Job summary
This is an opportunity to join the Acute Frailty Team at
Darlington Memorial Hospital. We are looking for an applicant with knowledge
and skills to work as part of the
multidisciplinary Acute Frailty Team based in the acute medical unit and
emergency department at DMH. The team provides comprehensive geriatric
assessment, treatment and interventions to frail patients over an extended 7
day service. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated and flexible
individual to join the team and work in an extended scope role alongside other
advanced physiotherapists and occupational therapists, advanced nurse
practicioners, consultants and therapy assistants.
This post is a fixed term role for the duration
of 12 months, up until february 2025.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have specialist skills in the
assessment and treatment of frailty, including completion of evidenced based
assessments and interventions, routinely carrying out the extended role of an
Advanced Therapist working outside of traditional roles but within the agreed
competence-based framework once competencies have been achieved.
They will work alongside the medical teams and the rest of
the Acute Frailty Team to ensure every patient living with frailty presenting
with an acute health or social care need receives the most appropriate care in
the most appropriate setting in a timely manner.
Supporting the ongoing development of the Acute Frailty Team
with an integrated approach to the delivery of unscheduled care involving all
relevant stakeholders including health, social care organisations and the third
sector.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
We are unable to offer sponsorship for roles that do not require a professional registration, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
Contributing to the training and education of other
professionals, including development of the MDTs competency framework and
training modules to ensure safe generic working.
The post requires a flexible approach to working and
requires the post holder to work 8am-8pm covering a 7 day service.
Please contact us for more information on the
role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Contributing to the training and education of other
professionals, including development of the MDTs competency framework and
training modules to ensure safe generic working.
The post requires a flexible approach to working and
requires the post holder to work 8am-8pm covering a 7 day service.
Please contact us for more information on the
role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- State Registration.
- Band 6 NHS experience including working in a frailty ward/environment.
- Continuing Professional Development diary including evidence of reflective practice, training and clinical experience.
- Completion of post graduate courses or training incorporating knowledge and skills in the physiotherapy management of frail, elderly and patients receiving medical speciality care.
Desirable
- Recognised relevant academic qualification.
- Post grad qualifications to MSc level.
- An understanding of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation.
- Trust, its culture, strategic direction, achievements and NHS standing.
- Evidence of working on strategic planning and development.
- Experience of completing comprehensive geriatric assessment and formulation of treatment plans following assessment.
- Experience of working within a FOH department and providing therapeutic intervention to patients.
- Experience in the use of the Clinical Frailty Scale in practice.
- Experience of working in a generic role.
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive experience incorporating experience within a range of specialisms in acute inpatient care.
- Highly experienced in the therapeutic management of frailty.
- Evidence of the ability to autonomously manage a highly complex caseload of patients.
- Evidence of working within multidisciplinary cross-agency teams.
- Experience in the discharge management of highly complex patients.
- Evidence of a clear understanding of frailty and the implications on patients when in acute care.
- Evidence of clinical decision making.
- Evidence of the use of outcome measures in order to evaluate treatments or service provision.
- Evidence of high level communication skills within a wide variety of settings.
- Experience of supervision of students, therapy assistants and physiotherapists, providing training and appraisal.
- Experience of providing team in service training.
Desirable
- Evidence of working on strategic planning and development.
- Broad experience at post graduate level.
- Experience of working generically across therapies.
- A working knowledge of the wider and community services available within CDDFT.
- Experience of leading on an audit task and interpreting findings.
- Evidence of being extremely efficient in time management and highly organised in order minimise waste of resources within a team.
- Experience of managing team members.
Statutory Registration
Essential
Desirable
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to participate in 7 day working rota and extended hours.
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- A proactive ability to represent the profession and the Trust with positive enthusiasm.
- Commitment, motivation and adaptability.
- Specialist knowledge of professional practice and research.
- An understanding of legal responsibilities within the profession.
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
- Ability to organise and prioritise. Clear ability to manage waiting list pressures
- Evidence of ability to lead in service developments.
- Experience of robust performance management.
- Experience of carrying out respiratory physiotherapy intervention .
- Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and to work within an environment with competing demands.
- IT skills
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to be innovative and proactive.
- Able to use own initiative appropriately to enhance service delivery.
- Presentational skills.
- Evidence of change management
- Knowledge, evidence and application of audit and research.
- Experience of working in / and or developing a new service and evaluating its effectiveness.
- Evidence of the ability to interpret medical findings and their relevance in the management of a cohort of patients.
- Competent in the physiotherapy management of respiratory patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- State Registration.
- Band 6 NHS experience including working in a frailty ward/environment.
- Continuing Professional Development diary including evidence of reflective practice, training and clinical experience.
- Completion of post graduate courses or training incorporating knowledge and skills in the physiotherapy management of frail, elderly and patients receiving medical speciality care.
Desirable
- Recognised relevant academic qualification.
- Post grad qualifications to MSc level.
- An understanding of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation.
- Trust, its culture, strategic direction, achievements and NHS standing.
- Evidence of working on strategic planning and development.
- Experience of completing comprehensive geriatric assessment and formulation of treatment plans following assessment.
- Experience of working within a FOH department and providing therapeutic intervention to patients.
- Experience in the use of the Clinical Frailty Scale in practice.
- Experience of working in a generic role.
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive experience incorporating experience within a range of specialisms in acute inpatient care.
- Highly experienced in the therapeutic management of frailty.
- Evidence of the ability to autonomously manage a highly complex caseload of patients.
- Evidence of working within multidisciplinary cross-agency teams.
- Experience in the discharge management of highly complex patients.
- Evidence of a clear understanding of frailty and the implications on patients when in acute care.
- Evidence of clinical decision making.
- Evidence of the use of outcome measures in order to evaluate treatments or service provision.
- Evidence of high level communication skills within a wide variety of settings.
- Experience of supervision of students, therapy assistants and physiotherapists, providing training and appraisal.
- Experience of providing team in service training.
Desirable
- Evidence of working on strategic planning and development.
- Broad experience at post graduate level.
- Experience of working generically across therapies.
- A working knowledge of the wider and community services available within CDDFT.
- Experience of leading on an audit task and interpreting findings.
- Evidence of being extremely efficient in time management and highly organised in order minimise waste of resources within a team.
- Experience of managing team members.
Statutory Registration
Essential
Desirable
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to participate in 7 day working rota and extended hours.
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- A proactive ability to represent the profession and the Trust with positive enthusiasm.
- Commitment, motivation and adaptability.
- Specialist knowledge of professional practice and research.
- An understanding of legal responsibilities within the profession.
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
- Ability to organise and prioritise. Clear ability to manage waiting list pressures
- Evidence of ability to lead in service developments.
- Experience of robust performance management.
- Experience of carrying out respiratory physiotherapy intervention .
- Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and to work within an environment with competing demands.
- IT skills
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to be innovative and proactive.
- Able to use own initiative appropriately to enhance service delivery.
- Presentational skills.
- Evidence of change management
- Knowledge, evidence and application of audit and research.
- Experience of working in / and or developing a new service and evaluating its effectiveness.
- Evidence of the ability to interpret medical findings and their relevance in the management of a cohort of patients.
- Competent in the physiotherapy management of respiratory patients.
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
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
