Rotational Physiotherapist

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior Physiotherapist to rotate between a range of clinical areas at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, including medical and clinical oncology, haematology and CAR-T, Proton therapy and Teenage and Young Adult Oncology. The post holder will rotate between both inpatient and outpatient settings as well as inputting into specialist clinics.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for a clinical caseload and use their strong clinical reasoning skills to develop and provide individualised programmes of care. They will also coordinate, supervise and support Band 5 Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants, and students working across these areas. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to service develop with the support of their supervising band 7 lead.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide advice, education and training within the Rehabilitation Department and the wider Trust. This includes supporting staff development, clinical teaching of staff and undergraduates who are on placement. They will also be involved with service development and improvement therefore it is essential that they are proactive and forward-thinking.

Benefits:

Learning and development

Coaching and mentoring

Access to funding available for CPD and Leadership courses

Working within award-winning multi-disciplinary teams

Main duties of the job

The Band 6 Physiotherapist will provide a high-quality efficient Physiotherapy service on a rotational basis to the clinical and medical oncology service, haematology oncology service, proton and teenage and young adult service within the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

They will provide supervision and education to junior staff and students and will contribute to delivering in-service training to the wider rehabilitation team.

They will assist with the promotion and development of the Physiotherapy service. They will be required to work flexibly and contribute to the emergency on-call service, which includes evening and weekend working.

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL

1. To ensure the effective delivery of physiotherapy treatment to a specified patient population within the hospital, using advanced clinical reasoning skills to develop and provide individualised programmes of care.

2. To provide physiotherapy treatment to medical/clinical oncology, haematological and proton patients on a clinical rotational basis. Caseload management may also extend into Outpatient clinics such as CAR-T and Proton Beam. Duties will also include management of surgical, teenage and young adults and critical care patients as required for cross-cover and on-call/weekend working.

3. To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients.

4. To be responsible for the educational support and supervision of student physiotherapists.

5. To be responsible in educating, supporting and supervising junior and non qualified staff working within the same clinical team or area.

6. To be responsible for the line management of Junior/non-qualified staff.

7. To provide specialist physiotherapy advice and input at Multidisciplinary Team meetings, clinics and case conferences.

8. To use advanced communication skills when providing and receiving all patient related information.

9. To assess patients for specialist equipment for manual handling, stabilisation and mobility purposes including standard orthotic provision

10. To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all physiotherapy equipment and ensure that junior staff, assistants, physiotherapy students, carers and other health care professionals attain competency prior to use.

11. To assist the physiotherapy provision and management in other areas of the hospital including outpatient and clinic settings during periods of staff absence.

12. To be an active member of the weekend and out of hours on-call service.

13. To supply and fit patients with suspected/actual Spinal Cord compression and/or spinal fractures with appropriate orthotic collars and standard spinal braces.

14. To provide appropriate levels of care to the patient in the management of orthotic devices provided, when patients or other care staff are unable to facilitate this themselves.

15. To provide appropriate education to patients, staff, family and carers in the competent management and safe use of orthotic devices provided.

16. To produce timely and informative reports, continuing health care assessments and discharge summaries for other agencies, , consultants, social services and primary care colleagues to ensure effective and seamless pathways of care.

PROFESSIONAL

1. To be fully aware of and comply with the rules of professional conduct set out by The Health and Care Professions Council.

2. To be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.

3. To ensure a high standard of patient care by developing, implementing and reviewing clinical standards relevant to the work area.

4. To be responsible for remaining up to date with new developments through ongoing continuous professional development.

5. To work within the guidelines of the policies, procedures and standards of the Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

6. To be an active member of the in-service training programme.

7. To disseminate knowledge of physiotherapy in an oncology setting by participating in the organisation of and presenting at courses, study days and conferences both locally and regionally.

8. To undertake the measurement and evaluation of clinical practice through the use of evidence-based practice projects and audits, and to initiate and implement changes to working practice and policies where this will result in improved performance/patient care across the organisation.

9. To participate in audit and research into specific areas of clinical practice for the benefit of the service.

10. To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management.

11. To provide a physiotherapy contribution into multidisciplinary service delivery and policy projects within the trust ( implementation of relevant guidance documents)

12. To raise awareness of the role of the physiotherapist in oncology and palliative care.

ORGANISATIONAL

1. To be responsible for a designated area of work as agreed with the physiotherapy manager.

2. To prioritise workload, balancing patient related and professional demands and ensure that these remain in accordance with the department as a whole.

3. To work flexibly across all areas where required dependant on service need, including out of hours working if needed.

4. To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties.

5. To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures and to be involved in reviewing and updating these as appropriate.

6. To participate in the Trusts mandatory training programme.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Physiotherapy Degree or equivalent State registration Clinical educators course

Desirable

Additional training in communication Post graduate training in Oncology IT training ECDL or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience of working as a junior physiotherapist in a broad rotational post. Experience of involvement in emergency on-call rota including working with acutely unwell patients and patients on both NIV and invasive ventilation. Experience in the physiotherapy treatment of cancer patients Experience of the educational development of supporting staff/students

Desirable

Experience in acute rehabilitation including neurorehabilitation Experience of physiotherapy service development. Experience in working with palliative and end of life patients. Experience in the physiotherapy management of Haematology oncology. Experience in working in an outpatient setting or clinic.

Skills

Essential

Good written and verbal communication skills. Clinical reasoning skills to identify and treat the disabilities that patients may suffer from. Basic IT Skills Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

Presentation skills. Enhanced communication skills Previous involvement in clinical effectiveness and audit projects.

Knowledge

Essential

Working knowledge of a broad range of respiratory, musculoskeletal and neurological conditions Knowledge and understanding of the pathophysiology of cancer and its treatment.

Desirable

Knowledge of critical care & surgery. Knowledge of haematology.

Values

Essential

Professional and patient focused. Flexible, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking Assertive and able to influence Excellent interpersonal skills Ability to cope in and with stressful situations. Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other

Essential

Able to assist with on-call rota Ability to motivate others Able to work as a team member & autonomously. Excellent inter-personal skills - flexible, empathetic, reliable and having the ability to problem solve Self-motivated Able to work flexibly within contracted hours to support pre-arranged extended hours, shifts, emergency overnight/weekend on-call and pre-arranged weekend services.

Desirable

Membership of Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Oncology and Palliative care. Membership of other relevant specialist interest group Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

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