Job summary
This post requires a skilled and experienced inpatient Physiotherapist who is looking for an opportunity to specialise Critical Care, Respiratory & Surgery and to further develop their Management and Leadership skills within a large Teaching Acute Care Trust.
You will be working within a team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists who pride themselves in providing high quality care to Critical Care, Respiratory and Surgical wards. You should have past experience in managing critically unwell patients, respiratory patients and Surgical patients. In addition to this you may have the opportunity to gain experience in Neurosurgical Critical Care and paediatrics. You will be available to participate in on-call and weekend duties. This post also requires you to have the flexibility to work cross-site at King George Hospital (KGH).
As a Band 6 and a static member of the team you will be working closely with highly specialised team-members and you will be expected to deputise in the absence of more senior leadership. You will be expected mentor and supervise less experienced staff including students while playing a key role in maintaining good working relationship with our local Tertiary Education Providers.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service, facilitating and maximising patient potential within the service boundaries.
To participate in the static ARCCS band 6 rotation which involves working across the Trust (King George Hospital and Queens Hospital) in a range of settings including acute respiratory, critical care, surgery, and vascular ward areas. Alongside your general critical care rotation, you will be required to cover paediatrics with support of the paediatric band 7 Physiotherapists. Additionally, you will also have a rotation through neuro critical care.
To fulfil a teaching and supervisory role with peers, junior staff, and students on placement
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we've been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- H.C.P.C. Registration
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Recent experience in Critical Care Respiratory / Surgery area
- To have broad clinical experience of complex patients during rotations in an acute hospital setting
- Ability to participate in on call rotas
Desirable
- Experience in leading a team in the absence of senior support.
- Clinical experience in Neurosurgical and Vascular surgeries including amputees.
- Active participation of in-service training
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- H.C.P.C. Registration
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Recent experience in Critical Care Respiratory / Surgery area
- To have broad clinical experience of complex patients during rotations in an acute hospital setting
- Ability to participate in on call rotas
Desirable
- Experience in leading a team in the absence of senior support.
- Clinical experience in Neurosurgical and Vascular surgeries including amputees.
- Active participation of in-service training
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).
