Job summary
If you are interested in this post we would love to hear from you, please contact Serena Hampson serena.hampson1@nhs.net or Stephanie Knight stephanie.knight7@nhs.net
We have an exciting and rare opportunity for a specialist physiotherapist to join our pelvic health physiotherapy team at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.
We are able to offer
- Excellent supervision from experienced senior staff and peer supervision.
- Supported C.P.D.
- An established IST programme
- Friendly supportive working environment
- Valuable experience of working within strong physiotherapy and multi-agency teams.
If you have a passion for pelvic health physiotherapy and would like to be part of our progressive, friendly supportive team, we would love to hear from you.
Thank you for your interest in the post.
Main duties of the job
A Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist has specialist knowledge and skills in pelvic health and actively contributes to team and clinical pathway development.The post holder will;
- Prioritise, plan and deliver clinical case work within pelvic health service
- Apply evidence based, specialist knowledge and skills in the pelvic health service
- Provide a key role in partnership working with patients, carers, the MDT, and wider statutory, private and voluntary sector services.
- Support team members and ensure the effective functioning of the team
- Actively participate in quality improvements to develop the pelvic health service
- Provide support to the clinical lead and service managers deputising for them as required
- Provide effective student training and development
In pursuing these duties the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution and be familiar with the NHS England Guidance 'Understanding the new NHS'
About us
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate (WYATT) we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Airedale Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnership's ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical
- Develops, manages, and maintains positive, appropriate relationships with patients, families, carers and colleagues demonstrating respect, kindness, compassion and empathy at all times.
- Use verbal and non-verbal communication skills and sensitivity with patients, relatives and carers to overcome barriers to communication e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, anxiety, tracheotomy, problems with cognition.
- Provide timely and efficient physiotherapy to patients according to clinical protocols and service priorities.
- Ensure patients receive a high standard of clinical care and that the standards expected from Chartered Society of Physiotherapy are met.
- Use investigative and analytical skills to undertake a comprehensive, specialist physiotherapy assessment of the patient.
- Reflect on complex facts gathered or situations presented and use analysis
and judgment skills to consider options for interventions, and outcomes.
- Formulate individual management/treatment plans, using advanced clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment skills
- Implement specialist physiotherapist interventions in partnership with the service user, carer/s and in consultation with colleagues.
- Work with other agencies in Health and social care, Housing, and Education in order to implement recommendations of treatment. Making onward referrals as appropriate.
- Plan and organise to carry out assessment and interventions in the most appropriate setting.
- Monitor and evaluate the outcome of specialist interventions in the service user, carer/s and in consultation with colleagues.
- Ensure maintenance of accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation in line with professional, legal and service requirements.
- Collaborate with the MDT to develop and improve patient pathways.
- Provide advice, teaching and instruction for relatives, carers, and other health professionals to promote understanding of the aims of pelvic health physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
- Provide specialist advice to therapy and dietetic colleagues working within other clinical areas across the Trust.
- Advise, instruct, and educate patients, carers and other professionals in the use of standard and specialist equipment, assistive technology, and environmental adaptation where appropriate.
- Ensure equipment is used, stored and maintained in adherence with relevant policies and ensure competencies to use equipment within the pelvic health service are maintained.
- Follow supervision guidelines and consult with clinical lead to ensure optimum outcome for complex patients with clear presentation of complex facts and analysis to enable effective decision making.
- Train and supervise junior therapists, assistants and students. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.
- Deal effectively with complex, sensitive or contentious communications.
- Leadership and Management
- Recognise and respond to changing team priorities and unforeseen situations that take precedence over planned work.
- Able to work collaboratively within the team and with a range of other professionals and understand and demonstrate the principles of team and partnership working within the Trust and across partner organisations.
- Contribute to the planning and development of the pelvic health service in partnership with team members, team lead and operational managers.
- Take responsibility and lead on delegated tasks and service development activities.
- Supervise therapists and assistants ensuring all participate in supervision and annual development review processes.
- Plan, deliver and evaluate appropriate clinical training to d undergraduate and work experience students ensuring all clinical protocols are accurately followed.
- Contribute to the development of pelvic health service protocols policies and procedures designed to improve patient care and experience.
- Adhere to health and safety policies and procedures.
- Raise incidents and near misses using the incident reporting systems.
- Have awareness the need for cost efficiencies being aware of the need for judicious use of resources and maintaining stock control.
- Deputise for team leader/clinical lead in their absence.
- Be prepared to work flexibly in terms of time and workload to meet service needs.
- Personal and Professional Development
3.1 Adhere to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Proficiency and Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for physiotherapy and maintain current professional registration.
- Understand the scope of the role and know the limits of practice and when to seek advice.
- Maintain continuing professional development (CPD) and development portfolio by keeping abreast of new trends and developments, use of reflective practice and incorporating learning into working practice.
- Attend and present in-service training sessions at designated times as well as sharing existing knowledge and skills and feeding back from external courses.
- Participate in supervision and appraisals and ensure compliance with service guidance and standards.
- Support team to participate in relevant internal and external research and quality improvement projects.
- Establish links with other clinicians specialising in the pelvic health service through regional and national groups to promote sharing of good practice and evidence-based research.
- Facilitate and engage in practice placement education (PPE) and ensure that PPE standards are upheld by all staff.
- Understand, promote, and advocate for equality and diversity and demonstrate inclusion through interaction with individuals.
- Be a role model for professional behaviours in all aspect of practice.
- Service Improvement and Governance
- Evaluate individual and group interventions through the use of outcome measures and audit and implement necessary service improvements.
- Where there is an identified need for a new or updated policy or procedure in own work area as a result of an evaluation ensure that this is implemented.
