Cancer Specialist Physiotherapist

Job summary

This role is offered on a fixed term/secondment basis for 12 months. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week.

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment

The Macmillan Next Steps Cancer Rehabilitation (MNSCR) Team have an exciting opportunity for a 0.6 Band 6 Macmillan Cancer Specialist Physiotherapist post. The post holder will work to provide high quality, specialist physiotherapy care, support and treatment to cancer patients referred into the service.

The ambitions of MNSCR are to holistically support and empower people affected by cancer to take an active role in their health and care.

The three core components of the service offered by Macmillan Next Steps are:

1:1 community based, clinical rehabilitation service with support based on the complexity and nature of the patients' needs

A suite of group support and education programmes and workshops to provide knowledge, skills and confidence to encourage self-management and adoption of healthy lifestyles, positive health and physical activity.

Colleagues learning and development (L&D) programme to increase health and social care professional's confidence, communication and awareness of the rehabilitation and support needs of people living with and beyond cancer.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Band 6 Cancer Specialist Physiotherapist will be to:

• Undertake diagnosis, assessment and treatment of people living with or beyond cancer, to assist people adapt and cope with living with the long-term physical consequences of cancer treatment.
• Oversee the physiotherapy caseload and the 'Active Everyday' programme.
• Utilise your clinical expertise and teaching skills to support and educate health care professionals outside of the team in the wider system, across the acute, community and volunteer sector
• You will also be involved in the wider activity programme for cancer across Gloucestershire liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure the sustainability and maintaining key relationships.
• The post holder has no budgetary responsibility.

Clinical work is largely focused on the management of the side effects of various cancer interventions. This role is ideally suited to those with a strong background in rehabilitation, musculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain.

You do not need to have worked specifically within oncology, but experience is desirable. Full clinical training can be provided, along with further CPD opportunities run through Macmillan. Should you wish to learn more please contact Jo Sansom or Parisa Wasley on 0300 421 6586. We welcome opportunities to visit the team.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in theSouth West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in theSouth West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

2nd Floor Southgate Moorings

2, Kimbrose Way

Gloucester

GL1 2DB

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

2nd Floor Southgate Moorings

2, Kimbrose Way

Gloucester

GL1 2DB

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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