Job summary
This is an integral post covering two of our St Davids Hospice sites at Bangor and Holyhead. St Davids Hospice inpatient unit in Holyhead has 4 beds and Hafan Dewi Sant in Bangor runs various day therapy/wellbeing clinics.
We are looking for someone who wants to make a real difference to our community.Based in Conwy, Gwynedd and Môn, St Davids Hospice provides compassionate care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and support for their family. This is an exciting time to join St Davids Hospice Team.
We are currently growing our care team, moving from a traditional day hospice model to a well-being, drop in centre approach to help us reach and support more people. We are looking for someone who can join our small team and make a big difference. Current services include Inpatient beds at both Llandudno and Holyhead, and wellbeing/Drop-in centres in Llandudno and Bangor. There are nurse led clinics, with the addition of support from physiotherapy, occupational therapy, counsellor, social worker, arts facilitator and complementary therapies.
The Bank Physiotherapist role will be influential in ensuring that the Hospice meets the demand from its community.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Offer treatment topalliative patientswithinin-patientsunitand Day Therapy.
- Support ongoing patient focussedtherapeuticgroupsempowering patientsto engage withAdvanced Care Planning inHafanDewi Bangor
- Work alongside the Allied Health professionals.
- Bean integral part of the Clinical Services Team fullyparticipatingto provide high quality, holistic care.
- Have the ability and understanding of dealing with sensitive patient/carer issues.
About us
About us:
Based in North West Wales St Davids Hospice provides compassionate care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and support for their family. As well as offering a competitive salary, we support continuing contributions to the NHS pension scheme (for existing members) and NEST pension scheme for others, we offer a package of employee support and development, flexible working opportunities, free onsite parking, and free refreshments. No weekend work is required although staff are encouraged to support our wonderful fundraising events where possible.
In return the successful candidate will join a team who are passionate about providing a wide range of services to support patients and carers, to enable people to remain at home and self-supporting for as long as possible and to support the MDT team in providing high standard of care to our in-patients who are admitted for symptom management, respite care and end of life care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN TASKS:
Act as a role model demonstrating the highest standards of enabling palliative rehabilitative care.
Promote a culture that supports self-management, independence; and embeds patient and community involvement.
Contribute to and deliver specialist education and training to other professionals/colleagues involved in patient care.
Contribute to the development of patient and community focused education including coaching patients and their families and carers.
Contribute to the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high-quality rehabilitative palliation.
Be accountable for professional decision making.
Contribute to the implementation and monitoring of adherence to clinical guidelines.
Demonstrate expertise in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing the Hospice from a palliative rehabilitation perspective.
Ensure that people with life-limiting illnesses are aware of the full range of resources and services available.
Work closely with statutory and other third sector OT and Physiotherapy services as required.
Demonstrate skills in conflict resolution and competent negotiation skills when dealing with difficult or challenging situations such as managing patient and professional unmet expectation.
Support development of all staff and volunteers within area of responsibility.
Work across professional boundaries using creative reasoning and problem-solving.
Manage change within a complex environment.
Influence the development of others through education and training including external businesses working alongside the hospice.
Promote patient and public experience feedback to influence innovation and change.
Demonstrate a good and developing level of clinical, technical and research skills through breadth and depth of knowledge.
Use creative reasoning, experience and vision to enhance care.
Demonstrate continuous evaluation of practice and make changes where appropriate.
Contribute to effective project management skills to promote indirect care influence.
Take personal responsibility for life-long learning and own development.
Place quality at the heart of practice by delivering evidence-based individualised and personalised care through holistic needs assessment, planning and evaluation of care and all care and palliative rehabilitation-based activities/interventions.
Actively integrate theory and practice.
Coordinate care and provide easy access for ongoing support for patients and professionals.
Pursue patient and carer problems to enable positive outcome.
Assess peoples information needs and provide/signpost to resources to meet those needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN TASKS:
Act as a role model demonstrating the highest standards of enabling palliative rehabilitative care.
