Highly Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist - Band 8a

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

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Job summary

We are inviting applications to the position of Highly Specialist Physiotherapist for Cystic Fibrosis, Medicine, Training and Education within Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a specialist interest in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and the aspiration to undertake a new challenge in a CQC rated outstanding NHS Trust. A desire to drive services forward, develop high performing teams and provide efficient and effective clinical services is essential. With the support of the wider MDT including the CF service you will have the opportunity to complete research and undertake project work to improve the services provided to our client group.

Main duties of the job

This role is varied and would be ideally suited to an individual with values aligned to the Trust values of IMPACT. Developed leadership skills are required as you will lead the medical and cystic fibrosis therapy service providing day to day operational management and leadership to lower band clinicians and support workers. With highly developed respiratory skills you will be expected to provide support and teaching to lower band colleagues within your scope of practice. You will also lead the organisation, and provision of training for on call physiotherapists, alongside physiotherapy colleagues.

Clinically you will provide specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment to patients with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients, virtual clinics and at home.

As an 8a Physiotherapist, you will also be expected to work alongside the therapy leads, deputising when required and providing support in the operational provision of the wider therapy service.

The role is full time 37.5 hours per week, core service hours are Monday to Friday 8am-4pm. The successful candidate will be required to take part in the emergency respiratory on call service providing out of hours (evening and weekend) care to respiratory patients across the Trust.

About us

As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.

We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.

We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.

Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.

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Date posted

24 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9410-24-0035

Job locations

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

Merseyside

L14 3PE


Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

POST: Highly Specialist Physiotherapist for Cystic Fibrosis, Medicine, Training and Education

BANDING: Band 8a Team Leader

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Therapy Leads

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Physiotherapists, support workers and physiotherapy students

JOB SUMMARY

To provide managerial and clinical leadership to the therapists providing care to patients in hospital and at home within the cystic fibrosis and medical teams ensuring high quality service delivery.

To take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients who may have highly complex needs, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatments and to maintain clinical documentation as an autonomous practitioner.

Undertake a highly specialist role in planning, developing, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the physiotherapy service within CF and medicine.

To take a lead role in the development of the CF physiotherapy service in collaboration with the therapy leads and the CF Clinical Lead.

To take a lead role in planning, developing, co-ordinating and delivering respiratory physiotherapy training for therapy staff.

To participate in the oncall and weekend rota.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

CLINICAL

  • To undertake physiotherapy assessment, clinically diagnose and implement agreed treatment plans if appropriate including the routine treatment of complex patients in a manner that respects peoples privacy, dignity, and individuality. Treatment will involve the use of a range of skills appropriate to medicine and the speciality of CF, evidence based and in line with current practice.

To undertake advanced practice appropriate to the area of speciality e.g., non-medical prescribing.

  • To work collaboratively with the therapy teams and the wider MDT to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary service.

To ensure effective internal and external two-way communication with patients, carers and all other Health and Social Care Professionals regarding all aspects of patient care.

  • To supervise students and junior staff in their treatments and to ensure ongoing education in all aspects of treatment and care.
  • To provide specialist advice in clinics, ward rounds and MDT meetings.
  • To undertake relevant research and audit with the CF specialism, preparing abstracts and presentations for regional, national, and international meetings and conferences.
  • To actively participate in the on-call rota.
  • To lead on innovations in the delivery of care
  • To work autonomously within the department taking into consideration the normal parameters of policies and procedures.

MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP

To co-ordinate the CF and medical therapy team at an operational level ensuring the efficient running of the service, effective communication, and dissemination of information, by leading the team.

Work closely with divisional colleagues to ensure effective service delivery, supporting the Therapy Leads with the operational planning and delivery of the service.

To provide relevant accurate data as required.

Responsible for the CF physiotherapy equipment.

To oversee the supervision of Physiotherapists, support workers and Students.

To support the Therapy Leads in achieving the service and department objectives as part of the senior therapy team.

To undertake relevant research and audit within CF and medicine.

To work collaboratively with the senior therapy team to ensure the safe delivery of therapy services across the whole trust on a daily basis.

To manage sickness, annual leave and day to day running of the CF and medical teams.

ORGANISATIONAL

To represent Therapies at relevant committees within the Organisation.

To achieve the departmental objectives for the relevant elements of the therapy services.

Contribute to the development and implementation of relevant policies.

PROFESSIONAL

  • To maintain accurate and up to date records.
  • To comply with the HCPC codes of professional conduct.
  • To be a positive role model, adhere to the values and behaviours of the trust, and support and promote Allied Health Professions within the Organisation.
  • QUALITY
  • To monitor and maintain quality standards across Therapy Services.
  • Ensure strong communication links with all Therapy Services staff and the wider MDT.
  • To be responsible for service and workforce development required to meet the needs of our patients and the Organisation.
  • Continue to further own knowledge through on going professional development from a variety of sources.
  • To contribute to the dissemination of good practice across the Organisation and wider health service.

