Job summary
Are you looking to join a dynamic, forward thinking department and expand your clinical and non-clinical skills?
If you are an experienced Band 6 or a Band 5 looking for a developmental role to take you to your next step in your career we want to hear from you.
You will be joining our Medical Respiratory Team at Hinchingbrooke Hospital which consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and support staff, and is responsible for the assessment and treatment of a wide variety of patients to facilitate safe, timely discharges. This post will support your career and personal development by enabling you to develop your clinical and managerial skills in a friendly and supportive team through offering:
- Clinical Specialist support
- Protected non clinical SPA time
- Active engagement in service development
- Regular Clinical Supervision
- Joint working / Direct Observations of Practice
- Access to CPD courses
- Monthly regional Therapy Cluster meetings
This role is required to support Respiratory on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
- To enable Physiotherapy to provide Therapy Skills within the inpatient service
- To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence based practice, local and national standards
- To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency Teams
- To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team
- To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have a complex presentation
- To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole in-patient team
- To undertake weekend working as required within service developments
- To be available to provide Clinical Supervision
- This role entails 80% Clinical Contact and 20% Operational Management as appropriate within team requirements
- To guide Band 5 and support staff in the management and delivery of therapeutic care plans
About us
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.Benefits to youo 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);o NHS Pension Scheme:o Flexible working opportunities;o Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;o Career development and training;o Wellbeing support and activities;o In-house physiotherapy Service;o On-site canteens with subsidised meals;o Subsidised staff parking (currently free).o Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding this post please the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the role.
If you would like to discuss the developmental role please contact Rebecca Murphy via email rmurphy1@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding this post please the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the role.
If you would like to discuss the developmental role please contact Rebecca Murphy via email rmurphy1@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Live HCPC Registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Variety of clinical experience throughout core hospital based rotations
- Respiratory/ On Call competency
- Minimum 12 months NHS Acute Hospital Experience
- Minimum 4 months experience of working on an ITU and Respiratory wards
Desirable
- Experience of supervising pre-graduate students and/or support workers
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical knowledge in clinical conditions associated with specialist area/sound level in theoretical knowledge of in patient areas
- Sound knowledge of the multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in use of basic IT systems (Microsoft packages) & data recording
Skills
Essential
- Able to work as a team member and independently
- Good Clinical Reasoning skills
- Ability to present information in logical concise manner
Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to manage own time and pressure
- Ability to demonstrate personal and clinical effectiveness to achieve optimum patient care
- Strong belief in CPD and Reflective Practice
Other
Essential
- Independently mobile to access all work sites within job role i.e. Manual car driver
- Weekend working , either as part of Respiratory on-call
Desirable
- Value added contribution to the team - may take on additional roles e.g. Health & Safety representative
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Live HCPC Registration
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Variety of clinical experience throughout core hospital based rotations
- Respiratory/ On Call competency
- Minimum 12 months NHS Acute Hospital Experience
- Minimum 4 months experience of working on an ITU and Respiratory wards
Desirable
- Experience of supervising pre-graduate students and/or support workers
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical knowledge in clinical conditions associated with specialist area/sound level in theoretical knowledge of in patient areas
- Sound knowledge of the multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in use of basic IT systems (Microsoft packages) & data recording
Skills
Essential
- Able to work as a team member and independently
- Good Clinical Reasoning skills
- Ability to present information in logical concise manner
Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to manage own time and pressure
- Ability to demonstrate personal and clinical effectiveness to achieve optimum patient care
- Strong belief in CPD and Reflective Practice
Other
Essential
- Independently mobile to access all work sites within job role i.e. Manual car driver
- Weekend working , either as part of Respiratory on-call
Desirable
- Value added contribution to the team - may take on additional roles e.g. Health & Safety representative
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.
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.
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).
