As a Senior Physiotherapist, you will be responsible for providing specialist assessment, advice, and treatment to patients within the 13 bedded Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Surgical wards supporting a range of specialities - colorectal, vascular, plastics, thoracic, gynaecology, urology, head & neck, neuroscience, oncology and orthopaedics. The patients may have highly complex respiratory-related disorders. You will be expected to work flexibly across all teams - Surgical, Oncology and Orthopaedics, primarily in the in-patient setting, and support the out of hours on call service. You will be supported and support others in furthering knowledge and skills according to the four pillars of practice - Clinical practice, Education, Leadership and management, Research and development. Job responsibilities
Key Duties: Undertake specialist assessment of patients on ICU/Surgery who may have diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and respiratory assessment techniques to provide appropriate treatment and ongoing management. Utilise highly developed therapeutic handling skills to support rehabilitation of patients on ICU/Surgery. Participate in and assist with the organisation of the respiratory weekday and weekend work, and out of hours on-call rota, providing regular training sessions to in-patient staff and assisting with the completion of supporting documentation & competency records, as well as supporting with the emergency cover. Plan the effective daily management of caseloads of patients including responding to urgent referrals, unplanned admissions and, occasionally, unpredictable work patterns. Prioritise and balance professional activities, including deputising for the team lead, supervising staff and students, etc, in accordance with the departmental requirements, and assist others in achieving this objective. Person Specification
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy HCPC Registered Evidence of CPD MCSP Membership of clinical interest group MSc of post grad study in related area Experience
Proven experience of working as a physiotherapist on ICU Proven experience with a broad spectrum of acute and chronic respiratory management Proven experience across a wide range of specialities at Band 5/6 level Experience of quality issues and audit Previous participation in on-call and weekend working Experience gained within a public sector organisation Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of cardiorespiratory physiology and pathophysiology In depth knowledge of a variety of rehabilitation needs and approaches Knowledge of current professional issues Able to demonstrate high levels of communication skills to coach, mediate, negotiate, present and train Excellent written and spoken English Good use of IT skills Highly developed organisational and time management skills Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines Demonstrates a forward looking and proactive approach Work effectively within a team environment Use initiative To exercise influencing and negotiating skills To be personally and professionally responsible Physically fit for all aspects of the post Able to participate in on-call and weekend work Supervisory skills and experience 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.
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