Specialist Physiotherapist

2 weeks ago

Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you a current band 5 or band 6 Physiotherapist who is forward thinking, innovative and looking for a new and dynamic opportunity to use and progress your Physiotherapy clinical skills and develop your leadership?

If so, read on......

We are looking for a Physiotherapist (PT) to join our Acute Medicine Therapy team based at the Northern General Hospital.

This team of delivers acute and on-going patient care within a range of specialities including Palliative Care, Geriatric medicine, Frailty, Dementia and Parkinson's disease. The team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and support staff work closely covering multiple medical wards providing early rehabilitation, assessment, intervention, and discharge planning for a complex and diverse case-mix of patients. The post holder will focus some of this work toward the palliative care unit, providing support for discharge panning but also rehabilitation and symptom management with the aim of enhancing function and independence within a personalised What matters to You approach

The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to develop clinical practice and standards of care for this patient group, considering pathways and links to community services.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who has:

  • Sound knowledge, skills, and experience to work toward acquiring core Physiotherapy competencies in medical conditions, ensuring a good knowledge of physiotherapy practice.
  • A commitment to quality improvement, evidence-based healthcare, and compassionate and inclusive leadership
  • A commitment to continuing personal and professional development.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills.
  • The ability to prioritise their time and resources effectively.
  • Some experience or willingness to develop in the education, training and development of pre-registration and post-registration learners

The post holder will have opportunities to:

  • Grow their personal and professional development with both breadth and depth across a framework of clinical practice, education, leadership, and quality improvement & research.
  • Utilise sound clinical reasoning skills to provide acute inpatient care including early rehabilitation and assessments to identify needs and support discharge.
  • Provide expert advice, education and support for patients and staff.
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of education within the team and division.
  • Supervision and mentorship of therapy staff and students.
  • Service development.
  • Work within a highly experienced MDT.

Therapy Services provides several services over 7 days (including Saturday, Sunday, and bank holidays). The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to a 7-day therapy roster.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it's staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential


  • BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent
  • Current HCPC registration

Experience

Essential


  • Post-registration NHS experience as a Physiotherapist.
  • Post-registration knowledge and skill to manage a complex specialist caseload in the relevant clinical speciality applied for.

Desirable


  • Clinical Governance or Health & Safety, link worker
  • Member of special Interest Group
  • Fieldwork educators Course
  • Clinical Effectiveness course/Project

Further Training

Essential


  • Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
  • Good post-registration theoretical and practical knowledge of therapy practice in chosen field

Desirable


  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Clinical Governance

Special skills/apptitudes

Essential


  • Competency in Physiotherapy clinical reasoning, processes & practices
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
  • Able to maintain confidentiality
  • Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
  • Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics
  • Calm approach to changing work situations
  • Able to teach and motivate others

Desirable


  • Understanding of therapy in an acute hospital
  • IT literate
  • Understanding of stress and ability to help others cope under pressure

Other Factors

Essential


  • Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
  • Positive, proactive attitude to patient care and teamwork

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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