Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Physiotherapist

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Job summary

We are looking for a specialist mental health physiotherapist to work within a highly skilled and expanding physiotherapy team in Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The role is to act as clinical lead for the specialty primarily based on a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, Low Secure Unit, and an Enhanced Care Unit. There will also be opportunity to work over other units as required within mental health services as well as offering community visits.

The mental health physiotherapy team work to treat a wide variety of conditions, ranging from acute minor injuries to persistent pain and mobility problems. Many of our service users have complex presentations and we provide holistic assessment to improve both mental and physical health. We are a supportive team that divert resources as needed and employ a culture of peer support and development. We provide clinical supervision with external specialists to improve our knowledge and have a journal club to keep up to date with evidence based practice. Continuing Professional Development is supported, and this role will require that this specialist knowledge is used to develop services and teaching opportunities for staff.

Informal visits to the Physiotherapy Department at Kingsway Hospital can be arranged by contacting the Department on 01332 623700 Extension 33270.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

  • Providing clinical leadership to coordinate the daily running of the team to ensure a safe and efficient service is delivered
  • Providing evidence based physiotherapy interventions to improve mental and physical health and empowering service users through multidisciplinary care plans to optimise their health and independence
  • Reviewing NICE guidance and Standard Operating Procedures for the service areas covered
  • Providing clinical supervision as required
  • Ensuring clinical targets are met and undertaking audits
  • Undertake complex risk assessments and work as member of MDT
  • Supporting staff and students offering learning experiences
  • Working in partnership and liaising with professionals and external organisations to improve services
  • Work flexibly as part of team to ensure needs of service users, carers and staff are met

About us

The 2024/25 pay award is due to be reflected in pay from October 2024, with any arrears due paid in November 2024

Benefits include:

  • Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
  • 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service pro rata
  • Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
  • Health service discounts and online benefits
  • Access to Vivup
  • Incremental pay progression
  • Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
  • Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities
  • Structured learning and development opportunities

Details

Date posted

11 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata and pending afc job evaluation review

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

383-SPE-4784-24

Job locations

Ashbourne Centre

Kingsway Site

Derby

DE22 3LZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Mental Health Physiotherapy Department is a specialist team comprising Band 7 Physiotherapists, Band 6 Physiotherapists, Physiotherapy Associate, Physiotherapy Assistants, Administrative staff, Physiotherapy Apprenticeships student and intermittently Physiotherapy Students working over a large geographical area across Derbyshire.

The post holder is expected to manage staff in their own department from a clinical perspective and take responsibility for service design and improvement. This role will require clinical leadership in the clinical area of work covered by the post.

The post holder is responsible for the assisting with the implementation of departmental policy and service development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Mental Health Physiotherapy Department is a specialist team comprising Band 7 Physiotherapists, Band 6 Physiotherapists, Physiotherapy Associate, Physiotherapy Assistants, Administrative staff, Physiotherapy Apprenticeships student and intermittently Physiotherapy Students working over a large geographical area across Derbyshire.

The post holder is expected to manage staff in their own department from a clinical perspective and take responsibility for service design and improvement. This role will require clinical leadership in the clinical area of work covered by the post.

The post holder is responsible for the assisting with the implementation of departmental policy and service development.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Chartered HPCP Physiotherapist
  • Post grad training or equivalent experience in MH

Desirable

  • Masters level
  • Management certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Experience assessing people with complex mental health conditions
  • Lead physiotherapist for specific area
  • Worked with forensic services

Desirable

  • Undertaken research
  • Teaching other professionals/under graduate

Other

Essential

  • Implemented new service development

Desirable

  • Proposed service changes
  • Implemented quality improvement initiatives

Skills and knowledge

Essential

  • Highly specialist experience at band 6
  • Clinical educator
  • Provides clinical supervision
  • Risk assessor

Desirable

  • Experience of falls prevention
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Chartered HPCP Physiotherapist
  • Post grad training or equivalent experience in MH

Desirable

  • Masters level
  • Management certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Experience assessing people with complex mental health conditions
  • Lead physiotherapist for specific area
  • Worked with forensic services

Desirable

  • Undertaken research
  • Teaching other professionals/under graduate

Other

Essential

  • Implemented new service development

Desirable

  • Proposed service changes
  • Implemented quality improvement initiatives

Skills and knowledge

Essential

  • Highly specialist experience at band 6
  • Clinical educator
  • Provides clinical supervision
  • Risk assessor

Desirable

  • Experience of falls prevention

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashbourne Centre

Kingsway Site

Derby

DE22 3LZ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashbourne Centre

Kingsway Site

Derby

DE22 3LZ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Physiotherapist

Srikanth Kota

srikanth.kota@nhs.net

01332623700

Details

Date posted

11 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata and pending afc job evaluation review

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

383-SPE-4784-24

Job locations

Ashbourne Centre

Kingsway Site

Derby

DE22 3LZ


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