Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Bartholomew's Hospital for a fixed term (18months) post as the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist in Adult Cystic Fibrosis and Non CF Bronchiectasis. You will be passionate about managing and treating patients with CF and Bronchiectasis and leading a multi professional therapies team to deliver excellent, evidence-based care to achieve person centered outcomes
You will be part of a specialized Multi- disciplinary team, based at St Bartholomew's Hospital, working with people during their acute admission, across outpatient clinics, and at time within their own homes and communicates.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for providing clinical and professional leadership for the physiotherapists across Barts Health NHS Trust working with adult CF and bronchiectasis. They will support with specialist assessment and treatment delivery to adults as in patients, out patients including clinics and in the community, as well as providing leadership in the development of service improvement projects.
There is an established network within Therapies to provide you with support in this post. The post holder will be expected to collate data for ongoing business planning with the aim of this post being substantiated.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a clinical lead for Bart Health Adult Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis team and provide expert clinical assessment, treatment, prognosis and advice to a highly complex and diverse range of patients within the team.
To act as a highly skilled and expert acute clinical resource to all other staff within the Respiratory team, directorate and Trust with regards to Adult Cystic Fibrosis and other areas of respiratory medicine
To work jointly with the other Respiratory clinical lead to lead the Bart Respiratory team comprising personnel with a wide variety of skills and experience.
To be responsible for the planning, coordination, delivery, evaluation and support of the therapy service for the Respiratory Team. This will include the management of specialist rotations.
To deputise and support fellow therapy team leads, Barts Health Deputy Head of Therapies and Head of Therapies as required
To ensure effective communication within own team, across speciality and all other appropriate professional groups
To be responsible for aspects of the budget e.g. signing for stock and non-stock orders and other appropriate invoices
To be responsible for the continuing development of a comprehensive training and development programme for all members of the Respiratory Team and Multi-Disciplinary Team on the therapeutic management of patients with respiratory l conditions. This includes supporting the training and development needs of non-specialist therapy staff.
Provide clinical leadership to the Bart Health Respiratory team including clinical audit and development of clinical services in line with patient need, identified by audits and recent evidence base research.
Take a role in identifying research need in the Respiratory service and develop a research and evidence base practice culture within the service in conjunction with other senior members of the team.
To provide effective and innovative leadership to the Respiratory Team to enable the development of the service in line with the Teams vision, purpose and objectives.
To be a resource for other therapy team members when encountering complex and/or problematic clinical situations that need immediate clinical input and provide advice on the on-going management of such patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a clinical lead for Bart Health Adult Cystic Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis team and provide expert clinical assessment, treatment, prognosis and advice to a highly complex and diverse range of patients within the team.
To act as a highly skilled and expert acute clinical resource to all other staff within the Respiratory team, directorate and Trust with regards to Adult Cystic Fibrosis and other areas of respiratory medicine
To work jointly with the other Respiratory clinical lead to lead the Bart Respiratory team comprising personnel with a wide variety of skills and experience.
To be responsible for the planning, coordination, delivery, evaluation and support of the therapy service for the Respiratory Team. This will include the management of specialist rotations.
To deputise and support fellow therapy team leads, Barts Health Deputy Head of Therapies and Head of Therapies as required
To ensure effective communication within own team, across speciality and all other appropriate professional groups
To be responsible for aspects of the budget e.g. signing for stock and non-stock orders and other appropriate invoices
To be responsible for the continuing development of a comprehensive training and development programme for all members of the Respiratory Team and Multi-Disciplinary Team on the therapeutic management of patients with respiratory l conditions. This includes supporting the training and development needs of non-specialist therapy staff.
Provide clinical leadership to the Bart Health Respiratory team including clinical audit and development of clinical services in line with patient need, identified by audits and recent evidence base research.
Take a role in identifying research need in the Respiratory service and develop a research and evidence base practice culture within the service in conjunction with other senior members of the team.
To provide effective and innovative leadership to the Respiratory Team to enable the development of the service in line with the Teams vision, purpose and objectives.
To be a resource for other therapy team members when encountering complex and/or problematic clinical situations that need immediate clinical input and provide advice on the on-going management of such patients.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience of a wide range of respiratory specialities which includes adult Cystic Fibrosis or Bronchiectasis
- Experience of managing senior and junior staff
- Operational management in a complex environment
- Successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects.
- Working across and leading Trust wide projects
- Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
Skills
Essential
- Fluent in the use of MS Office applications
- Effective problem solving skills
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills Good analytical & organisational ability
- Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
- Ability to assess and act against risks and consequence of exposure to patients and environments which may be highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and/or unpleasant to self, patients and others.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of CPD including attendance at post graduate course/training relevant to clinical specialty
Desirable
- Fieldwork educators training
- Leadership training
- Demonstrates a high level understanding of respiratory services
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree or Physiotherapy
- HPCP registration
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant masters level qualification or equivalent specialist experience
Other
Essential
- Lead by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity.
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self
- Able to prioritise, organise and delegate Decisive, using sound judgement in decision making and delivering in a in a timely and confident manner.
- Demonstrates a real commitment to working with, involving and consulting patients and other stakeholders in decisions about service delivery and improvement
- Able to lead a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience of a wide range of respiratory specialities which includes adult Cystic Fibrosis or Bronchiectasis
- Experience of managing senior and junior staff
- Operational management in a complex environment
- Successfully leading and implementing service improvement and change projects.
- Working across and leading Trust wide projects
- Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
Skills
Essential
- Fluent in the use of MS Office applications
- Effective problem solving skills
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills Good analytical & organisational ability
- Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
- Ability to assess and act against risks and consequence of exposure to patients and environments which may be highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and/or unpleasant to self, patients and others.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of CPD including attendance at post graduate course/training relevant to clinical specialty
Desirable
- Fieldwork educators training
- Leadership training
- Demonstrates a high level understanding of respiratory services
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree or Physiotherapy
- HPCP registration
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant masters level qualification or equivalent specialist experience
Other
Essential
- Lead by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity.
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self
- Able to prioritise, organise and delegate Decisive, using sound judgement in decision making and delivering in a in a timely and confident manner.
- Demonstrates a real commitment to working with, involving and consulting patients and other stakeholders in decisions about service delivery and improvement
- Able to lead a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
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).
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).