- Undertake research and audit of the pelvic health service and presenting the results to the team and wider MDT.
- Keep abreast of new research and clinical developments.
- Respond to requests for information and actions in a timely manner.
- Participate in the development of risk assessments strategies for pelvic health service.
- Communicate clinical and personal information confidentially and in an appropriate format.
- Attend the clinical governance meetings for pelvic health service and contribute to the operational planning and monitoring of the service.
- Assist with the development and implementation of Trust and therapy wide service quality improvements strategies.
- Follow Trust and departmental policies and guidelines.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Clinical
- Develops, manages, and maintains positive, appropriate relationships with patients, families, carers and colleagues demonstrating respect, kindness, compassion and empathy at all times.
- Use verbal and non-verbal communication skills and sensitivity with patients, relatives and carers to overcome barriers to communication e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, anxiety, tracheotomy, problems with cognition.
- Provide timely and efficient physiotherapy to patients according to clinical protocols and service priorities.
- Ensure patients receive a high standard of clinical care and that the standards expected from Chartered Society of Physiotherapy are met.
- Use investigative and analytical skills to undertake a comprehensive, specialist physiotherapy assessment of the patient.
- Reflect on complex facts gathered or situations presented and use analysis
and judgment skills to consider options for interventions, and outcomes.
- Formulate individual management/treatment plans, using advanced clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment skills
- Implement specialist physiotherapist interventions in partnership with the service user, carer/s and in consultation with colleagues.
- Work with other agencies in Health and social care, Housing, and Education in order to implement recommendations of treatment. Making onward referrals as appropriate.
- Plan and organise to carry out assessment and interventions in the most appropriate setting.
- Monitor and evaluate the outcome of specialist interventions in the service user, carer/s and in consultation with colleagues.
- Ensure maintenance of accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation in line with professional, legal and service requirements.
- Collaborate with the MDT to develop and improve patient pathways.
- Provide advice, teaching and instruction for relatives, carers, and other health professionals to promote understanding of the aims of pelvic health physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
- Provide specialist advice to therapy and dietetic colleagues working within other clinical areas across the Trust.
- Advise, instruct, and educate patients, carers and other professionals in the use of standard and specialist equipment, assistive technology, and environmental adaptation where appropriate.
- Ensure equipment is used, stored and maintained in adherence with relevant policies and ensure competencies to use equipment within the pelvic health service are maintained.
- Follow supervision guidelines and consult with clinical lead to ensure optimum outcome for complex patients with clear presentation of complex facts and analysis to enable effective decision making.
- Train and supervise junior therapists, assistants and students. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.
- Deal effectively with complex, sensitive or contentious communications.
- Leadership and Management
- Recognise and respond to changing team priorities and unforeseen situations that take precedence over planned work.
- Able to work collaboratively within the team and with a range of other professionals and understand and demonstrate the principles of team and partnership working within the Trust and across partner organisations.
- Contribute to the planning and development of the pelvic health service in partnership with team members, team lead and operational managers.
- Take responsibility and lead on delegated tasks and service development activities.
- Supervise therapists and assistants ensuring all participate in supervision and annual development review processes.
- Plan, deliver and evaluate appropriate clinical training to d undergraduate and work experience students ensuring all clinical protocols are accurately followed.
- Contribute to the development of pelvic health service protocols policies and procedures designed to improve patient care and experience.
- Adhere to health and safety policies and procedures.
- Raise incidents and near misses using the incident reporting systems.
- Have awareness the need for cost efficiencies being aware of the need for judicious use of resources and maintaining stock control.
- Deputise for team leader/clinical lead in their absence.
- Be prepared to work flexibly in terms of time and workload to meet service needs.
- Personal and Professional Development
3.1 Adhere to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Proficiency and Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for physiotherapy and maintain current professional registration.
- Understand the scope of the role and know the limits of practice and when to seek advice.
- Maintain continuing professional development (CPD) and development portfolio by keeping abreast of new trends and developments, use of reflective practice and incorporating learning into working practice.
- Attend and present in-service training sessions at designated times as well as sharing existing knowledge and skills and feeding back from external courses.
- Participate in supervision and appraisals and ensure compliance with service guidance and standards.
- Support team to participate in relevant internal and external research and quality improvement projects.
- Establish links with other clinicians specialising in the pelvic health service through regional and national groups to promote sharing of good practice and evidence-based research.
- Facilitate and engage in practice placement education (PPE) and ensure that PPE standards are upheld by all staff.
- Understand, promote, and advocate for equality and diversity and demonstrate inclusion through interaction with individuals.
- Be a role model for professional behaviours in all aspect of practice.
- Service Improvement and Governance
- Evaluate individual and group interventions through the use of outcome measures and audit and implement necessary service improvements.
- Where there is an identified need for a new or updated policy or procedure in own work area as a result of an evaluation ensure that this is implemented.
- Undertake research and audit of the pelvic health service and presenting the results to the team and wider MDT.
- Keep abreast of new research and clinical developments.
- Respond to requests for information and actions in a timely manner.
- Participate in the development of risk assessments strategies for pelvic health service.
- Communicate clinical and personal information confidentially and in an appropriate format.
- Attend the clinical governance meetings for pelvic health service and contribute to the operational planning and monitoring of the service.
- Assist with the development and implementation of Trust and therapy wide service quality improvements strategies.
- Follow Trust and departmental policies and guidelines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- .Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in physiotherapy
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Member of relevant Professional special interest groups/organisations
knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in pelvic health setting
Skills
Essential
- Use of pelvic health physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- .Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in physiotherapy
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Member of relevant Professional special interest groups/organisations
knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in pelvic health setting
Skills
Essential
- Use of pelvic health physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills
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).
