Physiotherapy Team Lead, Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Cancer Services - Chertsey, United Kingdom - Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your career?

Do you want to become a Specialist Physiotherapist in ourMedical Therapy team at Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey?

If so, you will work closely with the Specialist Occupational Therapist to jointly lead the medical therapy team alongside working clinically, covering all medical wards at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey.

This post requires expert clinical knowledge and experience in the management of unwell patients with acute and chronic problems. The caseload is varied and complex and will give you the opportunity to broaden your rehabilitation skills, reduce deconditioning and enhance discharge planning.

You will require excellent team working, communication, and time management skills. Enthusiasm and drive to balance clinical and operational leadership within the medical therapy team is required, whilst developing our rotational physiotherapists and assistants. The role will give you an excellent opportunity to consolidate your leadership and management skills.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative care to patients living with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions. We welcome applicants who have experience at a senior level in a wide range of clinical conditions in a variety of settings in older people, acute medicine, respiratory medicine and neurology.

Main duties of the job

To be jointly responsible for the day-to-day operational management of physiotherapy and occupational therapy over 5 medical wards including the therapy led Medically Fit for discharge ward

Act as a specialist physiotherapist and provide team leadership in ensuring high standards of practice on the medical wards, including the short stay units and MFFD ward.

To take a major role in the advanced assessment and management of patients within this specialty who may have a complex presentation and / or a multi-pathology presentation, determining best delivery of care, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.

To work as an autonomous professional according to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy "Rules of professional conduct" and "standards of physiotherapy", and the Health Professions Council's regulation

Be involved in developing the service in line with national and local strategic plans.

To line manage the Medical Therapy team physiotherapists consisting of band 6 x2, band 5 x2, band 4 x 3 staff. (Please note that as of March 2024 the medical team is undergoing some restructure and we are looking to create a static band 6 physio post that will be included in the above numbers.)

The trust provides a 24-hour, 7 day a week, 365 days per year service. The post holder will be required to cover on-calls, weekends and bank holidays.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached document for full Job Description .

Clinical or technical

To take a leading role in the advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of patients with acute medical illnesses. These patients often have complex and or chronic presentation.

To act as a lead specialist physiotherapy resource using highly developed clinical skills in theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience.

To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload and use excellent clinical reasoning skills to utilise a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care using a range of interventions.

To use investigative and analytical skills, manual assessment techniques and diagnostic procedures to assess complex patients, formulate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans.

To support less experienced staff with their patient caseload.

To have a high level of understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk and the use of treatment plans with an evidence-based link.

To set and maintain a high standard of clinical care using evidence-based practice, keeping up to date with clinical developments, analysing current research, critiquing and implementing changes in clinical practice and encouraging this throughout the team.

To take responsibility for the writing of evidence based clinical guidelines and protocols as appropriate to the speciality and for regularly reviewing and updating those guidelines.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of professional activities working within codes of practice and professional guidelines

To develop services in line with recent NHS initiatives and guidance.

To use ongoing investigative and analytical skills, assessment techniques and diagnostic procedures to assess complex patients.

Demonstrate ability to independently manage a respiratory caseload for the day including patients in the following categories:

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 assessments and interventions including manual and therapeutic handling techniques. This post involves frequent light to moderate physical effort.

Leadership or managerial

Work in close conjunction with Clinical Lead for PT and OT for Medicine and other Band 7 Team Leads

To be jointly responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the physiotherapy and occupational therapy service to the medical wards and MFFD wards as the Trust reconfigures its bed base (This is currently a total of 5 wards altogether.).

Act as a role model and resource, providing information and promoting high standards of patient care, whilst working closely with other professionals.

Supervise junior and senior staff within team.

Maintain the high standards of the service by contributing to the individual team and service objectives.

Demonstrate ability to manage potentially stressful and upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.

Demonstrate ability to prioritise clinical and managerial work and balance other patient related and professional activities as the department requires.

Participate in the appraisal scheme as an appraiser and to be appraised.

To work with the Therapy Managers in developing strategic and operational management of the Physiotherapy Service.

Initiate and lead projects to develop services in line with recent NHS initiatives and guidance and in response to local demand.

Work as part of the Physiotherapy Team to provide an efficient and effective service.

Communication

Demonstrate ability 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.

Assess patients understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

Demonstrate ability to motivate patients to comply with extended periods of treatment.

Maintain accurate records in line with CSP, Trust and service standards and policies.

Take responsibility for leading/supporting local team meetings to ensure accurate and timely information giving and receiving.

Initiate and maintain good contact with local service both internally and externally.

Provide advice to other disciplines both internally and externally to ensure a multidisciplinary approach to care.

Ensure timely and effective communication with the Therapy Manager and Clinical Leads on all operational or professional matters.

Communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patients care, both those from within the organisation and those outside, to ensure efficient multidisciplinary working.

Education

Supervise and lead on the professional development and training of Physiotherapists and other members of the team in the specialist field.

Undertake regular supervision with individuals to support clinical reasoning and to undertake joint problem patient sessions as facilitator and participant.

Take responsibility for the training of junior staff, students, or assistants/technicians within own clinical area.

Participate in any training sessions as a recipient and facilitator.

Disseminate any training received to other staff and healthcare professionals.

Be actively involved in special interest groups to share and disseminate knowledge to colleagues.

Information and reporting

Ensure all Trust IT systems are used effectively, particularly the use of Electronic Patient Records is implemented and used to record patient notes and activity.

Collect & record data accurately in accordance with professional guidelines and ASPH Values.

. Research and Development

Demonstrate the use of relevant information and research findings to support and promote evidence-based practice within the clinical area.

Promote clinical excellence through initiating & participating in setting, maintaining, and monitoring standards of care within a clinical governance framework.

Participate in both clinical and organisational audit to continually evaluate the effectiveness of the service.

Feedback to appropriate stakeholders on the results, trends of audits and research undertaken.

Service improvement

Monitor and maintain acceptable standards of care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Knowledge and Skills

Essential