Job summary
We currently have an opportunity for a physiotherapist to join our rotations at Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH)
Applications are welcome from physiotherapy students due to qualify, qualified therapists waiting for HCPC registration or those who already have experience and are looking to embrace something new.
Flexible working requests will be considered at the point of interview.
Our rotations are 6 months in duration and include:
Senior Adult Medical Services
General Medicine
Emergency services and admission avoidance
Critical care
Surgery
Cardiorespiratory medicine
Trauma orthopaedics
Elective orthopaedics
Hyper-acute/acute stroke unit
Neuro-rehabilitation at the Bradley Unit (based in Woking Community Hospital)
Stroke Early Supported Discharge (community-based)
Paediatrics (in-patient and out-patient across 3 sites)
MSK outpatients (across 4 sites)
The rotations will offer you the opportunity to work within different settings and with varied MDT professionals allowing you to develop your core clinical skills and interpersonal communication skills.
There is an established formal supervision and appraisal process as well as robust in-house training within each team. The therapies department ?? on developing our own staff to progress their career within the department
ASPH offers a seven-day service across some teams and you will be expected to participate in seven day working as per service requirements.
Main duties of the job
Manage an inpatient caseload including using respiratory, medical, neurological and orthopaedic skills
Complete patient assessments in a ward setting, formulate problem lists and provide appropriate therapy input to facilitate a safe discharge
Contribute to board rounds or problem patient sessions to ensure that patients get the right treatment, at the right time in the right place
Communicate with fellow therapists and other MDT members such as nurses, consultants, specialists
Treatment and management of patients requiring post-operative protocols and ensuring that patients follow their elective rehabilitation pathways.
Work within a MSK setting, either hospital, community gym or virtual working from home.
Clinically assess patients of all ages, create differential diagnosis and shared treatment plan with patients towards their personal goals.
Manage MSK classes and hydrotherapy, both face to face and virtual, to provide evidence based exercise and education to support self-management.
Support our orthopaedic clinics that include ponseti, DDH and serial casting treatment.
Actively participate in regular supervision and service development, and take personal responsibility in your professional development and professional registration requirements
Show passion for providing a high level of care and safeguarding to patients known to our service.
Have the ability to use initiative, communicate with empathy and be an effective team player.
About us
Ashford and St.
Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000
people living in the boroughs of Runnymede, Spelthorne, Woking and parts of
Elmbridge, Hounslow, Surrey Heath and beyond. The Trust employs around 4,400
individual members of staff. Our turnover was £387.3 million in 2020/21.The Trust
provides a whole range of services across its hospital sites. The majority of
planned care, like day case and orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation
services, is provided at Ashford Hospital, with more complex medical and
surgical care and emergency services at St. Peters Hospital. Our vision at Ashford & St Peters is to provide
an outstanding experience and outcomes for patients and staff. There has never
been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health
and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional
development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our
patient care.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates will need to have a degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration, or due to qualify within the next 3 months.
Communication /
Relationship Skills
- To communicate any changes in care plan or treatment approach to
other physiotherapists or MDT colleagues as necessary
- To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a
patients care both those from within the organisation and those outside to
ensure effective multidisciplinary working. This will include discussion of
patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning.
- To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to
communicate effectively with patients in order to progress rehabilitation and
treatment programmes. This may include patients who will have difficulties in
understanding or communicating, e.g. patients who may be deaf, blind, or be unable
to accept diagnosis or presenting condition
- To be able to communicate complex and sensitive information to
patients, carers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news relating to
their rehabilitation potential and gaining consent for treatment.
- To ensure timely and effective communication with the
clinical/therapy leads and senior staff on all professional matters.
- To maintain accurate records in line with the Chartered Society of
Physiotherapy standards and Trust and service standards and policies.
- To attend staff meetings and actively participate ensuring
understanding of information imparted.
- To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional
situations in an empathetic manner.
Analytical
/ Judgment skills
- To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients using
investigative and analytical skills, and where unsure to seek guidance from
senior staff.
- To devise individualised physiotherapy management and / or
treatment plans, using clinical reasoning skills, evaluating the outcomes of
your interventions.
