Are you a dynamic and experienced Physiotherapist looking for a challenging and rewarding role in the field of acute surgery? We have an exciting opening for a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to join our vibrant team and make a significant impact in acute surgical physiotherapy services at SBU.
About the Role:
As a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist, you will play a pivotal role in providing high-level assessment and discharge planning skills within the acute surgical wards at Morriston Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your clinical expertise and leadership skills while working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. The role extends beyond the clinical role on the acute surgical wards, offering you the chance to bring about strategic change to improve patient experiences and patient flow. They will also have a role within ICU.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct assessments and deliver treatments for patients with a diverse range of acute surgical conditions. Collaborate with Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) to ensure timely and effective patient flow. Provide expert advice, leadership, and guidance to the physiotherapy team.
Desired Skills and Qualifications: Clinical and leadership experience in physiotherapy. Willingness to join the respiratory on-call rota and work a 7-day roster as required. Desirable: Ability to speak Welsh. English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job:
Leadership and Service Delivery: Lead the physiotherapy team with enthusiasm and innovation. Deliver the Physiotherapy Service with flair, and contribute to the evolution of cutting-edge patient care.
Caseload Management: Manage a caseload of patients with complex needs, employing evidence-based and client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
Mentorship and Supervision: Provide inspirational leadership for junior and senior staff, offering guidance, supervision, and constructive appraisals as delegated by the line manager.
Collaborative Discharge Planning: Showcase your high-level discharge planning skills by collaborating seamlessly with the MDT and community services, ensuring a holistic and patient-centric approach to healthcare.
Educational Leadership: Inspire the next generation of physiotherapists by educating and supervising students on clinical placements.
Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Engage in continuous learning and development, both clinically and professionally, to stay at the forefront of the field.
Respiratory On-Call Participation: Actively participate in the on-call respiratory roster, contributing to the immediate and effective response to patient needs.
Service Development Initiatives: Be a driving force behind service development initiatives, including the implementation of 7-day working, ensuring the delivery of healthcare services that meet the evolving needs of our community.
About us: We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK, we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex, religion or belief, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership or, whether they are disabled.
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.
Person Specification: Qualifications: Essential: Degree in Physiotherapy (or other relevant qualification) Professional Registration with HCPC Evidence of post-graduate masters level education or evidence of equivalent clinical experience.
Desirable: Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) Membership of a clinical or professional network
Knowledge & Experience: Essential: Substantial broad range specialist experience of working with this client group. Substantial experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Supervision experience of students, physiotherapy assistants and junior staff. Experience in working in areas that are linked to patient flow. Remain updated with advanced professional practice and new research. Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession. Significant NHS experience.
Desirable: Experience of leading a team. Be able to work in various critical care and respiratory areas. Working in the community setting.
Experience: Essential: Evidence of comprehensive and advanced continuing professional development (CPD), maintained in a portfolio. Including attendance at recent highly specialised post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field/speciality. Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues.
Desirable: Service development experience.
Skills: Essential: Excellent communication skills. Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate. Professional maturity and ability to network and form professional relationships with other healthcare/multi-agency professionals. Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for the service, including experience of quality issues and audit. Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes. Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional and aggressive patients and carers.
Desirable: IT skills.
Employer details: Employer name: Swansea Bay University Health Board Address: Morriston Hospital Heol Maes Eglwys Swansea SA6 6NL
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
130-AHP178-1224 #J-18808-Ljbffr
About the Role:
As a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist, you will play a pivotal role in providing high-level assessment and discharge planning skills within the acute surgical wards at Morriston Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your clinical expertise and leadership skills while working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. The role extends beyond the clinical role on the acute surgical wards, offering you the chance to bring about strategic change to improve patient experiences and patient flow. They will also have a role within ICU.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct assessments and deliver treatments for patients with a diverse range of acute surgical conditions. Collaborate with Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) to ensure timely and effective patient flow. Provide expert advice, leadership, and guidance to the physiotherapy team.
Desired Skills and Qualifications: Clinical and leadership experience in physiotherapy. Willingness to join the respiratory on-call rota and work a 7-day roster as required. Desirable: Ability to speak Welsh. English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job:
Leadership and Service Delivery: Lead the physiotherapy team with enthusiasm and innovation. Deliver the Physiotherapy Service with flair, and contribute to the evolution of cutting-edge patient care.
Caseload Management: Manage a caseload of patients with complex needs, employing evidence-based and client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
Mentorship and Supervision: Provide inspirational leadership for junior and senior staff, offering guidance, supervision, and constructive appraisals as delegated by the line manager.
Collaborative Discharge Planning: Showcase your high-level discharge planning skills by collaborating seamlessly with the MDT and community services, ensuring a holistic and patient-centric approach to healthcare.
Educational Leadership: Inspire the next generation of physiotherapists by educating and supervising students on clinical placements.
Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Engage in continuous learning and development, both clinically and professionally, to stay at the forefront of the field.
Respiratory On-Call Participation: Actively participate in the on-call respiratory roster, contributing to the immediate and effective response to patient needs.
Service Development Initiatives: Be a driving force behind service development initiatives, including the implementation of 7-day working, ensuring the delivery of healthcare services that meet the evolving needs of our community.
About us: We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK, we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex, religion or belief, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership or, whether they are disabled.
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.
Person Specification: Qualifications: Essential: Degree in Physiotherapy (or other relevant qualification) Professional Registration with HCPC Evidence of post-graduate masters level education or evidence of equivalent clinical experience.
Desirable: Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) Membership of a clinical or professional network
Knowledge & Experience: Essential: Substantial broad range specialist experience of working with this client group. Substantial experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Supervision experience of students, physiotherapy assistants and junior staff. Experience in working in areas that are linked to patient flow. Remain updated with advanced professional practice and new research. Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession. Significant NHS experience.
Desirable: Experience of leading a team. Be able to work in various critical care and respiratory areas. Working in the community setting.
Experience: Essential: Evidence of comprehensive and advanced continuing professional development (CPD), maintained in a portfolio. Including attendance at recent highly specialised post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field/speciality. Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues.
Desirable: Service development experience.
Skills: Essential: Excellent communication skills. Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate. Professional maturity and ability to network and form professional relationships with other healthcare/multi-agency professionals. Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for the service, including experience of quality issues and audit. Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes. Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional and aggressive patients and carers.
Desirable: IT skills.
Employer details: Employer name: Swansea Bay University Health Board Address: Morriston Hospital Heol Maes Eglwys Swansea SA6 6NL
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
130-AHP178-1224 #J-18808-Ljbffr
