Job summary
We are looking for an experienced leader and clinician to support the Physiotherapy Department in a fixed term post. We are looking for a physiotherapist specialising in respiratory medicine to act up into the service lead role to cover an imminent vacancy, for a three month fixed term period.
Applicants should have significant clinical experience in one of the specialist areas of respiratory medicine practiced at Royal Papworth Hospital; Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Long Term Ventilation.
Main duties of the job
In collaboration with the Medical and Surgical Service Leads the post holder will support with strategic direction, clinical leadership and advanced clinical practice. They will be expected to participate in and support others with research practice and undertaking personal and professional educational opportunities.
Candidates should have a BSc, MSc or graduate diploma in Physiotherapy, and be HCPC registered. Candidates should have advanced communication, management and interpersonal skills, and be an advocate for their specialist area of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy.
The post-holder will be expected to participate in the enhance seven day service.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/ Pre- Reg MSc/ Grad. Dip. in Physiotherapy.
- MSc or equivalent.
- HCPC registration.
- Actively involved with specialist interest group.
Desirable
- Registered for doctoral studies or willingness to do so.
- CSP member.
- Committee role within specialist interest group.
- Non medical prescriber with appropriate annotations to HCPC registration.
Experience
Essential
- Clinical pillar
- Demonstrable Band 7 or above advanced/ extended scope knowledge, clinical reasoning and treatment in cardiorespiratory care and physiotherapy management.
- Leadership pillar
- Experience of leading and supporting others in complex situations with advanced management, leadership and communication skills.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and contentious issues in a professional manner.
- Experience including dealing with performance, capability and sickness issues.
- Working knowledge and involvement in NHS and AHP priorities and initiatives at regional level.
- Education pillar
- Engagement in post-graduate education, including attending, presenting and organising relevant courses, study days and conferences.
- A Trust and national advocate for specialist area of cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy.
- Research pillar
- Experience leading departmental and/or Trust audit, service improvement and research projects.
- Evidence of dissemination of best practice/ quality improvement, e.g. abstract submission, presentation, published work.
- Utilisation of current evidence base to influence own and others clinical practice.
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- Demonstrable experience of developing others across the four pillars of Physiotherapy practice.
Desirable
- Clinical pillar
- Working at advanced clinical or extended scope practitioner level.
- Leadership pillar
- Post-graduate level Management / Leadership qualification or module.
- Education pillar
- Involvement in writing national guidelines and other publications.
- Research pillar
- Research experience as lead investigator.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Evidence ability to uphold the Trust's values Compassion Excellence Collaboration.
- Role model and support others in department and across PSS with professionalism, resilience and reflexivity.
- Ability to undertake manual handling tasks.
- Ability to work flexibly in an enhanced seven day service including on-call, and late shifts.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/ Pre- Reg MSc/ Grad. Dip. in Physiotherapy.
- MSc or equivalent.
- HCPC registration.
- Actively involved with specialist interest group.
Desirable
- Registered for doctoral studies or willingness to do so.
- CSP member.
- Committee role within specialist interest group.
- Non medical prescriber with appropriate annotations to HCPC registration.
Experience
Essential
- Clinical pillar
- Demonstrable Band 7 or above advanced/ extended scope knowledge, clinical reasoning and treatment in cardiorespiratory care and physiotherapy management.
- Leadership pillar
- Experience of leading and supporting others in complex situations with advanced management, leadership and communication skills.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and contentious issues in a professional manner.
- Experience including dealing with performance, capability and sickness issues.
- Working knowledge and involvement in NHS and AHP priorities and initiatives at regional level.
- Education pillar
- Engagement in post-graduate education, including attending, presenting and organising relevant courses, study days and conferences.
- A Trust and national advocate for specialist area of cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy.
- Research pillar
- Experience leading departmental and/or Trust audit, service improvement and research projects.
- Evidence of dissemination of best practice/ quality improvement, e.g. abstract submission, presentation, published work.
- Utilisation of current evidence base to influence own and others clinical practice.
- *****************************************
- Demonstrable experience of developing others across the four pillars of Physiotherapy practice.
Desirable
- Clinical pillar
- Working at advanced clinical or extended scope practitioner level.
- Leadership pillar
- Post-graduate level Management / Leadership qualification or module.
- Education pillar
- Involvement in writing national guidelines and other publications.
- Research pillar
- Research experience as lead investigator.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Evidence ability to uphold the Trust's values Compassion Excellence Collaboration.
- Role model and support others in department and across PSS with professionalism, resilience and reflexivity.
- Ability to undertake manual handling tasks.
- Ability to work flexibly in an enhanced seven day service including on-call, and late shifts.
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.
