Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-motivated Physiotherapist to join our four monthly junior rotational programme which spans across both in and out-patient setting across our sites.
Rotations are of 4 months duration in the following specialities:
- Medicine
- Surgery/ITU
- Orthopaedics
- MSK OP (Hydro/Gym/Main Department)
- Stroke
- Paediatrics
- Community
Under the guidance of an experienced team you will have the opportunity to develop both clinically and managerially within a friendly and supportive environment where excellence is encouraged. You will receive regular support, supervision and training and be passionate about MDT working and service development.
We are looking for therapists to work at Frimley Park/Heatherwood
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will demonstrate effective communication skills and be committed to developing your clinical skills. You will be proactive, use your initiate and have sound organisational abilities to support prioritising and managing your caseload. You will, once trained and competent, take part in weekend working and on call rota's.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To be responsible for implementing within your clinical practice the standards and policies in each speciality and where applicable, propose change to working practices.
- To maintain a high standard of clinical care using evidence based practices and evaluate the outcomes.
- To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical workload
- To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients using investigative and analytical skills and seek guidance from senior staff as required.
- To devise an individualised physiotherapy management and/or treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills to utilise a range of treatment options in formulating a programme of care.
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your professional activities working within codes of practice and professional guidelines. This includes patient documentation in professional notes.
- To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance, clinical risk and to demonstrate the use of treatment plans with an evidence based link.
- To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including highly developed manual physiotherapy techniques and therapeutic handling. There includes frequent moderate physical effort.
- To keep up to date with clinical developments, analysing current research and discussing and implementing changes in clinical practice.
- To be responsible for the safe use of equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties, adhering to the departments medical devices policy. This includes competence and accuracy to use specialist equipment by yourself and other healthcare professionals, carers and patients.
- To participate in the respiratory on-call and weekend rota as appropriate.
- This will involve 7-day working rotas and extended day shifts depending on service need for each rotation
Management
- To achieve planning the effective daily management of a caseload of patients including responding to urgent referrals and occasionally unpredictable work patterns. This will require prolonged concentration in an unpredictable environment.
- To be able to prioritise clinical work and balance other patient related and professional activities in accordance with the departmental requirements e.g. multi-disciplinary team.
- To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner when imparting bad news regarding rehabilitation potential e.g. neurological patients, cystic fibrosis or those patients in ICU. To ensure this is communicated sensitively to all parties concerned.
- To work with the physiotherapy team to provide an efficient and effective service and to be involved in the proposal/development and implementation of department policies and the yearly performance plan.
- To supervise physiotherapy technicians/assistants and when appropriate students on clinical placement.
- To maintain and provide accurate and timely statistical information, as required, in consultation with senior staff.
- To participate in the Trust Appraisal Scheme as an appraisee.
- To ensure that all equipment defects, accidents and complaints are reported to your line manager and the physiotherapy manager immediately to ensure that appropriate action may be taken.
Communication
- To liaise with other physiotherapists as necessary with regard to patient care.
- To communicate effectively with other disciplines both internally and externally to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach to care
- To be able to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news.
- To ensure timely and effective communication with the Physiotherapy Manager and senior staff on all professional matters.
- To maintain an accurate record keeping system in line with CSP standards and local guidelines.
- To attend any ward rounds, meetings, case conferences as appropriate in order to ensure appropriate and timely management of patients through to discharge.
- To attend and be an active participant in speciality, peer group and departmental staff meetings.
- To be able to motivate others through effective communication skills and to be able to gain co-operation where appropriate for treatment where there may be significant barriers to understanding such as on a ventilator, cognitive impairment, memory loss.
- To use interpreters when required to ensure effective communication occurs with patients who are hard of hearing or do not speak/understand enough English for the purposes of consent and co-operation for treatment.
- To report all complaints/incidents to the immediate senior member of staff and document accordingly.
Education
- To assist, if required, in the training of students on clinical placement and technicians/assistants within the clinical area.
- To be responsible for and actively record your own continued Professional Development.
- To keep abreast of all new developments which includes attending relevant study days and visits to specialist units.
- To disseminate knowledge to physiotherapy staff through in-service training and be available for training other health care professionals on study days and on the wards.
- To participate in the in-service and post registration education programme. To be pro-active with regard to learning from senior staff within the department.
Research/Audit/Quality
To participate in appropriate work related research/evaluation projects and to be aware of current research relevant to the speciality.
To undertake and present a relevant evidence based project in each rotation.
- In line with the Trusts commitment to Clinical Governance, to participate in clinical audit and evaluate your own clinical effectiveness
- To participate in the specialities annual quality plan which, as part of the Performance Plan, is monitored on a quarterly basis.
This job description is an indication of the type and range of tasks that are expected of the postholder, and other duties may be required, in line with the role and the banding. It will be reviewed and amended from time to time in consultation with the postholder to take account of changing organisational need.
This job description should be read in conjunction with the non-supervisory JD addendum.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To be responsible for implementing within your clinical practice the standards and policies in each speciality and where applicable, propose change to working practices.
- To maintain a high standard of clinical care using evidence based practices and evaluate the outcomes.
- To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical workload
- To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients using investigative and analytical skills and seek guidance from senior staff as required.
- To devise an individualised physiotherapy management and/or treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills to utilise a range of treatment options in formulating a programme of care.
