Job summary
We are looking for a Senior Physiotherapist to join our team!
You will support with leading, planning, and co-ordinating the delivery and evaluation of inpatient rehabilitation care and will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist physiotherapy intervention to patients as part of the, assessing and treating your own caseload of patients, some who may have a complex presentation, as an autonomous practitioner.
We are looking for someone enthusiastic to undertake evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and service development and participate in research and audit.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the work of the team. You will influence clinical decisions, deputise as required for the therapy lead, support and educate students and junior colleagues and keep up to date in your own clinical knowledge relevant to own field of practice, underpinned by theory and evidence.
If this sounds like the role for you then we would love to hear from you!
Please note that we are recruiting to two roles. If you are interested in our Portsmouth vacancy (full time 37.5 hours per week), please contact Lindsay Martin on lindsay.martin6@nhs.net. For Petersfield (part time 30 hours per week), please contact Kathryn Lapicki on kathryn.lapicki@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
* To undertake skilled assessment using advanced clinical reasoning skills and a variety of assessment techniques to provide accurate diagnosis.
* Manage own caseload, using highly specialist knowledge and skills as an autonomous practitioner, including maintenance of comprehensive records.
* To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable as an autonomous practitioner for all aspects of your own professional activities, to carry a clinical caseload of patients for whom you are responsible.
* To keep up to date with evidence base, current national and developments and utilise this knowledge and best practice.
* To maintain a high-level clinical skill set within the team to ensure high quality and compassionate care for all patients.
* To ensure all care delivered empowers patients to recover their independence at the earliest opportunity.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * BSc Hons Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- * Health Professions Council Registration.
- * Portfolio evidence of information learning.
Experience
Essential
- * Broad knowledge and experience through specialties as a rotational newly qualified physiotherapist.
- * Evidence of student or physiotherapy assistant supervision.
- * Significant range of relevant healthcare experience in either hospital or community setting including working autonomously.
- * NHS Experience.
- * Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession.
- * Ability to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
- * Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
- * Understand clinical governance and its implications for services. Include experience of quality issues and audit.
- * Ability to recognise when to seek advice.
- * Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities, and health and safety and meet the differing needs of patients.
- * Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
- * Competent IT skills.
- * Presentation Skills.
- * Knowledge of Audit.
- * Broad knowledge and experience through Band 5 static or rotational physiotherapist roles.
- * Knowledge of the effects of the ageing
- process and needs of vulnerable adults inrelation to their health and well-being and knowledge of the pathology of disease and illness processes.
- * Understanding and delivery of Clinical Governance requirements and demonstrate
- compliance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * BSc Hons Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- * Health Professions Council Registration.
- * Portfolio evidence of information learning.
Experience
Essential
- * Broad knowledge and experience through specialties as a rotational newly qualified physiotherapist.
- * Evidence of student or physiotherapy assistant supervision.
- * Significant range of relevant healthcare experience in either hospital or community setting including working autonomously.
- * NHS Experience.
- * Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession.
- * Ability to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
- * Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
- * Understand clinical governance and its implications for services. Include experience of quality issues and audit.
- * Ability to recognise when to seek advice.
- * Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities, and health and safety and meet the differing needs of patients.
- * Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
- * Competent IT skills.
- * Presentation Skills.
- * Knowledge of Audit.
- * Broad knowledge and experience through Band 5 static or rotational physiotherapist roles.
- * Knowledge of the effects of the ageing
- process and needs of vulnerable adults inrelation to their health and well-being and knowledge of the pathology of disease and illness processes.
- * Understanding and delivery of Clinical Governance requirements and demonstrate
- compliance.
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).
