Job summary
Are you an experienced Physiotherapist with a passion for working service users within mental health contexts?
Do you have the skills and knowledge necessary to manage a complex and varied caseload in a specialist inpatient setting?
Are you able to lead others with strength, kindness, and compassion?
We are looking for a Senior Physiotherapist to work as part of a small physiotherapy team, delivering a high-quality physiotherapy service across working age adult inpatient wards and specialist units.
The role will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to combine their physiotherapy and leadership skills to share their clinical know how and build on the physiotherapy profile within a multi-disciplinary team environment as well as throughout the Trust.
We are committed to supporting our staff in their career aspirations. We offer a range of ongoing training and development within our service. This includes opportunities to attend sessions to develop clinical skills including working with a trauma informed approach and psychologically informed care as well as personal and leadership
Main duties of the job
- Assessment and development of interventions for working age adults with complex mental health needs.
- The candidate will need to demonstrate the combination of clinical knowledge with clear communication and leadership in a dynamic environment with various professionals within the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- The candidate will manage a mixed caseload including complex orthopaedics, musculoskeletal, neurology conditions as a well as functional disorders and long-term conditions.
- The candidate will advocate for the physical health of service users with complex mental health needs.
About us
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programme.
- Accommodation,our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working on the physiotherapy team offers variety on a day-to-day basis. A normal day will include reviewing and prioritizing the caseload, working collaboratively with service users to identify individualized physiotherapy goals. This also includes the creation of interventions that complement assessment findings and contribute to care plans within a care plan program approach.
In addition, the candidate is required to work within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) setting. This may include attending MDT meetings as well as sharing knowledge and skills. There will also be opportunities for both formal and informal supervision with more junior staff members.
The successful candidate needs to have good levels of adaptability and creativity to ensure the engagement of service users and/or family, friends and carers and the successful progression of physiotherapy interventions. Given the diversity within the service user population that we serve, candidates require an understanding of the importance facilitating inclusive practice.
It is important that the candidate is an advocate importance of physical activity for the recovery of service user. The promotion of physical activity during admission and highlighting the links that exist between our mind and body as part of the wider physiotherapy department focus.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working on the physiotherapy team offers variety on a day-to-day basis. A normal day will include reviewing and prioritizing the caseload, working collaboratively with service users to identify individualized physiotherapy goals. This also includes the creation of interventions that complement assessment findings and contribute to care plans within a care plan program approach.
In addition, the candidate is required to work within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) setting. This may include attending MDT meetings as well as sharing knowledge and skills. There will also be opportunities for both formal and informal supervision with more junior staff members.
The successful candidate needs to have good levels of adaptability and creativity to ensure the engagement of service users and/or family, friends and carers and the successful progression of physiotherapy interventions. Given the diversity within the service user population that we serve, candidates require an understanding of the importance facilitating inclusive practice.
It is important that the candidate is an advocate importance of physical activity for the recovery of service user. The promotion of physical activity during admission and highlighting the links that exist between our mind and body as part of the wider physiotherapy department focus.
Person Specification
Training, qualifications, and registration
Essential
- HCPC registered Physiotherapist
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Previous NHS Experience
Desirable
- MSc/MA or MPhil or equivalent
- Membership of relevant professional and specialist interest group e.g. CSP, CPMH and evidence of engagement with the group
- Willingness to develop and advance own learning
Experience
Essential
- Robust experience working clinically as a qualified Physiotherapist
- Experience of integrated MDT working
- Experience of supervising junior physiotherapy staff and students on placement
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users, their supporters and other health and social care professionals
Desirable
- Experience working in mental health services or demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with people severe and enduring mental health conditions
- Experience of audit or research relevant to physiotherapy practice
- Experience of leading service development and/or quality improvement projects
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- A broad range of physiotherapy skills in musculoskeletal conditions, orthopaedics, neurology, and older adult rehabilitation
- Ability and skill to work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Skills to lead and facilitate change effectively under the supervision of the Trust and Directorate Leads
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and to work with the needs of minoritised groups
- An understanding of NHS policy and priorities in relation to mental health services
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate advance physiotherapy skills in a mental health inpatient setting
- Research skills experience
- An understanding of issues relating to clinical exercise and physical activity within health services
- An understanding of pre and post registration training needs for physiotherapists
Person Specification
Training, qualifications, and registration
Essential
- HCPC registered Physiotherapist
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Previous NHS Experience
Desirable
- MSc/MA or MPhil or equivalent
- Membership of relevant professional and specialist interest group e.g. CSP, CPMH and evidence of engagement with the group
- Willingness to develop and advance own learning
Experience
Essential
- Robust experience working clinically as a qualified Physiotherapist
- Experience of integrated MDT working
- Experience of supervising junior physiotherapy staff and students on placement
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users, their supporters and other health and social care professionals
Desirable
- Experience working in mental health services or demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with people severe and enduring mental health conditions
- Experience of audit or research relevant to physiotherapy practice
- Experience of leading service development and/or quality improvement projects
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- A broad range of physiotherapy skills in musculoskeletal conditions, orthopaedics, neurology, and older adult rehabilitation
- Ability and skill to work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Skills to lead and facilitate change effectively under the supervision of the Trust and Directorate Leads
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and to work with the needs of minoritised groups
- An understanding of NHS policy and priorities in relation to mental health services
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate advance physiotherapy skills in a mental health inpatient setting
- Research skills experience
- An understanding of issues relating to clinical exercise and physical activity within health services
- An understanding of pre and post registration training needs for physiotherapists
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).