- To use a range of treatment/ management options in formulating
programmes of care.
- To maintain a high standard of clinical care using evidence- based
practice by keeping up to date with clinical developments, analysing current
research and discussing and implementing changes in your clinical practice.
Personal
and people development
- To attend all relevant on call training in order to maintain
competency and confidence.
- To be responsible for and actively record your own personal
development. This may include active participation in journal clubs, clinical
reasoning and problem patient sessions as participant and facilitator.
- To disseminate any training received to other staff and health
care professionals.
- To supervise physiotherapy or therapy assistants.
- To participate in the appraisal scheme as an appraisee.
- To assist if required in the training of assistants/technicians
and physiotherapy students on placements within the clinical area.
- To ensure professional competence is maintained by participating
in all CPPD opportunities and maintaining a portfolio.
- To support the department and organisation by carrying out any
other duties as qualified and able.
Health,
safety and security
- To ensure completion of relevant risk assessments and associated
documentation.
- To take appropriate action, reporting actual or potential problems
that may put health and safety and security at risk.
- To be responsible for the safe use of equipment used in carrying
out physiotherapy duties adhering to Trust and department policies and
procedures. This includes competence and accuracy to use equipment by yourself
and other healthcare professional, carers and patients.
- To be aware of risks involved as part of delivering clinical care
and manage this within own patients case load.
- To demonstrate a high level of understanding of clinical
governance and clinical risk, actively participating in clinical governance
groups.
- To be aware of risks involved as part of delivering clinical care
and manage this within own patient case load.
- To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy
assessments and interventions including manual physiotherapy techniques. This
involves frequent light to moderate physical effort.
Education
- To participate in the professional development and training of physiotherapists and other members of the team in the field of respiratory care.
- To work closely with other staff to ensure appropriate on call training in preparation for weekend and emergency on call working.
- To undertake clinical reasoning and problem patient sessions alongside mentor/ facilitator in clinical area.
- To participate in any training sessions as a recipient and facilitator.
- To disseminate any training received to other staff and healthcare professionals.
- To be actively involved in special interest groups in order to share and disseminate knowledge to colleagues.
Research/Audit/Quality
- To regularly participate in appropriate work related
research/evaluation projects and to be aware of current research relevant to
the speciality.
- To participate in and initiate clinical audit and the evaluation
of clinical effectiveness in line with Trust Policies.
- To evaluate your own clinical effectiveness.
- To ensure relevant topics are included in annual clinical
governance and service plan.
- To undertake and present relevant evidence based projects.
IT
- To maintain timely and accurate statistical information as
required by senior staff and manager
- To be responsible for the accurate input of clinical information
onto the trust IT system.
- To keep up to date with advances in technology
Further
information and general responsibilities
- To have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self
and others at work. This includes being conversant with relevant trust safety
policies and procedures. To report incidents and near misses at work; take part
in the risk management process; attend all mandatory training courses in the
agreed duration as defined by trust policy and carry out tasks and use
equipment only when competent to do so.
- To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing
confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those
acting in an official capacity. To comply with the requirements of the Data
Protection act.
- To comply with the trusts corporate and local policies and
procedures on such subjects and clinical management and human resources
- To ensure that patients, clients and members of the public are
consulted and involved in decisions about local health service developments. As
a trust employee to be mindful of this and do what is appropriate to the role
and level meet this duty of responsibility.
- To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to
time and are consistent with the responsibilities of the role.
- To comply with the trusts policies on equal opportunities, the
consumption of alcohol and smoking.
- This job involves regular exposure to unpleasant working
conditions e.g. bodily fluids including urine and faeces and occasional
exposure to verbal aggression.
- To take part in the weekend physiotherapy service on a rota basis
as required.
- To support the
department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably
fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates will need to have a degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration, or due to qualify within the next 3 months.
Communication /
Relationship Skills
- To communicate any changes in care plan or treatment approach to
other physiotherapists or MDT colleagues as necessary
- To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a
patients care both those from within the organisation and those outside to
ensure effective multidisciplinary working. This will include discussion of
patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning.