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your professional activities working within codes of practice and professional guidelines. This includes patient documentation in professional notes.
- To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance, clinical risk and to demonstrate the use of treatment plans with an evidence based link.
- To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including highly developed manual physiotherapy techniques and therapeutic handling. There includes frequent moderate physical effort.
- To keep up to date with clinical developments, analysing current research and discussing and implementing changes in clinical practice.
- To be responsible for the safe use of equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties, adhering to the departments medical devices policy. This includes competence and accuracy to use specialist equipment by yourself and other healthcare professionals, carers and patients.
- To participate in the respiratory on-call and weekend rota as appropriate.
- This will involve 7-day working rotas and extended day shifts depending on service need for each rotation
Management
- To achieve planning the effective daily management of a caseload of patients including responding to urgent referrals and occasionally unpredictable work patterns. This will require prolonged concentration in an unpredictable environment.
- To be able to prioritise clinical work and balance other patient related and professional activities in accordance with the departmental requirements e.g. multi-disciplinary team.
- To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner when imparting bad news regarding rehabilitation potential e.g. neurological patients, cystic fibrosis or those patients in ICU. To ensure this is communicated sensitively to all parties concerned.
- To work with the physiotherapy team to provide an efficient and effective service and to be involved in the proposal/development and implementation of department policies and the yearly performance plan.
- To supervise physiotherapy technicians/assistants and when appropriate students on clinical placement.
- To maintain and provide accurate and timely statistical information, as required, in consultation with senior staff.
- To participate in the Trust Appraisal Scheme as an appraisee.
- To ensure that all equipment defects, accidents and complaints are reported to your line manager and the physiotherapy manager immediately to ensure that appropriate action may be taken.
Communication
- To liaise with other physiotherapists as necessary with regard to patient care.
- To communicate effectively with other disciplines both internally and externally to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach to care
- To be able to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news.
- To ensure timely and effective communication with the Physiotherapy Manager and senior staff on all professional matters.
- To maintain an accurate record keeping system in line with CSP standards and local guidelines.
- To attend any ward rounds, meetings, case conferences as appropriate in order to ensure appropriate and timely management of patients through to discharge.
- To attend and be an active participant in speciality, peer group and departmental staff meetings.
- To be able to motivate others through effective communication skills and to be able to gain co-operation where appropriate for treatment where there may be significant barriers to understanding such as on a ventilator, cognitive impairment, memory loss.
- To use interpreters when required to ensure effective communication occurs with patients who are hard of hearing or do not speak/understand enough English for the purposes of consent and co-operation for treatment.
- To report all complaints/incidents to the immediate senior member of staff and document accordingly.
Education
- To assist, if required, in the training of students on clinical placement and technicians/assistants within the clinical area.
- To be responsible for and actively record your own continued Professional Development.
- To keep abreast of all new developments which includes attending relevant study days and visits to specialist units.
- To disseminate knowledge to physiotherapy staff through in-service training and be available for training other health care professionals on study days and on the wards.
- To participate in the in-service and post registration education programme. To be pro-active with regard to learning from senior staff within the department.
Research/Audit/Quality
To participate in appropriate work related research/evaluation projects and to be aware of current research relevant to the speciality.
To undertake and present a relevant evidence based project in each rotation.
- In line with the Trusts commitment to Clinical Governance, to participate in clinical audit and evaluate your own clinical effectiveness
- To participate in the specialities annual quality plan which, as part of the Performance Plan, is monitored on a quarterly basis.
This job description is an indication of the type and range of tasks that are expected of the postholder, and other duties may be required, in line with the role and the banding. It will be reviewed and amended from time to time in consultation with the postholder to take account of changing organisational need.
This job description should be read in conjunction with the non-supervisory JD addendum.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- HPC Registration
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
COMPETENCIES
Essential
- Able to give clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and understand need for CPD
- Be able to work under pressure and able to give example
Desirable
- Ability to present information to a small group.
PROFESSIONAL
Essential
- Demonstrate adequate number of core clinical placements have been achieved during physiotherapy course and must demonstrate experience in treating respiratory patients
- Competency demonstrated in these placements.
- Demonstrate knowledge and or experience of the values/challenges of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Experience within inpatients
- Experience within outpatients
SPECIAL
Essential
- Willingness to work flexibly and participate in rotation scheme, 7 day working and respiratory on call.
- Requirement to travel between sites or within community depending on rotation
Values
Essential
- Mentions Frimley
- Mentions Values - Excellence / Together / Future
Desirable
- Able to show values into practice
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- HPC Registration
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
COMPETENCIES
Essential
- Able to give clear, concise and effective verbal and written reports.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and understand need for CPD
- Be able to work under pressure and able to give example
Desirable
- Ability to present information to a small group.
PROFESSIONAL
Essential
- Demonstrate adequate number of core clinical placements have been achieved during physiotherapy course and must demonstrate experience in treating respiratory patients
- Competency demonstrated in these placements.
- Demonstrate knowledge and or experience of the values/challenges of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Experience within inpatients
- Experience within outpatients
SPECIAL
Essential
- Willingness to work flexibly and participate in rotation scheme, 7 day working and respiratory on call.
- Requirement to travel between sites or within community depending on rotation
Values
Essential
- Mentions Frimley
- Mentions Values - Excellence / Together / Future
Desirable
- Able to show values into practice
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
