Job summary
Professional lead physiotherapist
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Part time 15 hours per week
Base: Derby City base TBC
Working for a Trust like Derbyshire Health Care NHS Foundation Trust is exceptional in so many ways. Here are a few of those reasons:
- Up to 33 days' holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Option to buy additional annual leave
- Join one of the best pension schemes in the UK
- Health Service discounts
- Staff health & wellbeing programme
- Free parking at all of our sites
- A fair mileage scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Supported study leave
Main duties of the job
Professional Lead Physiotherapist -
1) To provide professional leadership within area of responsibility - influencing national policy and strategies and holding professional responsibility for establishing, ensuringand governing standards.2) The post holder will be an accountable source for policy level thinking within their own profession to support the on-going development of professional practice and development of staff.3) Acting as the link between DHCFT and the Chartered Society for Physiotherapy CSP professional body, the post holder will primarily be responsible for addressing the professional issues relevant to, and affecting, their area of responsibility in and DHCFT.4) To ensure the overarching guidance to ensure safe, effective, patient centered and high quality direct patient care which is consistent and equitable across all care groups in DHCFT.5) To be accountable for the governance and oversight of patient care for the Physiotherapy profession within area of responsibility, clinical governance, equity, implementation of evidence based practice, continuous quality improvement, research and development.6) Will also contribute to the collective - AHP perspective through working in partnership within the AHP Committee group
About us
Derbyshire HealthCare Foundation Trust has been rated as 'good ' by the Care Quality Commission; we have achieved this by providing high quality patient care, within an inclusive organisation that works together and shows care and compassion for each other.
DHCFT is an NHS Trust that strives for innovation and improvement for the service and individuals that work within it. Our Vision is to make a positive difference in people's lives by improving health and wellbeing. Our objectives are to provide great care, be a great place to work and best use of money. Our values of People first, Respect, Honesty, & Do your best are why our workforce chose to work for the NHS & DHCFT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
So now lets talk about you
1. Are you a registered physiotherapist
2. Are you educated to degree level or hold demonstrable equivalent experience
3. Are you educated to Post Graduate level study or demonstrable equivalent experience
4. Do you have a proven track record in service user and carer engagement and involvement in service development
5. Do you hold have exceptional leadership skills and proven ability to motivate others
6. Do you have a proven track record in working across systems and with partners to deliver improved services
7. Are you a keen, compassionate, dynamic practitioner with experience of working within mental health, learning disability or child health?
8. Are you passionate about our services and ensuring safe and effective interventions are delivered to service users, their families and other professionals.
9. Are you an experienced clinician who empowers others and is able to support a culture of change within services.
- Are you a great communicator who strives to ensure patients receive the highest standard of care
- Are you able to work effectively within a team and with our partner agencies
If so here are the Next Steps:
Submit your application via this advert and our recruitment team will support your through your application.
If you wish to discuss the role/service further then please contact me (Becki Priest, Deputy Director of Practice & Transformation and AHP lead) via email becki.priest@nhs.net or call me on 07584 855825
As an employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DHCFT Way outlined on our website and in the additional information provided
We Look forward to hearing from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
So now lets talk about you
1. Are you a registered physiotherapist
2. Are you educated to degree level or hold demonstrable equivalent experience
3. Are you educated to Post Graduate level study or demonstrable equivalent experience
4. Do you have a proven track record in service user and carer engagement and involvement in service development
5. Do you hold have exceptional leadership skills and proven ability to motivate others
6. Do you have a proven track record in working across systems and with partners to deliver improved services
7. Are you a keen, compassionate, dynamic practitioner with experience of working within mental health, learning disability or child health?
8. Are you passionate about our services and ensuring safe and effective interventions are delivered to service users, their families and other professionals.
9. Are you an experienced clinician who empowers others and is able to support a culture of change within services.
- Are you a great communicator who strives to ensure patients receive the highest standard of care
- Are you able to work effectively within a team and with our partner agencies
If so here are the Next Steps:
Submit your application via this advert and our recruitment team will support your through your application.
If you wish to discuss the role/service further then please contact me (Becki Priest, Deputy Director of Practice & Transformation and AHP lead) via email becki.priest@nhs.net or call me on 07584 855825
As an employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DHCFT Way outlined on our website and in the additional information provided
We Look forward to hearing from you.
Person Specification
attainment and quals
Essential
- HPC registration
- physiotherapy leadership experience
- CSP membership
- leadership training or equivalent experience
- oExperience of working as a specialist clinical physiotherapist
Desirable
- Needs to be a member of professional network groups
- has masters level qualification or working towards / willing to undertake
Skills
Essential
- oProven facilitation skills in relation to workforce issues and complaints
- oHigh level of communication skills able to present complex, sensitive or contentious information to a large group of staff or members of the public
- oAbility to adopt necessary leadership styles depending on the context. Effective negotiation and influencing skills.
Desirable
- oProject management skills/experience
- oExperience if leading Audits against National Policy Guidance
Knowledge
Essential
- oExperience of leading a lead with accountability
- oExperience of leading a team through transformation
- oExperience of leading complaints resolution
- oExperience delivering supervision - professional related
- oDealing with complaints
- oExperience of recruitment
Desirable
- oAbility to demonstrate multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- oExperience in managing budgets
- oKnowledge of Learning Disabilities , Mental Health, Paediatrics
- oWorkforce planning and development
- oLinks with professional networks
other
Essential
- oExperience in representing physiotherapy in wider stakeholder engagement Able to travel from various bases as required by the post
Desirable
- oExperience in providing organisational change management
values
Essential
- oRespect oHonesty oPeople First oDo your best
Person Specification
attainment and quals
Essential
- HPC registration
- physiotherapy leadership experience
- CSP membership
- leadership training or equivalent experience
- oExperience of working as a specialist clinical physiotherapist
Desirable
- Needs to be a member of professional network groups
- has masters level qualification or working towards / willing to undertake
Skills
Essential
- oProven facilitation skills in relation to workforce issues and complaints
- oHigh level of communication skills able to present complex, sensitive or contentious information to a large group of staff or members of the public
- oAbility to adopt necessary leadership styles depending on the context. Effective negotiation and influencing skills.
Desirable
- oProject management skills/experience
- oExperience if leading Audits against National Policy Guidance
Knowledge
Essential
- oExperience of leading a lead with accountability
- oExperience of leading a team through transformation
- oExperience of leading complaints resolution
- oExperience delivering supervision - professional related
- oDealing with complaints
- oExperience of recruitment
Desirable
- oAbility to demonstrate multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- oExperience in managing budgets
- oKnowledge of Learning Disabilities , Mental Health, Paediatrics
- oWorkforce planning and development
- oLinks with professional networks
other
Essential
- oExperience in representing physiotherapy in wider stakeholder engagement Able to travel from various bases as required by the post
Desirable
- oExperience in providing organisational change management
values
Essential
- oRespect oHonesty oPeople First oDo your best
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).