- To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to
communicate effectively with patients in order to progress rehabilitation and
treatment programmes. This may include patients who will have difficulties in
understanding or communicating, e.g. patients who may be deaf, blind, or be unable
to accept diagnosis or presenting condition
- To be able to communicate complex and sensitive information to
patients, carers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news relating to
their rehabilitation potential and gaining consent for treatment.
- To ensure timely and effective communication with the
clinical/therapy leads and senior staff on all professional matters.
- To maintain accurate records in line with the Chartered Society of
Physiotherapy standards and Trust and service standards and policies.
- To attend staff meetings and actively participate ensuring
understanding of information imparted.
- To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional
situations in an empathetic manner.
Analytical
/ Judgment skills
- To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients using
investigative and analytical skills, and where unsure to seek guidance from
senior staff.
- To devise individualised physiotherapy management and / or
treatment plans, using clinical reasoning skills, evaluating the outcomes of
your interventions.
- To use a range of treatment/ management options in formulating
programmes of care.
- To maintain a high standard of clinical care using evidence- based
practice by keeping up to date with clinical developments, analysing current
research and discussing and implementing changes in your clinical practice.
Personal
and people development
- To attend all relevant on call training in order to maintain
competency and confidence.
- To be responsible for and actively record your own personal
development. This may include active participation in journal clubs, clinical
reasoning and problem patient sessions as participant and facilitator.
- To disseminate any training received to other staff and health
care professionals.
- To supervise physiotherapy or therapy assistants.
- To participate in the appraisal scheme as an appraisee.
- To assist if required in the training of assistants/technicians
and physiotherapy students on placements within the clinical area.
- To ensure professional competence is maintained by participating
in all CPPD opportunities and maintaining a portfolio.
- To support the department and organisation by carrying out any
other duties as qualified and able.
Health,
safety and security
- To ensure completion of relevant risk assessments and associated
documentation.
- To take appropriate action, reporting actual or potential problems
that may put health and safety and security at risk.
- To be responsible for the safe use of equipment used in carrying
out physiotherapy duties adhering to Trust and department policies and
procedures. This includes competence and accuracy to use equipment by yourself
and other healthcare professional, carers and patients.
- To be aware of risks involved as part of delivering clinical care
and manage this within own patients case load.
- To demonstrate a high level of understanding of clinical
governance and clinical risk, actively participating in clinical governance
groups.
- To be aware of risks involved as part of delivering clinical care
and manage this within own patient case load.
- To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy
assessments and interventions including manual physiotherapy techniques. This
involves frequent light to moderate physical effort.
Education
- To participate in the professional development and training of physiotherapists and other members of the team in the field of respiratory care.
- To work closely with other staff to ensure appropriate on call training in preparation for weekend and emergency on call working.
- To undertake clinical reasoning and problem patient sessions alongside mentor/ facilitator in clinical area.
- To participate in any training sessions as a recipient and facilitator.
- To disseminate any training received to other staff and healthcare professionals.
- To be actively involved in special interest groups in order to share and disseminate knowledge to colleagues.
Research/Audit/Quality
- To regularly participate in appropriate work related
research/evaluation projects and to be aware of current research relevant to
the speciality.
- To participate in and initiate clinical audit and the evaluation
of clinical effectiveness in line with Trust Policies.
- To evaluate your own clinical effectiveness.
- To ensure relevant topics are included in annual clinical
governance and service plan.
- To undertake and present relevant evidence based projects.
IT
- To maintain timely and accurate statistical information as
required by senior staff and manager
- To be responsible for the accurate input of clinical information
onto the trust IT system.
- To keep up to date with advances in technology
Further
information and general responsibilities
- To have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self
and others at work. This includes being conversant with relevant trust safety
policies and procedures. To report incidents and near misses at work; take part
in the risk management process; attend all mandatory training courses in the
agreed duration as defined by trust policy and carry out tasks and use
equipment only when competent to do so.
- To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing
confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those
acting in an official capacity. To comply with the requirements of the Data
Protection act.
- To comply with the trusts corporate and local policies and
procedures on such subjects and clinical management and human resources
- To ensure that patients, clients and members of the public are
consulted and involved in decisions about local health service developments. As
a trust employee to be mindful of this and do what is appropriate to the role
and level meet this duty of responsibility.
