Highly Specialist Physiotherapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Heart Therapy Team at The Royal Brompton Hospital as a Band 7 Physio. The post holder will work in a multidisciplinary team consisting of Physio, OT, SLT, Dietetics and Psychology and cover Critical Care including cardiothoracic surgery and ECMO, HDU and the private patient wards.

The post hold will receive weekly training, have access to 10 days of study leave a year and access to regular research and QI workshops.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake a high specialist team leader role alongside the physiotherapy clinical specialist in delivering the physiotherapy service to ITU and the Private Inpatient Physiotherapy ward on a day to day basis.

• To take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have highly complex needs, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner.

• To be responsible for the supervision of junior team members within the private inpatient physiotherapy team.

• To work collaboratively with wider members of the heart therapy team to provide high quality care for private inpatients and NHS patients on critical care.

• To be responsible for the continuing professional development and overall performance of the private inpatient physiotherapy team.

• To play a significant role in the continuous development of the Trust as a member of the Rehabilitation & Therapies Management team and as a potential member of a range of Trust quality/ process improvement project groups.

• To implement a cohesive working relationship with key stakeholders on Sir Reginald Wilson Private Patient Ward and Critical Care.

• This role will require staff to work in a variety of clinical areas including intensive care and other critical care areas, operating theatres and recovery, and wards.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.

Job responsibilities

Patient / customer care (both direct and indirect)

1.1To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support more junior staff to do likewise on a daily basis.

1.2 To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

1.3 To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

1.4 To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients.

1.5 To undertake an advanced comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range or treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care.

1.6 To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans.

1.7 To be responsible for ensuring effective selection and use of all treatment resources available.

1.8 To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements, and to communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines and patients in the form of reports and letters.

Please review job description document for full responsibilities

Person specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to assess and treat complex patients in the respiratory field
• Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within formal and informal environments

Desirable

• Lecturing skills
• Participation in audit and research

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Previous cardiorespiratory experience commensurate to grade
• Previous experience working in critical care
• Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
• Supervision of other staff members/ students

Desirable

• Previous experience providing private inpatient therapy
• Relevant validated clinical courses accredited as equivalent to masters level

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy BSc (Hons)/ or equivalent Grad Dip Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
• Member of a SIG