exercise physiologist Nottingham, England
Job description
Band 7
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Physiotherapist, with a special interest in cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology? Do you have a passion for service development?
Following the commencement of the Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) initiative in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICS, we have the opportunity for a dynamic and innovative physiotherapist to join our team at NUH.
An exciting opportunity for an experienced respiratory physiotherapist with a special interest in Cardiothoracic surgery to work alongside a new clinical specialist physiotherapist role and existing team leader role to integrate this work into our existing service. There's also the opportunity to work collaboratively with NUH’s prehab team in regards to the lung cancer pathway.
The post holder will be primarily responsible, alongside the team leader, for managing the physiotherapy service provided to cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology patients.
This service covers:-
Barclay Thoracic Unit
10 bedded Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
6 bedded Cardiac High Dependency Unit.
Acute Coronary Care Unit
Cardiac Surgery Ward
Cardiology wards
Leadership skills, service development and research opportunities are well supported with Band 7 training and one to one input from both the therapy service management team and clinical leads/specialists. There will also be excellent peer support from the existing band 7 team.
Main duties of the job
This post requires a wide range of respiratory experience. Specific experience of working in cardiothoracic surgery and critical care is essential. Knowledge of pathways for cancer care would be an advantage. We are looking for a clinician who is an expert in assessing and treating these patients, who can deliver education and training to a broad spectrum of clinicians and continue to adopt a collaborative MDT approach to optimise our patient journeys.
The successful applicant will need excellent communication skills to facilitate close working relationships with their peers and members of the MDT. They will require skills in audit, service evaluation and development, as well as organisational and time management skills and the ability to motivate themselves and others.
As this service forms part of the critical care and surgery physiotherapy team at Nottingham City hospital, the successful candidate will be required to work flexibly across Critical Care and surgery to meet service need. Skills in service prioritisation, daily line management and coordination of clinical staff are required.
The successful candidate will support the wider inpatient therapy teams at NUH in the management of and participation of out of hours work.
Working for our organisation
With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavor to turn your job into a career!
The Physiotherapy service is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services pathway, which is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH. We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 600 staff, who works together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists. We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for detail specific to this post.
Permanent 0.8 WTE (30 hours) Band 7 post
Core hours are worked Monday to Friday
Additional duties will include participation in on call and weekend working as well as a late shifts (1-9PM). Weekends are rostered with expected frequency of 1:4, an on-call average 1 per month and late shifts approximately 1-2 per month but all are dependent on service need and staffing levels
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of appropriate post graduate study and professional development within specialist area
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide-ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area
- Knowledge and experience of leading and managing people
- Experience of operational management of an acute team
- Able to deliver training and educate individuals, team and wider MDT
- Knowledge of current guidelines and best practice within specialism and able to evaluate/audit service against these
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
- Able to adapt approach in order to respect individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients
- Able to communicate complex patient-related information effectively
- Able to understand team dynamics and adapt approach to achieve the best outcome for patients
- Able to present clinical information to health professions at national conference level or equivalent
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Able to assess complex information, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management using clinical reasoning skills and a range of treatment options
- Able to prioritise using clinical reasoning and risk assess situations to support decision making
- Lead on service development using evidence based practice
Planning and organisational skills
Essential criteria
- Able to plan delivery of a service for multiple speciality areas managing capacity and demand
- Able to organise workloads and plan and lead the implementation of policies
- Able to lead and facilitate meetings
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Able to handle and move complex patients using a way that promotes rehabilitation and is safe
- Able to move and use medical devices
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to undertake out of hours duties including on-call
- Able to travel cross campus and beyond the trust as needed
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
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