Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Critical Care

Job summary

Fixed Term/Secondment.An exciting opportunity has arisen for an interested clinician to get a taster of leading a team a Band 7 level. The role is available for 12 months and covers the service and staff for Critical Care and Head and Neck surgery.

You will be managing a team of hard working individuals that strive to deliver the best patient care they can whilst also supporting families and loved ones who are also having to deal with life changing events.

We are looking for someone with Critical care experience and strong behavioural characteristics showing kindness and compassion. If you have excellent clinical and communication skills then this could be the job for you.

Contribution to the respiratory weekend working roster will be required and this forms part of the core hours.

Main duties of the job

The clinical aspect of the role involves the use of highly specialised skills to undertake the assessment and management of the Acutely unwell respiratory patient and also the complex speciality of Surgery.

The successful candidate will oversee the smooth running of the emergency respiratory rota as well as the training for this to ensure on-call competency.

Non-clinically the successful candidate will oversee the day to day running of the service which includes the supervision and mentoring of rotational band 5 staff and students. Also required will be the management of performance through supervision and appraisal, annual leave and sickness amongst the team.

You will also ensure and work on service development projects to ensure best practise.

You will represent physiotherapy at Derby at the East Midlands Critical Care Network meetings and other meetings as required by the Clinical Team Leader.

Closing date of applications: 23 July 2023

Interview date: 04 August 2023

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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