Senior Physiotherapist Palliative Care

1 month ago

Poole, United Kingdom University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a full time band 6 physiotherapist to work in a newly created post specialising in palliative care at Forest Holme Hospice based within the University Hospitals Dorset Trust.

We are looking for a physiotherapist with a passion for working in palliative care who would like to join the specialist MDT at Forest Holme Hospice in Poole. Situated in a beautiful part of the country close to the Jurassic coastline, lovely beaches and New Forest National Park, the hospice provides specialist palliative care to those with life limiting illness in a supportive and caring environment.

The post holder will deliver high levels of evidenced based therapy intervention, implement appropriate protocols and national guidelines, facilitate training and supervision for the MDT and junior therapy staff and lead on service improvement. You will have previous experience working in palliative care and be passionate about providing individualised care for patients with complex needs.

Professional support and mentorship will be provided by the therapy team lead at Macmillan Hospice with opportunity to access IST and CPD to enhance professional skills and knowledge.

This is a full time permanent post with hours worked Monday - Friday. Currently there is no on call, shift, evening or weekend working attached to this role. Job share considered subject to appropriate needs of the service being met.

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a high standard of therapeutic Intervention to an 11 bedded inpatient hospice. As a senior member of the multidisciplinary team, you will provide evidence based individualised care to achieve optimal levels of functional performance, facilitate preferred place of care and optimise symptom control to maximise quality of life and address 'what matters' for each person.

The post involves some 'outreach' into the community to provide specialist assessment to inform on appropriate hospice admission or facilitate complex discharge planning. As such, you will need to be confidant working as an autonomous practitioner with some community professional experience an advantage.

You will takean active role in quality improvement and service development, and provide senior support and supervision to junior team members and the multi-disciplinary team to both enhance quality of service and identify / minimise risk.

The successful applicant will need to have strong communications skills, be highly organised, good at working closely within a multi professional team and have knowledge of external agencies appropriate to the clinical caseload in order to coordinate appropriate treatment and care.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed job description and person specification related to Band 6 Physiotherapist in Specialist Palliative care please see attached documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy HCPC registration

Desirable

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Advanced communication training Post graduate training in palliative care / oncology QI / Leadership / Service improvement post grad training

Experience

Essential

Band 5 experience of all core rotations Experience working with patients with a palliative diagnosis Experience of supervision of students / junior colleagues

Desirable

Experience working in a band 6 role Clinical Experience working in a community setting Experience of Advanced Care planning and it's use in clinical practice Experience of delivering supervision and appraisal to junior colleagues

Technical Skills / Competencies

Essential

Ability to carry out therapeutic assessment, implement treatment plans and evaluate outcomes Moving and Handling Skills Knowledge of red flags/ oncological emergencies appropriate to clinical setting Ability to communicate effectively in complex / emotionally charged situations

Desirable

Respiratory management of neuromuscular conditions Accredited wheelchair prescriber for Dorset

Knowledge

Essential

The role of Physiotherapy in palliative care and how this relates and integrates with the wider MDT roles Physiotherapy assessment and treatment modalities relevant to clinical setting Interface between hospital, intermediate care and community settings Awareness of relevant NSF, NICE guidelines and national agendas

Desirable

Understanding of capacity issues, DOLS and need for formal assessment Understanding and appropriate application of core roles incl: respiratory, neuro, MSK and management of long term conditions

Personal Attributes

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively including breaking bad news / managing conflict Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a team Motivated and pro active in own personal and professional development

Desirable

Passionate about working in palliative care Ability to assess and manage risk incl d/c planning

Additional requirements

Essential

Ability to drive and has clean driving license / access to car for work Ability to move and handle patients & equipment and work in confined spaces

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