Specialist Physiotherapist ICU/Surgery

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our ICU & surgical physiotherapy team at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary.

The ICU/Surgery physiotherapy team provide assessment and treatment of critical care patients including rehabilitation in the intensive care setting on our 11 bedded unit. We also cover 3 busy general surgery wards and support the rehabilitation of step-down critical care patient within our in-patient therapy teams. Part of our service also covers inpatient paediatric respiratory patients.

We are looking for a post holder with experience in assessing and treating adult respiratory patients in the critical care setting, general surgery patients & respiratory medicine patients including discharge planning. Experience of treating paediatrics patient is desirable but not essential, support and training will be provided.

There will be opportunity to work closely with our wider MDT teams on ICU & Surgical wards to provide a patient centred approach to patients' in-patient experience.

This vacancy is being advertised on a fixed term basis up until December 2025 as it has been established to provide cover for maternity leave. If the substantive postholder does not return, this post may become permanent.

This vacancy is open to all internal and external candidates. NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager's agreement for a secondment arrangement prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made.

Main duties of the job

You will be offered regular supervision with clinical lead to support your development and build on existing skills and knowledge. We provide in-service training as part of the wider in-patient physiotherapy teams at Wigan.

This post includes participation in 7 days working and respiratory on-call. Training for the on-call respiratory rota will be provided.

To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to patients with surgical/critical care conditions
To act as a source of knowledge on the management of patients presenting with a wide range of surgical/critical care conditions and provide an advisory/educational service to patients, relatives, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals.
To take a role in the specialist assessment and treatment of patients within the surgical/critical care speciality who may have complex and or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated.
To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available if required, clinical work is routinely evaluated.
To work jointly with staff from social services, hospital trusts, primary care trusts, education, etc., in providing rehabilitation and co-ordinating discharge.

About us

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Date posted

12 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

302-24-6607944M

Job locations

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

Wigan Lane

Wigan

WN1 2NN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care, and to maintain overall accountability for delegated duties of treatment to junior staff for patients on your caseload.
To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans.
To ensure interventions take place in the most appropriate setting, e.g. clients homes.
To work with clients and/or carers to identify goals as part of an overall care plan in co-operation with the inter-disciplinary professional team using recognised goal setting system.
To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the effect of disability and long-term condition management and ensure high standards of holistic clinical care.
To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professional, to promote understanding of the aims of intervention, and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
To provide advice and support to colleagues working within other clinical areas (outpatient department, sub-acute sites and other in-patient specialities) regarding patients with rehabilitation needs.
To comply with the Code of Ethic and Professional Conduct, Health and Care Professions Council Guidance and National and Trust Policies and Procedures.
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.
To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance.
To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.
To maintain a professional portfolio of Continuing Professional Development recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities.
To contribute to client related developments and activities within the multi-professional and interdisciplinary team.
Any other duties incidental to the post.

Planning and Organisational Duties

To plan, prepare and undertake client assessments for a designated caseload in line with professional and national standards and guidelines.
To use clinical judgement in order to prioritise caseload in line with clinical guidelines and protocols.
To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions in collaboration with clients using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs/pathology in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
To be responsible for ensuring the appropriate and effective selection of treatment modalities and sites for delivery of interventions i.e. in a community or hospital setting
To maintain accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Trust Policies and CSP Standards of Practice.
To justify own clinical judgements when differences of opinion occur and demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to work practises
To contribute to the Trusts clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda.
To maintain timely statistics and other records as requested by the service and the Trust.
To monitor the quality of record keeping for support staff and students.
To demonstrate understanding of national and local guidelines and legislation relating to health and social care and their impact on service delivery.
To participate in the planning, evaluation and audit of practices, clinical pathways and protocols within your clinical area.
To participate in the day-to-day organisation and development of the Service.
To participate with other team members in measurement of and evaluation of work and current practice through use of outcome measures and audit.
To contribute to the Trusts and Teams Clinical Governance arrangements and the quality agenda.
To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, apply them to practice and disseminate findings at a local level.
To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects
To identify and implement service and practice development within own area of clinical specialism in conjunction with supervisor and/or manager.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