Promote a culture that supports self-management, independence; and embeds patient and community involvement.
Contribute to and deliver specialist education and training to other professionals/colleagues involved in patient care.
Contribute to the development of patient and community focused education including coaching patients and their families and carers.
Contribute to the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high-quality rehabilitative palliation.
Be accountable for professional decision making.
Contribute to the implementation and monitoring of adherence to clinical guidelines.
Demonstrate expertise in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing the Hospice from a palliative rehabilitation perspective.
Ensure that people with life-limiting illnesses are aware of the full range of resources and services available.
Work closely with statutory and other third sector OT and Physiotherapy services as required.
Demonstrate skills in conflict resolution and competent negotiation skills when dealing with difficult or challenging situations such as managing patient and professional unmet expectation.
Support development of all staff and volunteers within area of responsibility.
Work across professional boundaries using creative reasoning and problem-solving.
Manage change within a complex environment.
Influence the development of others through education and training including external businesses working alongside the hospice.
Promote patient and public experience feedback to influence innovation and change.
Demonstrate a good and developing level of clinical, technical and research skills through breadth and depth of knowledge.
Use creative reasoning, experience and vision to enhance care.
Demonstrate continuous evaluation of practice and make changes where appropriate.
Contribute to effective project management skills to promote indirect care influence.
Take personal responsibility for life-long learning and own development.
Place quality at the heart of practice by delivering evidence-based individualised and personalised care through holistic needs assessment, planning and evaluation of care and all care and palliative rehabilitation-based activities/interventions.
Actively integrate theory and practice.
Coordinate care and provide easy access for ongoing support for patients and professionals.
Pursue patient and carer problems to enable positive outcome.
Assess peoples information needs and provide/signpost to resources to meet those needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications in Management of the palliative care and end of life care needs for people with life-limiting illnesses.
- Professional Qualification or Degree in Physiotherapy.
- State registration with Professional Body illnesses.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent core rehabilitation assessment and treatment skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Caseload management skills
- Ability to teach and coach patients, carers and colleagues
- Excellent presentation and teaching skills
- Ability to reflect and adapt practice to suit individuals needs
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to creatively problem solve
- Full current driving licence with ability and willingness to use own vehicle
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Compassionate
- Commitment to expert patient care
- Ability to deal with sensitive issues appropriately
- Enabling and empowering approach
- Innovator
- Working in community clinic and in-patient settings Personal Skills
- Willingness to develop collaborative working with other provider groups
Desirable
- Experience of advance care planning
- Proven experience of developing and delivering therapeutic groups
- Post graduate experience as a qualified rehabilitation professional Palliative care rehabilitation skills and experience
- Clinical governance and service improvement expertise
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Compassionate
- Commitment to expert patient care
- Ability to deal with sensitive issues appropriately
- Enabling and empowering approach
- Innovator
- Willingness to develop collaborative working with other provider groups
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications in Management of the palliative care and end of life care needs for people with life-limiting illnesses.
- Professional Qualification or Degree in Physiotherapy.
- State registration with Professional Body illnesses.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent core rehabilitation assessment and treatment skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Caseload management skills
- Ability to teach and coach patients, carers and colleagues
- Excellent presentation and teaching skills
- Ability to reflect and adapt practice to suit individuals needs
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to creatively problem solve
- Full current driving licence with ability and willingness to use own vehicle
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Compassionate
- Commitment to expert patient care
- Ability to deal with sensitive issues appropriately
- Enabling and empowering approach
- Innovator
- Working in community clinic and in-patient settings Personal Skills
- Willingness to develop collaborative working with other provider groups
Desirable
- Experience of advance care planning
- Proven experience of developing and delivering therapeutic groups
- Post graduate experience as a qualified rehabilitation professional Palliative care rehabilitation skills and experience
- Clinical governance and service improvement expertise
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Compassionate
- Commitment to expert patient care
- Ability to deal with sensitive issues appropriately
- Enabling and empowering approach
- Innovator
- Willingness to develop collaborative working with other provider groups
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).
