Highly Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist - Band 8a

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

POST: Highly Specialist Physiotherapist for Cystic Fibrosis, Medicine, Training and Education

BANDING: Band 8a Team Leader

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Therapy Leads

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Physiotherapists, support workers and physiotherapy students

JOB SUMMARY

To provide managerial and clinical leadership to the therapists providing care to patients in hospital and at home within the cystic fibrosis and medical teams ensuring high quality service delivery.

To take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients who may have highly complex needs, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatments and to maintain clinical documentation as an autonomous practitioner.

Undertake a highly specialist role in planning, developing, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the physiotherapy service within CF and medicine.

To take a lead role in the development of the CF physiotherapy service in collaboration with the therapy leads and the CF Clinical Lead.

To take a lead role in planning, developing, co-ordinating and delivering respiratory physiotherapy training for therapy staff.

To participate in the oncall and weekend rota.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

CLINICAL

• To undertake physiotherapy assessment, clinically diagnose and implement agreed treatment plans if appropriate including the routine treatment of complex patients in a manner that respects peoples privacy, dignity, and individuality. Treatment will involve the use of a range of skills appropriate to medicine and the speciality of CF, evidence based and in line with current practice.

To undertake advanced practice appropriate to the area of speciality e.g., non-medical prescribing.

• To work collaboratively with the therapy teams and the wider MDT to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary service.

To ensure effective internal and external two-way communication with patients, carers and all other Health and Social Care Professionals regarding all aspects of patient care.

• To supervise students and junior staff in their treatments and to ensure ongoing education in all aspects of treatment and care.

• To provide specialist advice in clinics, ward rounds and MDT meetings.

• To undertake relevant research and audit with the CF specialism, preparing abstracts and presentations for regional, national, and international meetings and conferences.

• To actively participate in the on-call rota.

• To lead on innovations in the delivery of care

• To work autonomously within the department taking into consideration the normal parameters of policies and procedures.

MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP

To co-ordinate the CF and medical therapy team at an operational level ensuring the efficient running of the service, effective communication, and dissemination of information, by leading the team.

Work closely with divisional colleagues to ensure effective service delivery, supporting the Therapy Leads with the operational planning and delivery of the service.

To provide relevant accurate data as required.

Responsible for the CF physiotherapy equipment.

To oversee the supervision of Physiotherapists, support workers and Students.

To support the Therapy Leads in achieving the service and department objectives as part of the senior therapy team.

To undertake relevant research and audit within CF and medicine.

To work collaboratively with the senior therapy team to ensure the safe delivery of therapy services across the whole trust on a daily basis.

To manage sickness, annual leave and day to day running of the CF and medical teams.

ORGANISATIONAL

To represent Therapies at relevant committees within the Organisation.

To achieve the departmental objectives for the relevant elements of the therapy services.

Contribute to the development and implementation of relevant policies.

PROFESSIONAL

• To maintain accurate and up to date records.

• To comply with the HCPC codes of professional conduct.

• To be a positive role model, adhere to the values and behaviours of the trust, and support and promote Allied Health Professions within the Organisation.

• QUALITY

• To monitor and maintain quality standards across Therapy Services.

• Ensure strong communication links with all Therapy Services staff and the wider MDT.

• To be responsible for service and workforce development required to meet the needs of our patients and the Organisation.

• Continue to further own knowledge through on going professional development from a variety of sources.

• To contribute to the dissemination of good practice across the Organisation and wider health service.

GENERAL STATEMENTS

CONFIDENTIALITY

All employees must adhere to policies and procedures relating to Information Governance, Confidentiality and Information Security.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trust is committed to approaching the control of risks in a strategic and organised manner.

The post holder must be aware of their individual responsibilities as detailed in the Trusts Risk Management, Health & Safety and Incident policies, and those under the Health and Safety at Work Act. This includes the reporting of any untoward incident, accident, potential or actual hazard identified.

SAFEGUARDING

All staff are required to be familiar with the arrangements for safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and support the organisation in promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Staff working directly with children, young people and vulnerable adults will have a responsibility to ensure safeguarding and promoting their welfare forms an integral part of their duties.

Staff who come into contact with children, vulnerable adults, parents and carers in the course of their work and/or have access to records will have responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Staff who come into contact in the course of their duties, with parents, carers or other significant adults or children, young people and vulnerable adults should always be mindful of safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of these individuals.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

The Trust is a Health Promoting Hospital. The Trust expects that when you are presented with opportunities to improve the lifestyle of our patients you seek help from appropriately trained clinical staff to ensure patients are supported and assisted in making the necessary lifestyle changes. This is in accordance with best practice as described in the DoH white paper Choosing Health Making Healthy Choices Easier.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities. All employees are expected to observe this policy in relation to the public and fellow employees.

All staff are expected to adhere to, and act in accordance with, the values & behaviours of the Trust.

This document is intended to be used as a guide to the general scope of duties involved in this post. It is not exhaustive and should not therefore be used as a rigid specification. It will be kept under review and amended as required in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Demonstrate enthusiasm, vision, and a desire to achieve.
• Demonstrate a forward-thinking and professional attitude.
• Tactful and diplomatic.
• The ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Driving license and access to own vehicle.

Desirable

• Interest in developing and promoting the service at a regional and national level.

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc / MSc or equivalent in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered

Desirable

• Level 7 qualification in leadership / management or advanced practice
• Membership of a relevant specialist interest group.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive specialist experience within cystic fibrosis or respiratory care
• Independent/non-medical prescriber
• Previous experience leading a team including supervision and development of others
• Evidence of relevant involvement in organisational level objectives
• Evidence of participation in service development, audit and research
• Ability to work as part of and lead a team comprising of different health care professionals.
• Skilled communicator able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information.
• Evidence of relevant involvement in organisational level objectives
• Evidence of participation in service development, audit and research
• Evidence of effective people management skills.
• Computer literacy to be able to formulate reports and data provision.
• Evidence of teaching within respiratory physiotherapy teams
• Evidence of ability to present and communicate in varying formats and to varying audiences

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Leadership qualification
• Evidence of publication within peer reviewed journal
• Evidence of ability to present and communicate in varying formats and to varying audiences

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Address

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

Merseyside

L14 3PE

Employer's website

https://www.lhch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)