To demonstrate excellent verbal and non-verbal communication with the ability to motivate people and empathise with the challenges of long-term condition management
To demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, relatives, carers, team members and other agencies
To convey information on diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plans in a range of verbal and non-verbal forms that clients/relatives can understand.
To use communication skills and aids, as part of the IDT to gain informed consent where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g. challenging behaviours, impaired cognition, anxiety, dysphasia
To assess capacity, gain valid consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
To be able to organise and take a lead in Multi-Disciplinary Team / Inter-disciplinary team meetings and case conferences.
To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
To maintain good working relationships.
To act as an advocate for patients needs when necessary.
Use a variety of skills to gain consent and co-operation to treatment plans.
To educate patients, relatives and carers in conditions and their effects in order to adapt to an appropriate lifestyle.

Responsibility for Finance

To advise team leader on resources required to carry out the job.
Be responsible for the monitoring of materials and equipment and bring defects or deficits to the attention of the team leader / clinical manager.
To advise, assess and prescribe appropriate equipment for patient use within resources available in Health, Social Services and Education.

Responsibility for Human Resources

To be responsible for working within locally agreed protocols and guidelines.
To actively participate and comply with the annual PDP and appraisal system.
To plan and implement the induction of junior staff/students.
To receive, plan and deliver in-service training for own profession and others.
To undertake the supervision of junior staff as delegated by senior staff.
To regularly supervise, evaluate and assess students to include negotiating learning contracts and setting objectives.
To ensure annual retention on Health Professions Council Register to maintain state registration, taking responsibility for own continued professional development and document this evidence in a professional portfolio, showing proof of competence to practise within the NHS.
To take responsibility for ensuring clinical supervision needs are met and personal development plans are undertaken.

Responsibility for Health & Safety

To comply with the Trust Manual Handling and Health and Safety Policies at all times and within guidelines for therapeutic handling.
To contribute to the Clinical Governance agenda, attending Clinical Forum, Staff meetings, Care Governance etc.
To assess risk to ensure safety of user/carer/self and colleagues and report back to senior member of team where applicable.
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Responsibility for Teaching

To be responsible for providing fieldwork education placements and liaising with students/college.
To promote the service to the wider community delivering awareness training to other health professionals as required.
To take part in training/education of colleagues and staff/students of other disciplines.

Work Circumstances & on-call

To deputise for the Team Leader as required
To be responsible, in conjunction with the Operational Leads and Highly Specialist therapists, for the delivery of evidence-based practice.
To be responsible for clinical supervision of appropriate staff
To participate in the on-call rota

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care, and to maintain overall accountability for delegated duties of treatment to junior staff for patients on your caseload.
To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans.
To ensure interventions take place in the most appropriate setting, e.g. clients homes.
To work with clients and/or carers to identify goals as part of an overall care plan in co-operation with the inter-disciplinary professional team using recognised goal setting system.
To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the effect of disability and long-term condition management and ensure high standards of holistic clinical care.
To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professional, to promote understanding of the aims of intervention, and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
To provide advice and support to colleagues working within other clinical areas (outpatient department, sub-acute sites and other in-patient specialities) regarding patients with rehabilitation needs.
To comply with the Code of Ethic and Professional Conduct, Health and Care Professions Council Guidance and National and Trust Policies and Procedures.
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.
To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance.
To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.
To maintain a professional portfolio of Continuing Professional Development recording learning outcomes through participation in internal and external development opportunities.
To contribute to client related developments and activities within the multi-professional and interdisciplinary team.
Any other duties incidental to the post.

Planning and Organisational Duties

To plan, prepare and undertake client assessments for a designated caseload in line with professional and national standards and guidelines.
To use clinical judgement in order to prioritise caseload in line with clinical guidelines and protocols.
To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions in collaboration with clients using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for clients with multiple needs/pathology in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
To be responsible for ensuring the appropriate and effective selection of treatment modalities and sites for delivery of interventions i.e. in a community or hospital setting
To maintain accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Trust Policies and CSP Standards of Practice.
To justify own clinical judgements when differences of opinion occur and demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to work practises
To contribute to the Trusts clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda.
To maintain timely statistics and other records as requested by the service and the Trust.
To monitor the quality of record keeping for support staff and students.
To demonstrate understanding of national and local guidelines and legislation relating to health and social care and their impact on service delivery.
To participate in the planning, evaluation and audit of practices, clinical pathways and protocols within your clinical area.
To participate in the day-to-day organisation and development of the Service.
To participate with other team members in measurement of and evaluation of work and current practice through use of outcome measures and audit.
To contribute to the Trusts and Teams Clinical Governance arrangements and the quality agenda.
To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, apply them to practice and disseminate findings at a local level.
To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects
To identify and implement service and practice development within own area of clinical specialism in conjunction with supervisor and/or manager.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

