Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

B7 Private Patient Physiotherapist (ITU/ Cardiothoracics/ Cardiology)

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Job summary

Are you interested in joining a friendly, hard working team in a tertiary cardio-thoracic centre? At the Royal Brompton we can offer you the chance to grow your clinical and leadership skills, treating an interesting and diverse caseload of private inpatients including cardio-thoracic surgery, SARF and ECMO ITU patients, cardiology and patients with adult congenital heart disease.

We pride ourselves on our teaching, and our commitment to service improvement, audit and research.

We are seeking an individual who is committed to growing both themselves and the team around them and has proven experience in private inpatient therapy and treating cardiothoracic and ITU patients to a high level.

You will be supported by a Band 8a therapy team lead and a clinical specialist and contribute to the management of a team including Band 6,5 and 4 therapists.

You will need good organisational and communication skills, and the ability to work as a member of a team. There is regular supervision, training and support from highly skilled senior colleagues to manage learning needs and you will be expected to work closely with the other members of the MDT. There are excellent opportunities for CPD and team members are encouraged to attend and present at national and international conferences, in addition attendance at both internal and external teaching and courses is encouraged and supported.

Main duties of the job

Undertake a team leader role in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Private Inpatient Physiotherapy service provided in particular to cardiothoracic/ cardiology and ITU specialities
To take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have highly complex needs, determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated.
To be responsible for the supervision of junior team members within the private inpatient physiotherapy team.
To work collaboratively with wider members of the heart therapy team to provide high quality care for private inpatients.
To be responsible for the continuing professional development and overall performance of the team.
To support co-ordination of daily allocation of workloads within the physiotherapy team
To implement a cohesive working relationship with key stakeholders on Sir Reginald Wilson Private Patient Ward.
This role will require staff to work regularly and closely with other members of the multi-professional Heart Therapy Team to ensure optimal patient care.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,488 to £57,802 a year per annum, Inc. HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-LIS8409

Job locations

Royal Brompton Hospital

London

SW3 6NP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Patient / customer care (both direct and indirect)

1.1To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support more junior staff to do likewise on a daily basis.

1.2 To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

1.3 To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

1.4 To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients.

1.5 To undertake an advanced comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range or treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care.

1.6 To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans.

1.7 To be responsible for ensuring effective selection and use of all treatment resources available.

1.8 To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements, and to communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines and patients in the form of reports and letters.

1.9 To plan and organise efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time (both of self and others within the team).

1.10 To be contactable throughout the working day via the bleep system (this could be by physiotherapy staff, the MDT or patients) and to be able to immediately change planned activity without prior knowledge, sometimes in order to respond to emergency situations.

1.11 To be responsible for the training of staff in the care of hospital patients from basic to complex including terminally ill patients.

1.12 To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise physiotherapy treatment/ rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of condition and physiotherapy involvement.

1.13 To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, patients and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy, and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.

1.14 To give specialist advice, teaching and training to other members of the Multidisciplinary team (MDT) regarding the medical management of patients with cardiorespiratory problems.

1.15 To give specialist advice to the MDT and medical staff (to consultant level) regarding physiotherapy techniques.

1.16 To lecture and to train other staff to provide post-operativephysiotherapy advice at the cardiac discharge talks on the ward.

1.17 To co-ordinate and ensure effective delivery of the weekend services and any future 7 day services ensuring that the rotas are covered.

1.18 To participate in co-ordination and delivery of training to on-call staff ensuring competence in carrying out on-call and weekend cover in cardiothoracic/ cardiology wards.

1.19 At times staff may facilitate transfers between sites/ other trusts of critically ill patients on non-invasive ventilation, through the competent use of the machine and battery pack.

1.20 To be an active member of the overnight and weekend on call service, and to provide specialist advice on a daily basis to other on-call staff regarding all aspects of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy but highly specialist advice in cardiothoracic surgery/cardiology/ ITU.

1.21 To be aware of health and safety aspects of your work and implement any policies, which may be required to improve the safety of your work area including your prompt recording and reporting of accidents to senior staff, and ensuring that equipment use is safe.

1.22 To carry risk assessments within own patient caseload and environment on a daily basis (health & safety and clinical) and to minimise risk within the team.

Service development

3.1 To work with the Therapy and Clinical specialty leads in the strategic and operational management of the private inpatient physiotherapy service.

3.2 To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence based practice projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with clinical specialist/ manager. To be able to analyse this information to make recommendations for change.

3.3 To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management and apply to work situations.

3.4 To undertake and involve physiotherapy staff in clinical research projects liaising with the Therapy Lead.

3.5 To decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands, and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the section as a whole.

People management

4.1 To train, supervise performance and manage more junior staff, physiotherapy assistants and students. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation, management of poor performance and staff leave.

4.2 To maintain own continued professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments, and incorporate them as necessary into your work.

4.3 To be an active member of the in-service training program by the attendance and delivery of presentations and training sessions at staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions in house and by attending external courses/ conferences and practicing reflective practice.

4.4 To participate in the staff appraisal scheme and personal development plan (PDP) as both appraiser and appraisee whilst ensuring all staff actively participate in CPD.

Communication

5.1 To empathise and be sensitive towards the clients and carers needs. To utilise all skills to overcome diverse barriers of communication.

5.2 To provide highly specialist advice to physiotherapy colleagues working in other clinical areas re: paediatric critical care, cardiac surgery and respiratory care. To provide advice to physiotherapists and other health care professionals from other trusts.

5.3 To represent the trust externally (locally, regionally and nationally and internationally) regarding medical management/ physiotherapy services provided to cardiothoracic surgery/cardiology.

5.4 To provide specialist education in the form of teaching, lectures and workshops.

5.5 To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health professional and other colleagues to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary service. This will include case conferences, ward rounds, discharge planning and joint working

5.6 To deal with complaints in accordance with Trust policy.

5.7 To instigate and maintain communication flows both within the hospital and local trusts/ health authorities regarding on-going care. Communication may be face to face, via e-mail, telephone or in written form.

5.8 To attend and participate in Intensive Care and thoracic surgical team ward rounds as required.