- To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to
time and are consistent with the responsibilities of the role.
- To comply with the trusts policies on equal opportunities, the
consumption of alcohol and smoking.
- This job involves regular exposure to unpleasant working
conditions e.g. bodily fluids including urine and faeces and occasional
exposure to verbal aggression.
- To take part in the weekend physiotherapy service on a rota basis
as required.
- To support the
department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably
fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Undergraduate training in core areas of respiratory, neurology and musculoskeletal conditions
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience managing own caseload
- Teaching of patients, peers and careers
Desirable
- Experience working in an acute NHS trust
- Community experience
Skills
Essential
- You have knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights and the competencies appropriate to your role to support their diverse needs and human rights.
- You are able to communicate effectively with them and with other staff to ensure that their care, treatment and support are not compromised
- You have a good understanding of their communication, physical & emotional needs; can identify their individual needs and preferences, their changing needs and recognise and promote their independence.
- Able to provide a customer focussed service
- You are competent to assess, treat and manage the acutely unwell patient
- Willingness to undertake professional self- development
- Commitment and ability towards partnership working with user and carers
- Able to work flexibly across specialities as the need arises.
- Able to deal with difficulties involving colleagues / clients
- Good personal organisation skills
- Ability to seek and use supervision appropriately
- Ability to build effective working relationships
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Other Requirements
Essential
- Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and Trustworthy
- Treat service users and colleagues with respect.
- Able to work as a team member, awareness of workings of a MDT and own contribution towards it
- Punctual and reliable
- Able to travel between sites
- Able to participate in the weekend rota
Qualifications
Essential
- Physiotherapy Degree
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of relevant ongoing professional development since qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate that you have knowledge of your professional code of conduct and guidance issued by your professional body and that you adhere to these
- Working knowledge of range of a broad range of conditions requiring physiotherapy
- Knowledge of a range of treatment approaches, treating in a holistic manner
- Ability to identify and set clinical goals with patients
- Effective communication skills both verbal and written
- Computer literate
- Ability to identify own training needs
- Knowledge of CPPD and use of different methods to develop this
- Understanding of how to maintain a safe environment
- Understanding of how to maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity
Desirable
- NHS Constitution
- Awareness of current NHS issues
- Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Undergraduate training in core areas of respiratory, neurology and musculoskeletal conditions
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience managing own caseload
- Teaching of patients, peers and careers
Desirable
- Experience working in an acute NHS trust
- Community experience
Skills
Essential
- You have knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights and the competencies appropriate to your role to support their diverse needs and human rights.
- You are able to communicate effectively with them and with other staff to ensure that their care, treatment and support are not compromised
- You have a good understanding of their communication, physical & emotional needs; can identify their individual needs and preferences, their changing needs and recognise and promote their independence.
- Able to provide a customer focussed service
- You are competent to assess, treat and manage the acutely unwell patient
- Willingness to undertake professional self- development
- Commitment and ability towards partnership working with user and carers
- Able to work flexibly across specialities as the need arises.
- Able to deal with difficulties involving colleagues / clients
- Good personal organisation skills
- Ability to seek and use supervision appropriately
- Ability to build effective working relationships
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Other Requirements
Essential
- Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and Trustworthy
- Treat service users and colleagues with respect.
- Able to work as a team member, awareness of workings of a MDT and own contribution towards it
- Punctual and reliable
- Able to travel between sites
- Able to participate in the weekend rota
Qualifications
Essential
- Physiotherapy Degree
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of relevant ongoing professional development since qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate that you have knowledge of your professional code of conduct and guidance issued by your professional body and that you adhere to these
- Working knowledge of range of a broad range of conditions requiring physiotherapy
- Knowledge of a range of treatment approaches, treating in a holistic manner
- Ability to identify and set clinical goals with patients
- Effective communication skills both verbal and written
- Computer literate
- Ability to identify own training needs
- Knowledge of CPPD and use of different methods to develop this
- Understanding of how to maintain a safe environment
- Understanding of how to maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity
Desirable
- NHS Constitution
- Awareness of current NHS issues
- Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
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
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).
