Job summary
Join Our Team as a Specialist Physiotherapist in Haemophilia Are you a highly experienced and motivated physiotherapist looking for an exciting new challenge? Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist Physiotherapist to join and lead our Haemophilia Physiotherapy team on a part-time basis (22 hours per week). This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and supportive environment. Who we are: Follow the link to our new trust video to learn about Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust About us | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust About the Role: As a Specialist Physiotherapist in our Haemophilia Service, you will have the unique opportunity to develop and lead the Physiotherapy Haemophilia Service. You will work closely with our large, diverse, and well-established MSK Physiotherapy Team and Haemophilia Service, ensuring high-quality care for patients with blood clotting disorders. What We Offer:
- Collaborative Environment:Work in a supportive and collaborative environment with a team that values your expertise and contributions.
- Professional Growth:Enhance your clinical and managerial skills through continuous professional development and leadership opportunities.
- Impactful Work: Play a crucial role in providing a high-quality model of care for persons with bleeding disorders, making a real difference in patients' lives.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership and Development:Provide outstanding clinical and managerial leadership, delivering high-quality specialist physiotherapy for comprehensive and holistic assessment and treatment of MSK issues in patients with bleeding disorders.
- Operational Planning:Oversee the day-to-day operational planning and delivery of the Haemophilia Physiotherapy service, supporting staff development within the MSK team and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- Innovation and Improvement: Lead innovative service improvement projects and strategic developments, utilizing flexible and novel approaches to complex patient management and service delivery.
Ideal Candidate: - We are looking for a passionate and dedicated physiotherapist who is flexible and innovative in their approach to work.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential, as well as a commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care.
- If you are someone who takes initiative and enjoys using novel approaches to patient management and service delivery, we want to hear from you!
Join Us: If you are ready to take on a leadership role in our Trust and contribute to the advancement of our Haemophilia Service, apply today!
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in Physiotherapy.
- HPC registered Physiotherapist.
Desirable
- MSc or equivalent post graduate experience
- Advanced communication skills training.
Experience
Essential
- Proven post graduate experience in oncology/haematology and palliative acre.
- Experience in end of life care planning.
- Supervision of junior staff.
- Clinical education of students.
- Post graduate experience of working in an acute setting.
- Clinical supervision of a broad range of staff of differing bands/disciplines
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team, including effective cross-Therapies working.
- Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care.
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Able to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner.
- Ability to support others, patients and staff.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships.
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to work outside traditional professional boundaries.
- Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, cope with work pressures and manage time effectively.
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment and with challenging and or emotional situations.
- Competent computer skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Ability to make sound clinical and managerial judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations.
- Ability to carry out physical effort during the working day and carry out concurrent activities requiring skill and dexterity.
- Ability to deliver on service evaluation including service improvement, service audit and quality improvement.
Desirable
- Bracing and Collar training.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in Physiotherapy.
- HPC registered Physiotherapist.
Desirable
- MSc or equivalent post graduate experience
- Advanced communication skills training.
Experience
Essential
- Proven post graduate experience in oncology/haematology and palliative acre.
- Experience in end of life care planning.
- Supervision of junior staff.
- Clinical education of students.
- Post graduate experience of working in an acute setting.
- Clinical supervision of a broad range of staff of differing bands/disciplines
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team, including effective cross-Therapies working.
- Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care.
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Able to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner.
- Ability to support others, patients and staff.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships.
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to work outside traditional professional boundaries.
- Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, cope with work pressures and manage time effectively.
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment and with challenging and or emotional situations.
- Competent computer skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Ability to make sound clinical and managerial judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations.
- Ability to carry out physical effort during the working day and carry out concurrent activities requiring skill and dexterity.
- Ability to deliver on service evaluation including service improvement, service audit and quality improvement.
Desirable
- Bracing and Collar training.
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).
