Job summary
This is a great opportunity for those who wish to lead a forward thinking and dynamic OPU teamWe are on a mission to improve the responsiveness and proactivness of our therapy services at the RUH. We are looking for someone who is passionate about OPU and frailty.
This role includes leading a team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists as well as contributing to the wider function of the Adult Therapies Department.
Within the OPU team, we cover a variety of wards, including ED, MAU and OPU wards, giving the post holder a wide variety of experiences working with older, frail adults.
Main duties of the job
Demonstrable leadership experience at band 6 or equivalent is required as a minimum for this post. The successful applicant will need excellent communications skills and will need to demonstrate suitable knowledge and experience in this speciality, enabling them to work autonomously at a high level, and to provide highly specialist input within the team.
Supervision of band 6 and band 5 physiotherapists will form a key aspect of this role. Alongside the leadership aspect of this role, clinical expertise will be nurtured and developed with speciality training as required. We are looking for a keen clinician who will strive to improve the patient experience as well as ensure the safety and well-being of our staff by way of service improvement projects.
Working hours are spread from Monday-Sunday, as part of the commitment to our 7-day service, enabling a varied and flexible working week. As part of our commitment to you and your career development, we provide ongoing training opportunities both in-house and externally.
In the summer of 2019 we opened the doors to the new Therapies and RNHRD (Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases) department which is home to state of the art equipment, gym and hydrotherapy pool. This is a very exciting time, as we continue to improve patient experience and integration of therapie
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we're proud of.
We're committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing - and yes, we even have a pool!
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for more details. We encourage candidates to get in touch to discuss the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for more details. We encourage candidates to get in touch to discuss the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in relevant AHP Profession
- Attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical fields
Desirable
- Involvement in special interest groups
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of broad range of conditions in specialist area
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of supervising more junior staff/students
- Knowledge of national service guidelines and own professional guidelines, especially those related to care of the elderly
- Teaching Skills
Desirable
- Demonstrates awareness of NHS targets for acute trusts And NHS development plans
- Experience supervising AHPs from other professions
- Experience of implementing change
Values
Essential
- Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
- Pro-active and takes responsibility
Specific Skills
Essential
- To be experienced in performing highly specialist assessments and treatments with patients with a variety of specific conditions relevant to the speciality area
- To have experience of organisation, prioritisation and delegation
- Ability to co-ordinate clinical management of AHP staff
- To deal sensitively with patients who have high levels of anxiety and distress caused by pain, cognitive impairment, physical impairment or other cause
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to work under pressure
- To carry out assessments and treatments of patients for several periods with moderate to intense physical effort whilst carrying out concurrent activities
- o be able to frequently care for critically/terminally/ chronically ill patients and deal with distressing and difficult circumstances often giving unwelcome news regarding limited expectations from rehabilitation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/degree in relevant AHP Profession
- Attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical fields
Desirable
- Involvement in special interest groups
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of broad range of conditions in specialist area
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of supervising more junior staff/students
- Knowledge of national service guidelines and own professional guidelines, especially those related to care of the elderly
- Teaching Skills
Desirable
- Demonstrates awareness of NHS targets for acute trusts And NHS development plans
- Experience supervising AHPs from other professions
- Experience of implementing change
Values
Essential
- Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
- Pro-active and takes responsibility
Specific Skills
Essential
- To be experienced in performing highly specialist assessments and treatments with patients with a variety of specific conditions relevant to the speciality area
- To have experience of organisation, prioritisation and delegation
- Ability to co-ordinate clinical management of AHP staff
- To deal sensitively with patients who have high levels of anxiety and distress caused by pain, cognitive impairment, physical impairment or other cause
Desirable
- Demonstrate ability to work under pressure
- To carry out assessments and treatments of patients for several periods with moderate to intense physical effort whilst carrying out concurrent activities
- o be able to frequently care for critically/terminally/ chronically ill patients and deal with distressing and difficult circumstances often giving unwelcome news regarding limited expectations from rehabilitation
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Royal United Hospital Bath
Bath
BA1 3NG
Employer's website
https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
