Job summary
Band 7 Highly Specialist Physiotherapist STAR Team 12 month secondment - Admission Avoidance
We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join the STAR team (Social Therapies, Assessment and Rehab team) where you will be working in ED, AMU and short stay ward.
'Are you an enthusiastic, motivated Physiotherapist, looking for an exciting opportunity?'
'Do you thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment?'
'Do you work well in an MDT with likeminded ambitious clinicians?'
'Have you been working in the community but would like to develop your acute skills whilst further consolidating your transferable skills?
'Do you have a passion for admission avoidance and safely discharge patient's back to their home setting?'
'Do you enjoy making clinical changes through supported service improvement projects?'
If you have answered 'YES' to these questions, then you may be the right clinician for this post.
Main duties of the job
The STAR team at St Georges University Hospital are looking for a Band 7 Physiotherapist with a minimum of 4 years postgraduate experience.
The team covers ED, AMU and a short stay ward, as well as working collaboratively with our community colleagues.
The successful applicant will have experience in frailty and other acute medical/neurological conditions presenting in a deterioration in their function. This position will give you the opportunity to develop your acute assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning skills within a supportive environment. Conversely, you will also develop your ability to makesound, autonomous clinical decisions.
The successful candidate will work M-F with one weekend in six as part of a seven-day working rota as well as working late shifts on a rostered basis.
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, St George's Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, and two health centres, St Johns Therapy Centre, and The Nelson Centre.
With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
St George's is a large teaching hospital and Foundation Trust serving the population of South West London providing general & specialist hospital services. We are a major trauma center for south London and have main regional specialties of neurosciences and cardiothoracic, along with extensive community therapy services in conjunction with ourthree local boroughs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDiploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- oHCPC Registration
- oEvidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
- oMasters Degree or evidence of working at an equivalent level
Desirable
- oRecognised post-graduate qualification e.g. MSc in Rehabilitation
- oMembership of relevant Special Interest Groups
- oLeadership Training
- oPost graduate management training
Experience
Essential
- oA minimum of 4 years post graduate experience
- oInvolvement in clinical audit
- oA minimum of 1 year's NHS experience (can include undergraduate experience
- oBroad range of experience at Band 5 and Band 6 level including acute medicine, senior health, neurology, musculoskeletal, community and orthopaedics
- oParticipation in out of hours working
- oKnowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the rehabilitation of complex patients demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
- oExperience of managing other therapy staff
- oExperience of teaching in a clinical setting
- oExperience of multidisciplinary team working
Desirable
- oExperience of working in an Emergency Department .
- oExperience of working in acute medicine unit
- oExperience of undertaking post graduate research projects
- oExperience of operational team management
- oExperience of service development and change management
- oExperience of lecturing externally
- oCommittee membership e.g. Heath & Safety, safeguarding, Falls
Skills
Essential
- oAble to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and delegate
- oWillingness to lead staff training Ability to work with multi-interdisciplinary team and set team goals
- oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of Data Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients.
- oAbility to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
- oShow evidence of being self-motivated
- oAble to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities.
- oAbility to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment.
- oResearch skills
- oAble to lead and motivate others
Desirable
- oCompetent IT skills
- oPresentation skills
- oAbility to run courses - internal/external
- oSupervision of other staff e.g. therapy assistant/technical instructor
- oCar driver
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of complex patient management and frailty
- oRemains updated with professional practice and new research
- oUnderstand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- oAwareness of skill mix and service needs
- oUnderstanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- oRemains updated on professional practice and new research
Other
Essential
- oPhysically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
- oAble to perform weekend duties
- oProfessional demeanour
- oAbility to work as a team member
- oFlexible, Empathic, Compassionate, Reliable, Logical
- oGood communicator
- oGood time management
- oAble to alter their working patterns to include working extended hours, unsociable hours and weekend working. This may be via additional hours or a shift pattern.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDiploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- oHCPC Registration
- oEvidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
- oMasters Degree or evidence of working at an equivalent level
Desirable
- oRecognised post-graduate qualification e.g. MSc in Rehabilitation
- oMembership of relevant Special Interest Groups
- oLeadership Training
- oPost graduate management training
Experience
Essential
- oA minimum of 4 years post graduate experience
- oInvolvement in clinical audit
- oA minimum of 1 year's NHS experience (can include undergraduate experience
- oBroad range of experience at Band 5 and Band 6 level including acute medicine, senior health, neurology, musculoskeletal, community and orthopaedics
- oParticipation in out of hours working
- oKnowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the rehabilitation of complex patients demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
- oExperience of managing other therapy staff
- oExperience of teaching in a clinical setting
- oExperience of multidisciplinary team working
Desirable
- oExperience of working in an Emergency Department .
- oExperience of working in acute medicine unit
- oExperience of undertaking post graduate research projects
- oExperience of operational team management
- oExperience of service development and change management
- oExperience of lecturing externally
- oCommittee membership e.g. Heath & Safety, safeguarding, Falls
Skills
Essential
- oAble to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and delegate
- oWillingness to lead staff training Ability to work with multi-interdisciplinary team and set team goals
- oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of Data Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients.
- oAbility to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
- oShow evidence of being self-motivated
- oAble to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities.
- oAbility to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment.
- oResearch skills
- oAble to lead and motivate others
Desirable
- oCompetent IT skills
- oPresentation skills
- oAbility to run courses - internal/external
- oSupervision of other staff e.g. therapy assistant/technical instructor
- oCar driver
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of complex patient management and frailty
- oRemains updated with professional practice and new research
- oUnderstand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- oAwareness of skill mix and service needs
- oUnderstanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- oRemains updated on professional practice and new research
Other
Essential
- oPhysically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
- oAble to perform weekend duties
- oProfessional demeanour
- oAbility to work as a team member
- oFlexible, Empathic, Compassionate, Reliable, Logical
- oGood communicator
- oGood time management
- oAble to alter their working patterns to include working extended hours, unsociable hours and weekend working. This may be via additional hours or a shift pattern.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