GENERAL STATEMENTS

CONFIDENTIALITY

All employees must adhere to policies and procedures relating to Information Governance, Confidentiality and Information Security.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trust is committed to approaching the control of risks in a strategic and organised manner.

The post holder must be aware of their individual responsibilities as detailed in the Trusts Risk Management, Health & Safety and Incident policies, and those under the Health and Safety at Work Act. This includes the reporting of any untoward incident, accident, potential or actual hazard identified.

SAFEGUARDING

All staff are required to be familiar with the arrangements for safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and support the organisation in promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Staff working directly with children, young people and vulnerable adults will have a responsibility to ensure safeguarding and promoting their welfare forms an integral part of their duties.

Staff who come into contact with children, vulnerable adults, parents and carers in the course of their work and/or have access to records will have responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Staff who come into contact in the course of their duties, with parents, carers or other significant adults or children, young people and vulnerable adults should always be mindful of safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of these individuals.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

The Trust is a Health Promoting Hospital. The Trust expects that when you are presented with opportunities to improve the lifestyle of our patients you seek help from appropriately trained clinical staff to ensure patients are supported and assisted in making the necessary lifestyle changes. This is in accordance with best practice as described in the DoH white paper Choosing Health Making Healthy Choices Easier.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities. All employees are expected to observe this policy in relation to the public and fellow employees.

All staff are expected to adhere to, and act in accordance with, the values & behaviours of the Trust.

This document is intended to be used as a guide to the general scope of duties involved in this post. It is not exhaustive and should not therefore be used as a rigid specification. It will be kept under review and amended as required in consultation with the post holder.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

POST: Highly Specialist Physiotherapist for Cystic Fibrosis, Medicine, Training and Education

BANDING: Band 8a Team Leader

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Therapy Leads

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Physiotherapists, support workers and physiotherapy students

JOB SUMMARY

To provide managerial and clinical leadership to the therapists providing care to patients in hospital and at home within the cystic fibrosis and medical teams ensuring high quality service delivery.

To take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients who may have highly complex needs, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatments and to maintain clinical documentation as an autonomous practitioner.

Undertake a highly specialist role in planning, developing, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the physiotherapy service within CF and medicine.

To take a lead role in the development of the CF physiotherapy service in collaboration with the therapy leads and the CF Clinical Lead.

To take a lead role in planning, developing, co-ordinating and delivering respiratory physiotherapy training for therapy staff.

To participate in the oncall and weekend rota.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

CLINICAL

  • To undertake physiotherapy assessment, clinically diagnose and implement agreed treatment plans if appropriate including the routine treatment of complex patients in a manner that respects peoples privacy, dignity, and individuality. Treatment will involve the use of a range of skills appropriate to medicine and the speciality of CF, evidence based and in line with current practice.

To undertake advanced practice appropriate to the area of speciality e.g., non-medical prescribing.

  • To work collaboratively with the therapy teams and the wider MDT to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary service.

To ensure effective internal and external two-way communication with patients, carers and all other Health and Social Care Professionals regarding all aspects of patient care.

  • To supervise students and junior staff in their treatments and to ensure ongoing education in all aspects of treatment and care.
  • To provide specialist advice in clinics, ward rounds and MDT meetings.
  • To undertake relevant research and audit with the CF specialism, preparing abstracts and presentations for regional, national, and international meetings and conferences.
  • To actively participate in the on-call rota.
  • To lead on innovations in the delivery of care
  • To work autonomously within the department taking into consideration the normal parameters of policies and procedures.

MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP

To co-ordinate the CF and medical therapy team at an operational level ensuring the efficient running of the service, effective communication, and dissemination of information, by leading the team.

Work closely with divisional colleagues to ensure effective service delivery, supporting the Therapy Leads with the operational planning and delivery of the service.

To provide relevant accurate data as required.

Responsible for the CF physiotherapy equipment.

To oversee the supervision of Physiotherapists, support workers and Students.

To support the Therapy Leads in achieving the service and department objectives as part of the senior therapy team.

To undertake relevant research and audit within CF and medicine.

To work collaboratively with the senior therapy team to ensure the safe delivery of therapy services across the whole trust on a daily basis.

To manage sickness, annual leave and day to day running of the CF and medical teams.

ORGANISATIONAL

To represent Therapies at relevant committees within the Organisation.

To achieve the departmental objectives for the relevant elements of the therapy services.

Contribute to the development and implementation of relevant policies.

