Job summary
An exciting job opportunity has arisen at the Orpington Hospital site, of Kings College Hospital, for a Band 7 Team Lead Physiotherapist in neuro rehabilitation on Ontario ward.
The Ontario Physiotherapy team provides assessment and treatment to patients in SE London to the 14 2b neuro rehabilitation beds and 6 neurosurgical step down beds from Denmark Hill.
The ward has a well-established Multi-Disciplinary team approach and the ideal candidate will have excellent communication and team skills to enhance these working relationships. This post would suit a candidate with proven clinical skills in the management of neurorehabilitation with both acute and rehabilitation needs, with a desire to further develop their leadership skills.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have the support of the part time Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for Neurorehabilitation and will lead a team of Band 6, Band 5 Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Assistants.
The successful candidate will have senior experience in neurological rehabilitation and be able to demonstrate advanced assessment and clinical reasoning skills. They will have completed appropriate post graduate Neurology courses, be involved in clinical audits/projects and have an understanding of the UKROC outcome measures.
The successful candidate will be part of the weekend working at the Princess Royal University Hospital and be expected to participate in service development initiatives and MDT projects. With the Trust providing support for CPD activities and flexible working policies.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient Care
- To be responsible for the efficient, effective and safe management of all patients referred to their section.
- To receive referrals, undertake full assessment and independently plan individual, specialized, evidence based, treatment programmes for patients appropriately depending on the physiotherapists diagnosis, using clinical reasoning and a variety of highly specialist skillssuch as use of respiratory adjuncts, tracheostomy management, spasticity management, posture and seating management.
- To carry a significant clinical caseload including highly complex and diverse patient groups such as patients with multiple sclerosis, stroke, myasthenia gravis, Parkinsons, Guillain- Barre, amputees, critical care neuropathy and patients who have under neurosurgical procedures or conservative management.
- To prioritise work efficiently taking into account clinical and service priorities using highly specialist knowledge to underpin decisions.
- To provide individual patient equipment as required, such as, walking aids, splints and supports. To issue such equipment with due regard to safety of the equipment, and in line with legal, national and local guidelines.
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, and of the team, including management of clinical risk, knowledge of indications and precautions of chosen techniques in line with national and trust clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways where they exist.
- To use recognized outcome measures to evaluate the effect of the physiotherapy interventions and ensure the treatment programmes are progressing appropriately.
- Advise, guide and teach assistant, junior and band 6 staff, assessment and management of patients with a wide range of neurological conditions and related problems.
- To develop new working practices and local guidelines and keep abreast of new techniques in relation to the management of the patients in this specialty particularly in line with any national guidance e.g. NICE guidelines for M.S.
- To lead on production of clinical guidelines and local policies ensuring evidence-based, implemented and audited.
- To provide guidance and advice to other professions and bodies involved in the provision of neurological services and to the patients and their carers.
- To be an active member of the on-call, weekend duty rotas, and cover of statutory and public holidays including working as lone physiotherapy practitioner at night.
Communication
- To be able to persuade and motivate patients through effective communication skills.
- Provide patients, families and other carers with specialist advice or instruction to promote theunderstanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure consistent patient management.
- To provide and receive information from patients, carers and other professionals regarding a patients condition and treatment progress. This will include the sharing and receiving of some complex and/or sensitive information.
- To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximize rehabilitation potential and to improve understanding of the condition which will require the appropriate response to the patients level of communication, facilitating the best possible communication outcome e.g. use of interpreters.
- To develop and maintain close working relationships with other members of the team, ensuring appropriate attendance at ward rounds, multi-disciplinary meetings and case conferences including occasional organisation of the latter. To provide recommendations of clinical management and highly specialist advice to the MDTand external organisations.
- To develop and maintain close working relationships with physiotherapy colleagues (particularly other neurological and respiratory physiotherapist in Kings), referring clinicians and other appropriate professions and agencies in the provision of rehabilitation services.
- To be integral in discharge planning including liaison with staff in referring hospitals or community staff, to which patients are discharged for further rehabilitation, providing timely discharge reports.
- To take an active part in departmental meetings.
- To ensure open lines of communicationwithin own team and guide junior staff in effective communication skills.
- To be responsible for local management of informal conflicts, disagreements and complaints.
- To represent the department and profession at trust-based working groups e.g. Clinical Governance and provide highly specialist knowledge to those groups.
- To represent the Trust at regional events or meetings e.g. Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology and develop best practice at Kings through liaison with other regional specialists/colleagues and other relevant forums.
Service Development
- To contribute to the formulation of departmental policies and procedures and participate in agreed developments in the physiotherapy service or its organisation.
- To initiate and implement changes to working practices related to research findings or service initiatives e.g. following demand and capacity work including evaluation of such changes.
- To undertake clinical audit, report on findings and after discussion with the clinical lead, implement changes and re-audit.
- To have a sound knowledge of Clinical Governance and have an active role in clinical effectiveness and audit within the department, taking a lead role as required.
