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Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

Senior Physiotherapist

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Job summary

Hours 37.5HPW

Salary £44,617 - £51,057

The role of AHP Team lead / Band 7 Physio is in place to develop the palliative Rehabilitation services at Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care. You will work across sites between Watford and St Albans so a car and driving licence will be essential.

You will be responsible for a team of Allied Health professionals; physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, who cover our in-patient hospice, outpatients department and community. You will therefore need to demonstrate your abilities in the following areas:

  • Experience in managing a team.
  • Proactive approach to service development.
  • Excellent, patient first assessment skills.
  • Confident in building relationships with external partners and agencies.
  • Confident in using a QI (Quality Improvement) approach to change.
  • Ability to undertake challenging conversations to reach constructive outcomes.
  • To oversee caseloads and assist with prioritisation within the team.
  • Evidence of managing and supporting complex palliative care patients and their loved ones.

Main duties of the job

  • Responsible for the coordination and day to day management of the outpatient and inpatient therapy services
  • Direct management and support for rehabilitation and allied health professionals, assistant practitioners, and volunteers.
  • Directing and implementing the delivery of a range of services and interventions that offer choice, safe care for patients and their loved ones earlier in their palliative care journey.
  • Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.
  • Supporting the Head of Outpatients to deliver the RRP strategy in outpatients with a focus on rehabilitative palliative care.

About us

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, were all about making every moment matter for our patients and families, and you can play your part in that. We will support people of all ages who are affected by a progressive life- limiting illness and those who care for them, to live as well as possible by providing choice and ease access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across West Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness, and their families, visiting day and night. Its important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people. Please also see the attached benefits document.

We can offer:

  • a supportive environment
  • personal development
  • flexible working
  • opportunities to volunteer
  • generous annual leave entitlement
  • <NMC registration fees paid>
  • opportunity to sustain your NHS pension or a workplace pension matching contributions up to 7%
  • employee assistance programme
  • passionate team with quality at the heart of what we do.

Details

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£44,617 to £51,057 a year Pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0525-PHY7MARCH24-2

Job locations

Peace Drive

Watford

Hertfordshire

WD17 3PH


Rennie Grove Hospice Care

Waverley Road

St. Albans

Hertfordshire

AL3 5QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification is attached. Please refer to this when applying for the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification is attached. Please refer to this when applying for the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience in relevant health or social care setting
  • Working with patients and families who have long term conditions and palliative care needs.
  • Involvement in audit and research.

Desirable

  • Experience of leading and motivating teams of volunteers.
  • Previous experience in palliative care.
  • CSP registration.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Strong understanding of professional boundaries and confidentiality.
  • Knowledge on the impact of loss and dying for Patients, Carers, Families and Staff.
  • A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft office packages ie Word, Excel and Outlook. Knowledge of System one a bonus.
  • Able to build good working relationships.
  • Advanced communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Good administrative and record keeping skills and able to work with good attention to detail.
  • Strong organisational skill and Quality improvement experience with the ability to implement change.
  • Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of the volunteers and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace services or be bereaved themselves.
  • Be a perfect match with our values.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Physiotherapy degree or equivalent
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • CSP Registration
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post registration experience in relevant health or social care setting
  • Working with patients and families who have long term conditions and palliative care needs.
  • Involvement in audit and research.

Desirable

  • Experience of leading and motivating teams of volunteers.
  • Previous experience in palliative care.
  • CSP registration.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Strong understanding of professional boundaries and confidentiality.
  • Knowledge on the impact of loss and dying for Patients, Carers, Families and Staff.
  • A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft office packages ie Word, Excel and Outlook. Knowledge of System one a bonus.
  • Able to build good working relationships.
  • Advanced communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Good administrative and record keeping skills and able to work with good attention to detail.
  • Strong organisational skill and Quality improvement experience with the ability to implement change.
  • Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of the volunteers and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace services or be bereaved themselves.
  • Be a perfect match with our values.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Physiotherapy degree or equivalent
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • CSP Registration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

Address

Peace Drive

Watford

Hertfordshire

WD17 3PH


Employer's website

https://renniegrovepeace.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

Address

Peace Drive

Watford

Hertfordshire

WD17 3PH


Employer's website

https://renniegrovepeace.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£44,617 to £51,057 a year Pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0525-PHY7MARCH24-2

Job locations

Peace Drive

Watford

Hertfordshire

WD17 3PH


Rennie Grove Hospice Care

Waverley Road

St. Albans

Hertfordshire

AL3 5QX


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