To demonstrate excellent verbal and non-verbal communication with the ability to motivate people and empathise with the challenges of long-term condition management
To demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, relatives, carers, team members and other agencies
To convey information on diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plans in a range of verbal and non-verbal forms that clients/relatives can understand.
To use communication skills and aids, as part of the IDT to gain informed consent where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g. challenging behaviours, impaired cognition, anxiety, dysphasia
To assess capacity, gain valid consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
To be able to organise and take a lead in Multi-Disciplinary Team / Inter-disciplinary team meetings and case conferences.
To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
To maintain good working relationships.
To act as an advocate for patients needs when necessary.
Use a variety of skills to gain consent and co-operation to treatment plans.
To educate patients, relatives and carers in conditions and their effects in order to adapt to an appropriate lifestyle.

Responsibility for Finance

To advise team leader on resources required to carry out the job.
Be responsible for the monitoring of materials and equipment and bring defects or deficits to the attention of the team leader / clinical manager.
To advise, assess and prescribe appropriate equipment for patient use within resources available in Health, Social Services and Education.

Responsibility for Human Resources

To be responsible for working within locally agreed protocols and guidelines.
To actively participate and comply with the annual PDP and appraisal system.
To plan and implement the induction of junior staff/students.
To receive, plan and deliver in-service training for own profession and others.
To undertake the supervision of junior staff as delegated by senior staff.
To regularly supervise, evaluate and assess students to include negotiating learning contracts and setting objectives.
To ensure annual retention on Health Professions Council Register to maintain state registration, taking responsibility for own continued professional development and document this evidence in a professional portfolio, showing proof of competence to practise within the NHS.
To take responsibility for ensuring clinical supervision needs are met and personal development plans are undertaken.

Responsibility for Health & Safety

To comply with the Trust Manual Handling and Health and Safety Policies at all times and within guidelines for therapeutic handling.
To contribute to the Clinical Governance agenda, attending Clinical Forum, Staff meetings, Care Governance etc.
To assess risk to ensure safety of user/carer/self and colleagues and report back to senior member of team where applicable.
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Responsibility for Teaching

To be responsible for providing fieldwork education placements and liaising with students/college.
To promote the service to the wider community delivering awareness training to other health professionals as required.
To take part in training/education of colleagues and staff/students of other disciplines.

Work Circumstances & on-call

To deputise for the Team Leader as required
To be responsible, in conjunction with the Operational Leads and Highly Specialist therapists, for the delivery of evidence-based practice.
To be responsible for clinical supervision of appropriate staff
To participate in the on-call rota

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
HCPC Registration

Experience

Essential

Experience at Band 5 level (or equivalent) or above in relevant areas of practice

Skills

Essential

Excellent inter-personal skills
Self-directed learning
Ability to work independently
Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
Ability to work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team
Able to maintain judgement under pressure

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of a wide range of conditions and their physiotherapy management as relevant to caseload.
Evidence of relevant post graduate training/CPD
Knowledge of professional ethics and their application in practice.
Knowledge of the principles elements of clinical governance

Additional

Essential

Forward thinking
Committed to personal and team development
Motivation/ Drive / Enthusiasm/Confidence
Commitment to post
Access to vehicle for work purposes
Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
HCPC Registration

Experience

Essential

Experience at Band 5 level (or equivalent) or above in relevant areas of practice

Skills

Essential

Excellent inter-personal skills
Self-directed learning
Ability to work independently
Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
Ability to work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team
Able to maintain judgement under pressure

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of a wide range of conditions and their physiotherapy management as relevant to caseload.
Evidence of relevant post graduate training/CPD
Knowledge of professional ethics and their application in practice.
Knowledge of the principles elements of clinical governance

Additional

Essential

Forward thinking
Committed to personal and team development
Motivation/ Drive / Enthusiasm/Confidence
Commitment to post
Access to vehicle for work purposes
Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).