Physiotherapy Deputy Team Lead for Thoracic and PEA Surgery

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 March 2025

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Job summary

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Do you have an interest in Cardiothoracic surgery?

Do you have a passion for Respiratory Physiotherapy, rehabilitation and exercise?

Do you want to develop your leadership skills?

Do you want to be part of an innovative team?

Then this is the job for you! Join us at our outstanding and specialist cardiothoracic hospital!

Depending on experience we are looking for either a Deputy Team Lead or a static B6 to join our Surgical Physiotherapy team, who has a passion for respiratory and are motivated to learn and progress. This post offers the opportunity to develop both clinical and leadership & people management skills in this specialist area. You will be supported by the Thoracic Team Lead and Service Lead Physiotherapists to develop clinically and as a leader.

This role provides the individual with a fantastic opportunity to work with key stakeholders and the wider Thoracic Surgery and PEA MDT to advance the service provided and coordinate high quality patient care. Within the role the post holder will engage in audit and research and support colleagues with their own service improvement work.

The post holder will work closely with the Physiotherapy Service Leads, Team Leads and Deputy Team Leads to support service delivery, coordination, and development. The individual will work collaboratively with the Physiotherapy Service Lead and Team Lead on Cardiothoracic wards to ensure cohesive service provision.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will act as a Deputy Team Lead Physiotherapy clinician in a highly specialised area of thoracic surgery and pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) surgery, to ensure a high quality physiotherapy service provision to surgical patients within the Trust.

What we provide to you:

Support and teaching to enable you to provide excellent patient care across all clinical areas within the Trust

Specialist departmental and team in service training

Regular one to ones, clinical supervision, appraisals, and competency support

In house courses and access to external courses and conferences

Involvement with expert multi-disciplinary teams

Advanced skills, teaching and support

Opportunity for service development projects and involvement with audits

Participation in research.

Support and guidance for you to mentor students and junior staff

Involvement in national thoracic network

Join our supportive, dynamic and growing Physiotherapy team in our internationally renowned Cardiothoracic Hospital at Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

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.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

06 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

4 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

175-2425-2-PS1163

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc/ Pre- Reg MSc/ Grad. Dip. in Physiotherapy
HCPC registration

Desirable

CSP member
Relevant specialist interest group membership e.g. ACPRC, SCTS

Experience

Essential

Clinical pillar
Demonstrate Band 6 level Physiotherapy knowledge and experience managing cardiorespiratory patients independently, including pre and post thoracic surgery, and rehabilitation of complex patients.
Ability to work independently and prioritise own and team workload and delegate effectively to others
Experience of on call and weekend working
Leadership pillar
Experience of supervision & mentorship of junior staff and/or students, and supporting others with mentoring roles.
Ability to work autonomously and be a team player
Evidence of demonstrating and role modelling excellent communication skills, including verbal, non verbal and written.
Ability to work calmly under pressure whilst supporting the team
Ability to problem-solve and make own decisions and support the team in others clinical and non-clinical decision making
Ability to lead, support and provide team management in team leaders absence.
Education pillar
Attendance at relevant postgraduate cardiorespiratory physiotherapy courses, study days and conferences
Experience in theoretical and practical student training
Experience of teaching and presentation to peers and multi-professional colleagues within the Trust
Research pillar
Experience of audit / service improvement / research projects
Utilisation of current evidence base to influence own and support others clinical practice

Additional Criteria

Essential

Evidence ability to uphold the Trust's values Compassion Excellence Collaboration.
Able to demonstrate 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
HCPC registration

Desirable

CSP member
Relevant specialist interest group membership e.g. ACPRC, SCTS

Experience

Essential

Clinical pillar
Demonstrate Band 6 level Physiotherapy knowledge and experience managing cardiorespiratory patients independently, including pre and post thoracic surgery, and rehabilitation of complex patients.
Ability to work independently and prioritise own and team workload and delegate effectively to others
Experience of on call and weekend working
Leadership pillar
Experience of supervision & mentorship of junior staff and/or students, and supporting others with mentoring roles.
Ability to work autonomously and be a team player
Evidence of demonstrating and role modelling excellent communication skills, including verbal, non verbal and written.
Ability to work calmly under pressure whilst supporting the team
Ability to problem-solve and make own decisions and support the team in others clinical and non-clinical decision making
Ability to lead, support and provide team management in team leaders absence.
Education pillar
Attendance at relevant postgraduate cardiorespiratory physiotherapy courses, study days and conferences
Experience in theoretical and practical student training
Experience of teaching and presentation to peers and multi-professional colleagues within the Trust
Research pillar
Experience of audit / service improvement / research projects
Utilisation of current evidence base to influence own and support others clinical practice

Additional Criteria

Essential

Evidence ability to uphold the Trust's values Compassion Excellence Collaboration.
Able to demonstrate 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.