Clinical Lead Respiratory Physiotherapist

Clinical Lead Respiratory Physiotherapist

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Clinical Lead Respiratory Physiotherapist - Critical Care & Surgery

Hull University Teaching Hospitals are seeking a Band 7 Clinical Lead Physiotherapist to join our diverse team of allied health professionals.

The post holder will work within Critical Care & Surgery at Castle Hill Hospital in a Fixed Term Contract of 9 months.

The post holder will work alongside the MDT to plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the therapy service provided to patients referred to the service. As a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, you will have advanced levels of clinical expertise in the assessment and treatment of respiratory conditions.

You will take responsibility for the overall professional and organisational development of the therapy service. A high regard for clinical operations and governance, assuring high standards of patient centred care is required.

We are seeking people who can adapt to changing environments and work well in a team. You will be expected to be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and build social networks working in partnership with other agencies to identify and address the immediate needs of patients.

Main Duties of the Job

Responsible for the clinical management of the therapy service, providing care and rehabilitation to Cardiothoracic Surgery & Cardiology services.

The post holder will need to undertake the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the specialty who may have complex and/or chronic presentations, post-surgical intervention, to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated.

The post holder will be able to demonstrate specialist clinical skills, leadership and service development experience as well as excellent interpersonal skills.

Support will be provided to enhance operational management skills and the post holder will contribute to service planning, development and teaching.

Job Responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for further details which are attached.

Current professional registration (HCPC) is required for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in physiotherapy or equivalent
• HCPC registration
• Post Graduate qualification/experience in leadership
• Qualification of recognised highly specialist skills in relevant areas (Masters or equivalent)
• Evidence of Post Graduate training/qualification in relevant area

Experience

• Able to demonstrate recent NHS experience or equivalent
• Experience on Intensive Care and specialist respiratory wards
• Evidence of current consolidated experience at a Senior Level in relevant specialty
• Understands own boundaries and knows when to report to senior staff
• Able to work alone and as part of a team - Physiotherapy and Multi-disciplinary
• Commitment to CPD
• To accept change and help support others during times of transition
• Able to justify clinical decisions to Medical staff
• On-Call Respiratory Physiotherapist experience
• Experience of audit evaluation and research
• Experience delivering respiratory care training to patients/family/carers
• Awareness of legislation that may impact upon service delivery

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

• Ability to manage highly complex caseload
• Ability to manage the performance of staff within the team
• Must be literate, numerate and possess good verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyse, select and apply appropriate interventions from a range of modalities
• Demonstrate ability to prioritise caseload and delegate clinical and non-clinical duties to staff of a lower grade
• Evidence of improvements in practice
• Create opportunities to develop self and others
• Lead the planning and delivery of in-service training
• Ability to monitor and manage the performance of staff within the team
• Ability to lead the Physiotherapy team to maintain clinical standards for the service
• Experience of rota management

Other Requirements

• Member of the ACPRC or other relevant clinical interest group
• Enthusiastic, motivated
• Able to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust