from physiotherapy input, including advice on
managing respiratory deterioration, reduced mobility and pain
- Support patients within the inpatient unit who would benefit from
physiotherapy input, including advice on managing respiratory
deterioration, reduced mobility and pain
- To support future hospice developments, requiring physiotherapy
input.
Physical, Mental and Emotional Effort Required
- To be able to cope with change and organisational developments.
- To be able to cope emotionally with difficult and complex
communication issues, demonstrate resilience and coping
strategies, and to support team members at difficult times.
- To be an active participant in individual or group clinical
supervision, and to take the lead in providing supervision
opportunities within the hospice
Management
- To meet regularly, on a one-to-one basis with the Therapy Lead.
- Alongside the Occupational Therapist, be responsible for
managing the Therapy caseload, and day to day functioning of the
department, deputising for the therapy lead as required and being
a link between senior management and junior staff
- Contribute, monitor and review the development of service
objectives, protocols and policies under the leadership of the
Therapy Lead.
- To be involved in or lead on quality improvement projects and
clinical audit
- Manage, supervise and appraise junior staff, students and
volunteers
Education and Development
- Manage, supervise and appraise junior staff, students and
volunteers
- To contribute to the safe and competent use of all equipment/aids
used, and to ensure that all staff are competent in their use
- To use and instruct others (such as health and social care
professionals, or carers) to use moving and handling techniques
as required by the individual and their environment
- To take responsibility for own continued personal and professional
development through participation in individual development
review, clinical supervision, and other educational activities
- To keep up-to-date with local and national developments in
palliative care
- To work towards an organisationally approved Competency
Framework and to maintain a professional portfolio
- To be involved in the delivery of formal teaching for hospice and
community staff and care related volunteers through planned
education programmes
- To contribute to the orientation, development and support of other
staff and students working in other clinical areas; acting as mentor
to students and supervisor to less experienced staff
- To foster a philosophy of continuous learning and evaluation and
to take responsibility for self, professional team and care
volunteers development, identifying training and education needs.
This job description is not exhaustive. It merely acts as a guide and may be
amended to meet the changing requirements of the Hospice at any time after
discussion with the post holder
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of your
work, including the management of patients in your care and the
supervision of interventions provided by Rehabilitation Assistants
to these patients
- As part of the therapy team, you will be involved in the overall
management of the therapy caseload, with key worker
responsibility for patients undergoing a predominantly
physiotherapy focused plan of care
- Use evidence based and patient-centred principles in planning,
implementation and evaluation of physiotherapy interventions
- To be patient centred in defining their goals and engage in a
treatment and support programme with particular emphasis on
adaptation to illness, changing function and developing self management strategies
- To communicate sensitively with patients, carers, families and
staff using advanced communication skills
- To attend multidisciplinary meetings and contribute to the
multidisciplinary approach to care.
- To ensure that the needs of patients and carers are identified
within a holistic framework, to include their physical,
psychological, social and spiritual needs, fostering an
interdisciplinary approach to rehabilitation
- To actively lead self-management groups to equip patients to
cope better with some of the symptoms experienced by the
disease process and side effects of treatment, including
breathlessness and fatigue management, as well as exercise
groups,
- To work with, and facilitate, other members of the multidisciplinary
team in implementing therapeutic and supportive programmes for
individuals and groups, maintaining and developing innovative
practice
- To maintain clear referral processes for external and internal
services/teams and support the smooth transition of patients
between services
- To maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records, using
the SystmOne electronic patient record
- To liaise with carers and external agencies regarding therapeutic
interventions/activities; and to play an active role in discharge
planning from the Tulip Centre and other services when
appropriate
- To delegate work to and provide support for the Therapy
Volunteers
- Support patients under the care of the Hospice at Home team who
would benefit from physiotherapy input, including advice on
managing respiratory deterioration, reduced mobility and pain
- Support patients within the inpatient unit who would benefit from
physiotherapy input, including advice on managing respiratory
deterioration, reduced mobility and pain
- To support future hospice developments, requiring physiotherapy
input.
Physical, Mental and Emotional Effort Required
- To be able to cope with change and organisational developments.
- To be able to cope emotionally with difficult and complex
communication issues, demonstrate resilience and coping
strategies, and to support team members at difficult times.
- To be an active participant in individual or group clinical
supervision, and to take the lead in providing supervision
opportunities within the hospice
Management
- To meet regularly, on a one-to-one basis with the Therapy Lead.
- Alongside the Occupational Therapist, be responsible for
managing the Therapy caseload, and day to day functioning of the
department, deputising for the therapy lead as required and being
a link between senior management and junior staff
- Contribute, monitor and review the development of service
objectives, protocols and policies under the leadership of the
Therapy Lead.
