Band 7 Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist Medical HSEP Team

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

Responsible for providing clinical leadership to a highly specialised Therapy service on Medical HSEP wards

To participate in daily operational activities and management, planning,implementation and direction of the Medical HSEP team in conjunction with the clinical lead.

To provide professional support to qualified staff, students and support staff

To be involved in the strategic planning and policy development for the Medical HSEP service and deputise for the Clinical Lead where necessary.

The post holder will require highly skilled time management and priority skills due to frequent interruptions of job tasks during the working day and balancing of clinical and operational duties, including service development.

Ensure clinical effectiveness of therapy intervention incorporating evidence based practice and professional standards.

The Band 7 therapist will be included in the 7 day working roster, which involves working up to 1 weekend every 4 weeks, plus 2 Bank Holidays per annum. 2 consecutive scheduled days off will be given in the week before or after the weekend worked and Agenda for Change pay enhancements apply.

To undertake a lead role in the day-to-day management of the Medical HSEP service. This will be in conjunction with other Band 7 therapists with access to the Clinical Lead for Medical HSEP and senior management as required.

To provide advanced assessment and discharge planning of patients who may have complex and or chronic conditions; interpreting and analysing clinical and non-clinical data to form accurate diagnoses and prognoses; developing comprehensive management and treatment plans, facilitating and ensuring safe discharge

We have an opportunity at Barnet Hospital to recruit a dynamic Band 7 Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist to become part of our integrated Medical HSEP (Health Services for Elderly People) therapy team 22.5hrs/week.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Values

Essential

• Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values in a logical manner with proficient language

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy
• Current HCPC registration
• Demonstration of commitment to lifelong learning
• Demonstration of interest in Frailty and team specialty through attendance at relevant courses

Desirable

• Membership of a specialist interest group ie AGILE

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience in in-patient Medical HSEP and Frailty with examples
• Extensive experience working in an acute healthcare setting and complex discharge planning with examples

Desirable

• Experience in audit with examples
• Experience in coaching, supervising and teaching staff with examples
• Evidence of leadership and first line management with examples
• Experience in acute medicine in area of Medical HSEP and frailty

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

• Effective written and verbal communication skills to a range of audiences with examples
• Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills and management of complex cases. with examples
• Ability to relate clinical knowledge to practice with examples
• Able to work independently as an autonomous practitioner with examples
• Ability to work as part of a team including MDT with examples
• Good organisational skills with examples
• Reflect & critically approve own performance with examples
• Ability to lead and motivate self and team with examples
• Effective time management skills and ability to prioritise case load and managerial tasks with examples
• Ability to laterally think and problem solve with examples
• Ability to apply appraisal teaching and supervision skills with examples
• Highly specialist knowledge of current therapy in relevant area
• Awareness of current health issues
• IT skills / computer literate
• Able to maintain judgment and make decisions under pressure with examples
• Excellent presentation & training skills with examples
• Clear vision of role/commitment to specialty

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Committed to personal and team development with examples
• Adaptable and supportive of change with examples
• Punctual and reliable with examples
• Research-minded with in area of Frailty with examples
• Able to work on different sites

Desirable

• Able to work weekends and Bank Holidays in line with the Therapy 7 day working provision

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).