Physiotherapy Team Lead – Inpatient Respiratory and HMU/AMU/SSU

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 14 July 2024

Job summary

Band 7 Specialist physiotherapist - Physiotherapy Team Lead - Inpatient Respiratory and HMU/AMU/SSU

Are you a dynamic individual with specialist inpatient respiratory and HMU/AMU/SSU experience?

Are you passionate about patient centered care and do you value working in a positive team environment focused on peer support and development?

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. We are a GOOD rated hospital following CQC inspection and are looking to employ a skilled, forward thinking, dynamic individual as an inpatient respiratory clinical specialist Physiotherapist.

The post is suitable for an experienced physiotherapist with past leadership and service development experience. The post will be operating across the respiratory wards, as well as HMU and AMU/SSU areas; working with individuals with a variety of complex needs. This role will involve working alongside consultants as part of the MDT.

The successful applicant will have extensive NHS Respiratory experience and possess excellent assessment, clinical reasoning, treatment and teaching skills. You will have sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust's values of Compassion, Aspiration, Resourcefulness and Excellence.

Main duties of the job

To be a physiotherapy clinical expert in the management of inpatient respiratory patients and HMU/AMU/SSU clinical areas for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT).

To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Respiratory in-patient physiotherapy team in conjunction with the Professional Lead and Head of Therapies.

To use expert physiotherapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the physiotherapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner.

To ensure a high quality, effective physiotherapy service.

To be a member of the physiotherapy department management team, contributing to planning and policy development in the therapies team and department.

To deputise for the Professional Lead as required.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted

25 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6412163NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attached.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

To have a degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
HCPC Registered

Desirable

Evidence of further education in clinical field

Experience

Essential

Extensive post graduate experience
Substantial specialist experience at a senior leve
Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students

Skills

Essential

IT skills, including word processing and e-mail
Understanding of current NHS issues and structure

Person Specification

Education

Essential

To have a degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
HCPC Registered

Desirable

Evidence of further education in clinical field

Experience

Essential

Extensive post graduate experience
Substantial specialist experience at a senior leve
Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students

Skills

Essential

IT skills, including word processing and e-mail
Understanding of current NHS issues and structure

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).