Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - AMU/OPM
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist role to work within our Acute and Older Persons Physiotherapy Team based on the Acute Medical Unit's (AMU) supporting both AMU and Short Stay Older Persons Medicine. The successful candidate will support service provision to a diverse 'front door' footprint including areas such as our Same Day Emergency Care Unit with its focus on admission avoidance - as well as providing urgent respiratory support for patients in the Emergency Department.
The successful candidates will be particularly integral to the ongoing development of a Priority Assessment Unit (PAU), which offers an innovative strategy designed to support the offloading of ambulances, alongside prompt clinical assessment of patients referred to Medicine from the Emergency Department and from GPs. As a team we are committed to providing early Physiotherapy intervention in parallel with the initial medical assessments.
The wider multidisciplinary team value our role in assessing those in the very acute stage of their hospital journey, informing ongoing acute care planning and/or admission avoidance, alongside our therapeutic skills supporting early mobility and function to manage and prevent deconditioning.
Our clinical caseload is hugely varied and embedded in a culture of education, development, and service improvement. Excellent communication skills and a willingness to develop yourself and others around you are essential.
Main duties of the job
As post holder you will provide Clinical Leadership to the Acute Medical Unit and Short Stay Older Persons Medicine arm of the Acute and Older Persons Medicine Team. You will work within a team of Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Assistants undertaking a variety of clinical and non-clinical tasks to support the delivery of physiotherapy services.
The ethos of 'bringing therapy forwards' and supporting patients with an admission avoidance focus during the acute 24-72hrs of admission will be at the core of your role, promoting early mobilisation and function. You will offer specialist clinical support to senior and junior staff, delegate workload and coordinate teaching opportunities, including band 5's and students.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Details
Date posted
26 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours
Reference number
234-23-CS3417
Job locations
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
Employer's website
https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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