- To identify and advise the Physiotherapy Manager and Clinical Lead Physiotherapist of actual or potential changes in service requirements or delivery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient Care
- To be responsible for the efficient, effective and safe management of all patients referred to their section.
- To receive referrals, undertake full assessment and independently plan individual, specialized, evidence based, treatment programmes for patients appropriately depending on the physiotherapists diagnosis, using clinical reasoning and a variety of highly specialist skillssuch as use of respiratory adjuncts, tracheostomy management, spasticity management, posture and seating management.
- To carry a significant clinical caseload including highly complex and diverse patient groups such as patients with multiple sclerosis, stroke, myasthenia gravis, Parkinsons, Guillain- Barre, amputees, critical care neuropathy and patients who have under neurosurgical procedures or conservative management.
- To prioritise work efficiently taking into account clinical and service priorities using highly specialist knowledge to underpin decisions.
- To provide individual patient equipment as required, such as, walking aids, splints and supports. To issue such equipment with due regard to safety of the equipment, and in line with legal, national and local guidelines.
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, and of the team, including management of clinical risk, knowledge of indications and precautions of chosen techniques in line with national and trust clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways where they exist.
- To use recognized outcome measures to evaluate the effect of the physiotherapy interventions and ensure the treatment programmes are progressing appropriately.
- Advise, guide and teach assistant, junior and band 6 staff, assessment and management of patients with a wide range of neurological conditions and related problems.
- To develop new working practices and local guidelines and keep abreast of new techniques in relation to the management of the patients in this specialty particularly in line with any national guidance e.g. NICE guidelines for M.S.
- To lead on production of clinical guidelines and local policies ensuring evidence-based, implemented and audited.
- To provide guidance and advice to other professions and bodies involved in the provision of neurological services and to the patients and their carers.
- To be an active member of the on-call, weekend duty rotas, and cover of statutory and public holidays including working as lone physiotherapy practitioner at night.
Communication
- To be able to persuade and motivate patients through effective communication skills.
- Provide patients, families and other carers with specialist advice or instruction to promote theunderstanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure consistent patient management.
- To provide and receive information from patients, carers and other professionals regarding a patients condition and treatment progress. This will include the sharing and receiving of some complex and/or sensitive information.
- To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximize rehabilitation potential and to improve understanding of the condition which will require the appropriate response to the patients level of communication, facilitating the best possible communication outcome e.g. use of interpreters.
- To develop and maintain close working relationships with other members of the team, ensuring appropriate attendance at ward rounds, multi-disciplinary meetings and case conferences including occasional organisation of the latter. To provide recommendations of clinical management and highly specialist advice to the MDTand external organisations.
- To develop and maintain close working relationships with physiotherapy colleagues (particularly other neurological and respiratory physiotherapist in Kings), referring clinicians and other appropriate professions and agencies in the provision of rehabilitation services.
- To be integral in discharge planning including liaison with staff in referring hospitals or community staff, to which patients are discharged for further rehabilitation, providing timely discharge reports.
- To take an active part in departmental meetings.
- To ensure open lines of communicationwithin own team and guide junior staff in effective communication skills.
- To be responsible for local management of informal conflicts, disagreements and complaints.
- To represent the department and profession at trust-based working groups e.g. Clinical Governance and provide highly specialist knowledge to those groups.
- To represent the Trust at regional events or meetings e.g. Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology and develop best practice at Kings through liaison with other regional specialists/colleagues and other relevant forums.
Service Development
- To contribute to the formulation of departmental policies and procedures and participate in agreed developments in the physiotherapy service or its organisation.
- To initiate and implement changes to working practices related to research findings or service initiatives e.g. following demand and capacity work including evaluation of such changes.
- To undertake clinical audit, report on findings and after discussion with the clinical lead, implement changes and re-audit.
- To have a sound knowledge of Clinical Governance and have an active role in clinical effectiveness and audit within the department, taking a lead role as required.
- To identify and advise the Physiotherapy Manager and Clinical Lead Physiotherapist of actual or potential changes in service requirements or delivery.
Person Specification
Experience explained
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of Neurorehabilitation and understanding in a broad range of neurological conditions and problems; acute and rehabilitation settings
- BSc or recognised postgraduate MSc in Physiotherapy
- Able to work as a team leader showing commitment to that team
- Able to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary team and understand roles of MDT and own role within MDT
Desirable
- Experience working in neuro rehabilitation unit using UKROC outcome measures
- Experience leading a physiotherapy team
Person Specification
Experience explained
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of Neurorehabilitation and understanding in a broad range of neurological conditions and problems; acute and rehabilitation settings
- BSc or recognised postgraduate MSc in Physiotherapy
- Able to work as a team leader showing commitment to that team
- Able to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary team and understand roles of MDT and own role within MDT
Desirable
- Experience working in neuro rehabilitation unit using UKROC outcome measures
- Experience leading a physiotherapy team
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
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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).
