Job summary
Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Lead
Are you an experienced Physiotherapist looking for an exciting opportunity to shape and develop rehabilitation services in Powys?
We're looking for a motivated professional to lead the Physiotherapy rehabilitation provision within community services. This role offers the chance to help design and improve services across Powys, aligning with national guidance and key healthcare programs, such as the PTHB Urgent and Emergency Care, Frailty, and Community Model Programme.
What You'll Do:
- Lead and support the training and development of Therapists and Therapy Support Workers delivering physiotherapy in the community and community hospital settings.
- Help prevent avoidable hospital admissions, support falls prevention, and enhance unscheduled care pathways.
- Hold a clinical caseload within Mid Powys while also developing services across Powys.
The role will be based in Llandrindod Wells If you're passionate about making a real difference in community rehabilitation and enjoy leading and developing teams, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Have relevant knowledge and experience of frailty and be able to effectively use a variety of assessments and interventions.
Be a team player, with excellent communication skills and be committed to excellence in seeking the most robust and evidence-based models of intervention to enhance quality of life and occupational participation of those individuals living with frailty.
Demonstrate a high level of clinical judgement, working autonomously in patient's homes, care homes and primary care settings.
Contribute to areas of service development which will include attending meetings, audit and service evaluation.
Participate with the multi-disciplinary/agency team to provide a coordinated approach to management of people's care.
Involve service users, relatives, and carers in a persons management plan,including overcoming barriers to communication, gaining consent for assessment and interventions, and providing advice and education.
Influence the care provided by other Health and Social Care professionsthrough provision of specialist guidance and involvement in formal teaching. Take a proactive role in the clinical leadership and supervision of staff within specialist area. This may include supervising/mentoring MDT staff members and will include participating as a supervisee.
Participate in MDT training, both providing training and receiving training to develop own skills and those of the MDT in providing person centred prudent care.
About us
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications and / or Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant post graduate training at Masters Level or equivalent
- Significant post-graduate experience relevant to specialty
- Experience in multi-agency team working within specialist area
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Commitment to undertake a development programme to achieve the relevant knowledge, skills, and experience as within the job description and person specification for this role with timeframe to be agreed at interview
- Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
- Documented evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Membership of RCOT
- Appropriate Clinical Educator Course
- Membership of appropriate clinical specialist interest group
- Experience of audit procedures
- Leadership and first line management experience
- Supervision of junior staff and students
Experience
Essential
- Significant postgraduate experience relevant to specialty
- Significant experience managing a complex caseload working within relevant specialty
- Experience in multiagency team working within specialist area
- Evidence of supporting clinical governance requirements including codes post graduate teaching of conduct
- Leadership of relevant networks/ practice groups
- Experience in audit and service evaluation
- Experience in staff development including education
- Experience in presenting to a range of audiences
Desirable
- Experience in leading a team
- Experience of service planning and development across professional boundaries
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- Proven advanced clinical practice and clinical reasoning skills to specialist level
- Ability to plan, prioritise and delegate own and others workload
- Ability to work effectively within a team and independently
- Possess excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills to all stakeholders including individuals/ carers/ families
- Possess effective organisational skills
- Ability to maintain accurate and legible clinical records and statistical information
- Skilled in unpredictable situations
- Ability to lead change
- Ability in coaching, mentoring, supervising and training
- Possesses teaching skills & ability to present to large audiences
- Ability to emotionally adapt and demonstrate empathy and negotiation skills
- Able to cope under pressure and adapt work patterns when the situation is unpredictable
- Ability to maintain high levels of concentration, alertness and awareness in unpredictable environments
- Ability to set priorities and deliver and evaluate performance outcomes
- Ability to reflect on own performance
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Management and leadership skills
- Extensive research skills
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
- Professional confidence and reliable attitude to work
- Adaptive team player with ability to motivate and be respectful to others
Other
Essential
- Requirement OR willingness to undertake further masters level training up to PGC level
- Ability to travel and to work in a variety of sites based on need
- Prepared to work flexibly over the weekend if needed to meet service needs
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate special interest groups
- Clear vision of role and commitment to speciality
Person Specification
Qualifications and / or Knowledge
Essential
- Relevant post graduate training at Masters Level or equivalent
- Significant post-graduate experience relevant to specialty
- Experience in multi-agency team working within specialist area
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Commitment to undertake a development programme to achieve the relevant knowledge, skills, and experience as within the job description and person specification for this role with timeframe to be agreed at interview
- Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
- Documented evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Membership of RCOT
- Appropriate Clinical Educator Course
- Membership of appropriate clinical specialist interest group
- Experience of audit procedures
- Leadership and first line management experience
- Supervision of junior staff and students
Experience
Essential
- Significant postgraduate experience relevant to specialty
- Significant experience managing a complex caseload working within relevant specialty
- Experience in multiagency team working within specialist area
- Evidence of supporting clinical governance requirements including codes post graduate teaching of conduct
- Leadership of relevant networks/ practice groups
- Experience in audit and service evaluation
- Experience in staff development including education
- Experience in presenting to a range of audiences
Desirable
- Experience in leading a team
- Experience of service planning and development across professional boundaries
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- Proven advanced clinical practice and clinical reasoning skills to specialist level
- Ability to plan, prioritise and delegate own and others workload
- Ability to work effectively within a team and independently
- Possess excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills to all stakeholders including individuals/ carers/ families
- Possess effective organisational skills
- Ability to maintain accurate and legible clinical records and statistical information
- Skilled in unpredictable situations
- Ability to lead change
- Ability in coaching, mentoring, supervising and training
- Possesses teaching skills & ability to present to large audiences
- Ability to emotionally adapt and demonstrate empathy and negotiation skills
- Able to cope under pressure and adapt work patterns when the situation is unpredictable
- Ability to maintain high levels of concentration, alertness and awareness in unpredictable environments
- Ability to set priorities and deliver and evaluate performance outcomes
- Ability to reflect on own performance
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Management and leadership skills
- Extensive research skills
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
- Professional confidence and reliable attitude to work
- Adaptive team player with ability to motivate and be respectful to others
Other
Essential
- Requirement OR willingness to undertake further masters level training up to PGC level
- Ability to travel and to work in a variety of sites based on need
- Prepared to work flexibly over the weekend if needed to meet service needs
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate special interest groups
- Clear vision of role and commitment to speciality
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).
