Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join Barts health Trust as a highly specialist rehabilitation physiotherapist in the Specialist Medicine Team at the Royal London Hospital.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual that is passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative, rehabilitative care to patients living with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions. The team covers the Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary, Renal wards and HDU, Endocrinology & Haematology, Respiratory and Cardiology wards including all neurological and stroke outliers. Successful candidates with the clinical leads will oversee service development and will have knowledge of local and national guidance and policies relating to acute rehabilitation services.
This opportunity is suitable for an experienced band 6 who is ready for the next step in their career or an existing band 7 looking to broaden their experience. The post is supported by a clinical specialist physiotherapist and has access to a range of developmental resources such as Barts education academy and NHS elect.
Post holders must have compassionate leadership skills to effectively lead an inclusive and diverse team that reflects the trusts WeCare values.
For further information and/or to arrange a visit please email Sophie Madden-Scott s.madden-scott@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
To work in a diverse multicultural environment in a leadership role within the specialist medicine team to deliver high quality, patient focussed care
To take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients living with long term conditions with complex rehabilitation needs across the acute medical wards including Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary, Renal, Endocrinology & Haematology, Respiratory and Cardiology
To take a lead role in the advances assessment and treatment of outlying neurological and stroke patients on the medical wards including leading on facilitating their transition closer to home
To support with clinical leads in service development leading on innovation and quality improvement in line with local and national healthcare priorities
To be responsible for the induction, supervision, learning and development of rotational staff within the team.
To be jointly responsible with clinical leads for overseeing clinical governance within the team including but not limited to managing clinical risk, staff development, and rota management.
To support the overnight respiratory on-call services
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Masters' modules relevant to specialist area
- Leadership Course
- Membership of Specialist Interest Group
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive experience delivering acute rehabilitation for patients acute and chronic medical conditions such as renal, liver and heart failure, frailty and stroke/neurological conditions.
- Awareness of local and national policies relating to delivery of acute rehabilitation services including dosage of rehab interventions
- In-depth understanding of clinical governance
- Understanding of the opportunities and challenges of working within a culturally diverse environment
- Experienced in presenting and teaching skills to a variety of professionals
- Experienced in delivering clinical education to range of staff groups of varying knowledge
Research + Quality
Essential
- Experience of leading a quality improvement/clinical effectiveness work based project/ Audit
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Experience of implementing people management policies including sickness absence and performance
- Experience of investigating and reporting on incidents and complaints
Desirable
- Experience of managing a small team in a clinically defined area
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Masters' modules relevant to specialist area
- Leadership Course
- Membership of Specialist Interest Group
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive experience delivering acute rehabilitation for patients acute and chronic medical conditions such as renal, liver and heart failure, frailty and stroke/neurological conditions.
- Awareness of local and national policies relating to delivery of acute rehabilitation services including dosage of rehab interventions
- In-depth understanding of clinical governance
- Understanding of the opportunities and challenges of working within a culturally diverse environment
- Experienced in presenting and teaching skills to a variety of professionals
- Experienced in delivering clinical education to range of staff groups of varying knowledge
Research + Quality
Essential
- Experience of leading a quality improvement/clinical effectiveness work based project/ Audit
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Experience of implementing people management policies including sickness absence and performance
- Experience of investigating and reporting on incidents and complaints
Desirable
- Experience of managing a small team in a clinically defined area
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).