- To be involved in or lead on quality improvement projects and
clinical audit
- Manage, supervise and appraise junior staff, students and
volunteers
Education and Development
- Manage, supervise and appraise junior staff, students and
volunteers
- To contribute to the safe and competent use of all equipment/aids
used, and to ensure that all staff are competent in their use
- To use and instruct others (such as health and social care
professionals, or carers) to use moving and handling techniques
as required by the individual and their environment
- To take responsibility for own continued personal and professional
development through participation in individual development
review, clinical supervision, and other educational activities
- To keep up-to-date with local and national developments in
palliative care
- To work towards an organisationally approved Competency
Framework and to maintain a professional portfolio
- To be involved in the delivery of formal teaching for hospice and
community staff and care related volunteers through planned
education programmes
- To contribute to the orientation, development and support of other
staff and students working in other clinical areas; acting as mentor
to students and supervisor to less experienced staff
- To foster a philosophy of continuous learning and evaluation and
to take responsibility for self, professional team and care
volunteers development, identifying training and education needs.
This job description is not exhaustive. It merely acts as a guide and may be
amended to meet the changing requirements of the Hospice at any time after
discussion with the post holder
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or diploma Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of relevant post-graduate courses/CPD
Desirable
- Further qualification in end
- of life care or equivalent
- Advanced communication
- skills training
- Membership of Chartered
- society of Physiotherapy &
- Association of Chartered
- Physiotherapists in
- Oncology and Palliative
- Care
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 24 months experience as a
- junior physiotherapist
- Recent post registration experience in a
- relevant setting i.e. palliative care, acute
- medicine, neurology, oncology or
- community.
- Experience of working with people who
- are nearing the end of their life
- Experience of the use of outcome
- measures to enhance service delivery
Desirable
- Able to provide evidence
- of staff supervision
- experience involving leave
- planning, rotas and minor
- employee relations issues
- Experience of supervision
- and appraisal of junior
- therapists and/or students
- Previous experience of working with volunteers
- Experience of working
- with people who are
- nearing the end of their life
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & APTITUDE
Essential
- Good use of clinical reasoning skills and
- autonomous decision making
- Ability to use a wide range of assessment
- and treatment techniques
- Ability to prioritise ones own workload and
- that of others
- Demonstrate the ability to work as a key
- member of a team
- Well-developed written and verbal
- communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Very good presentation skills
- Ability to reflect and adapt practice to suit
- individuals needs
- Committed to lifelong learning and
- continued professional development
- through post graduate education
- IT skills including word processing, excel
- and outlook
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking
- audit
- Ability to work flexibly and
- proactively to meet the
- needs of varied clinical
- Areas
- Change management and
- leadership skills
- Supervisory skills
- Teaching Skills
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Sense of humor
- Mature attitude to work
- Team worker
- Honest/polite/punctual
- Reliable
- Flexible/adaptable
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to empathise, use tact and
- diplomacy
- Professional in appearance and manner
- Car driver
- Effective time management skills and the
- ability to work flexibly at times, to meet the
- requirements of the service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or diploma Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of relevant post-graduate courses/CPD
Desirable
- Further qualification in end
- of life care or equivalent
- Advanced communication
- skills training
- Membership of Chartered
- society of Physiotherapy &
- Association of Chartered
- Physiotherapists in
- Oncology and Palliative
- Care
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 24 months experience as a
- junior physiotherapist
- Recent post registration experience in a
- relevant setting i.e. palliative care, acute
- medicine, neurology, oncology or
- community.
- Experience of working with people who
- are nearing the end of their life
- Experience of the use of outcome
- measures to enhance service delivery
Desirable
- Able to provide evidence
- of staff supervision
- experience involving leave
- planning, rotas and minor
- employee relations issues
- Experience of supervision
- and appraisal of junior
- therapists and/or students
- Previous experience of working with volunteers
- Experience of working
- with people who are
- nearing the end of their life
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & APTITUDE
Essential
- Good use of clinical reasoning skills and
- autonomous decision making
- Ability to use a wide range of assessment
- and treatment techniques
- Ability to prioritise ones own workload and
- that of others
- Demonstrate the ability to work as a key
- member of a team
- Well-developed written and verbal
- communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Very good presentation skills
- Ability to reflect and adapt practice to suit
- individuals needs
- Committed to lifelong learning and
- continued professional development
- through post graduate education
- IT skills including word processing, excel
- and outlook
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking
- audit
- Ability to work flexibly and
- proactively to meet the
- needs of varied clinical
- Areas
- Change management and
- leadership skills
- Supervisory skills
- Teaching Skills
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Sense of humor
- Mature attitude to work
- Team worker
- Honest/polite/punctual
- Reliable
- Flexible/adaptable
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to empathise, use tact and
- diplomacy
- Professional in appearance and manner
- Car driver
- Effective time management skills and the
- ability to work flexibly at times, to meet the
- requirements of the service
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.
