Liver Transplant Physiotherapy - Hampstead, United Kingdom - Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals

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Hampstead, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Main duties of the job:

You will work within the multidisciplinary team to provide assessments and treatment plans to a variety of hepatology and Liver transplant patients.

Assessing patients for their suitability for transplant using a range of outcome measure
Providing education and exercises to help improve fitness
Engaging patients in goals setting and motivating them to improve fitness preoperative
Reviewing patient's postop Liver Transplant
Working with the band 8a Physiotherapist to expand the service and undertake service evaluation projects

As a Liver Specialist Physiotherapist, you will become part of the faculty that provides training for our Liver transplant and hepatology ward.

This includes the use of Simulation based learning, for which you will receive additional training.

Working for our organisation:

The Liver transplant and hepatology team is part of the Critical Care, Medicine and Surgery (CMS) team, it prides itself on it's warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Uniquely at the Royal Free the service is fully integrated with the Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Dietitians.

This enables us to work in a truly collaborative way and to learn from each other.

We pride ourselves on our holistic and supportive culture - we aim to help staff achieve their full potential whether this be academically, managerially, in the field of education and in their own personal wellbeing.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

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

Person specification:

Education & professional Qualifications:

Essential criteria:

Degree/graduate diploma in Physiotherapy
Health Professions Council (HPC) registration
Member of CSP

Desirable criteria:

Membership of special interest group
Additional qualification eg MSc or accredited courses at postgraduate level in specialist clinical area
Commitment to advanced clinical and professional development

Experience:

Essential criteria:

Significant postgraduate clinical experience as a Band 6 or above
Knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches for the management of patients within specialist clinical area
Experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
Previous experience of junior staff & student supervision/ clinical education
Experience of clinical audit and/or research
Lectures/ Presentations to groups/ teaching other Healthcare Professionals and patients
Student training/ supervisory skills
Undertaking research or audit
Active contribution to service improvement
Proficient IT knowledge

Desirable criteria:

Experience working with Liver Transplant or hepatology patients
Experience of teaching to uni disciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups
Experience of using SIM based training for staff development
Evidence of active involvement in service development & contribution to change within the workplace
Motivational Interviewing/ behaviour change training (CBT or facilitation skills)

Values:

Essential criteria:

Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Skills and aptitudes:

Essential criteria:

Highly specialist level of clinical skill within Liver Transplant/ hepatology
Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning and the management of complex cases
Excellent verbal communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals
Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and unidisciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions
Ability to demonstrate a commitment to best practice and awareness of relevant national standards/guidelines

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Covid-19 Vaccination
Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.
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Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
If you are an
EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK

Please Note:

We are unable to sponsor Band 2 to 4 as the salary does not meet the UKVI Points Based system threshold
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If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system

The Trust uses
electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

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The Trust will request a DBS (CRB) if post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.

Applications are welcome from people wishi