PROFESSIONAL

  • To maintain accurate and up to date records.
  • To comply with the HCPC codes of professional conduct.
  • To be a positive role model, adhere to the values and behaviours of the trust, and support and promote Allied Health Professions within the Organisation.
  • QUALITY
  • To monitor and maintain quality standards across Therapy Services.
  • Ensure strong communication links with all Therapy Services staff and the wider MDT.
  • To be responsible for service and workforce development required to meet the needs of our patients and the Organisation.
  • Continue to further own knowledge through on going professional development from a variety of sources.
  • To contribute to the dissemination of good practice across the Organisation and wider health service.

GENERAL STATEMENTS

CONFIDENTIALITY

All employees must adhere to policies and procedures relating to Information Governance, Confidentiality and Information Security.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trust is committed to approaching the control of risks in a strategic and organised manner.

The post holder must be aware of their individual responsibilities as detailed in the Trusts Risk Management, Health & Safety and Incident policies, and those under the Health and Safety at Work Act. This includes the reporting of any untoward incident, accident, potential or actual hazard identified.

SAFEGUARDING

All staff are required to be familiar with the arrangements for safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and support the organisation in promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Staff working directly with children, young people and vulnerable adults will have a responsibility to ensure safeguarding and promoting their welfare forms an integral part of their duties.

Staff who come into contact with children, vulnerable adults, parents and carers in the course of their work and/or have access to records will have responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Staff who come into contact in the course of their duties, with parents, carers or other significant adults or children, young people and vulnerable adults should always be mindful of safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of these individuals.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

The Trust is a Health Promoting Hospital. The Trust expects that when you are presented with opportunities to improve the lifestyle of our patients you seek help from appropriately trained clinical staff to ensure patients are supported and assisted in making the necessary lifestyle changes. This is in accordance with best practice as described in the DoH white paper Choosing Health Making Healthy Choices Easier.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities. All employees are expected to observe this policy in relation to the public and fellow employees.

All staff are expected to adhere to, and act in accordance with, the values & behaviours of the Trust.

This document is intended to be used as a guide to the general scope of duties involved in this post. It is not exhaustive and should not therefore be used as a rigid specification. It will be kept under review and amended as required in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Demonstrate enthusiasm, vision, and a desire to achieve.
  • Demonstrate a forward-thinking and professional attitude.
  • Tactful and diplomatic.
  • The ability to remain calm under pressure.
  • Driving license and access to own vehicle.

Desirable

  • Interest in developing and promoting the service at a regional and national level.

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc / MSc or equivalent in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registered

Desirable

  • Level 7 qualification in leadership / management or advanced practice
  • Membership of a relevant specialist interest group.

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive specialist experience within cystic fibrosis or respiratory care
  • Independent/non-medical prescriber
  • Previous experience leading a team including supervision and development of others
  • Evidence of relevant involvement in organisational level objectives
  • Evidence of participation in service development, audit and research
  • Ability to work as part of and lead a team comprising of different health care professionals.
  • Skilled communicator able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information.
  • Evidence of relevant involvement in organisational level objectives
  • Evidence of participation in service development, audit and research
  • Evidence of effective people management skills.
  • Computer literacy to be able to formulate reports and data provision.
  • Evidence of teaching within respiratory physiotherapy teams
  • Evidence of ability to present and communicate in varying formats and to varying audiences

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification
  • Leadership qualification
  • Evidence of publication within peer reviewed journal
  • Evidence of ability to present and communicate in varying formats and to varying audiences
Person Specification

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Demonstrate enthusiasm, vision, and a desire to achieve.
  • Demonstrate a forward-thinking and professional attitude.
  • Tactful and diplomatic.
  • The ability to remain calm under pressure.
  • Driving license and access to own vehicle.

Desirable

  • Interest in developing and promoting the service at a regional and national level.

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc / MSc or equivalent in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registered

Desirable

  • Level 7 qualification in leadership / management or advanced practice
  • Membership of a relevant specialist interest group.

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive specialist experience within cystic fibrosis or respiratory care
  • Independent/non-medical prescriber
  • Previous experience leading a team including supervision and development of others
  • Evidence of relevant involvement in organisational level objectives
  • Evidence of participation in service development, audit and research
  • Ability to work as part of and lead a team comprising of different health care professionals.
  • Skilled communicator able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information.
  • Evidence of relevant involvement in organisational level objectives
  • Evidence of participation in service development, audit and research
  • Evidence of effective people management skills.
  • Computer literacy to be able to formulate reports and data provision.
  • Evidence of teaching within respiratory physiotherapy teams
  • Evidence of ability to present and communicate in varying formats and to varying audiences

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification
  • Leadership qualification
  • Evidence of publication within peer reviewed journal
  • Evidence of ability to present and communicate in varying formats and to varying audiences

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Address

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

Merseyside

L14 3PE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Address

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

Merseyside

L14 3PE


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Therapy Lead

Nicola Grieve

nicola.grieve@lhch.nhs.uk

01516001034

Date posted

24 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9410-24-0035

Job locations

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

Merseyside

L14 3PE


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