Job Description

We currently have an opportunity for a senior physiotherapist to join our rotations at Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) for a fixed term post.



Applications are welcome from those with physiotherapy training and relevant NHS and UK experience, new or experienced band 6s as well as those returning to practice and waiting for HCPC registration.



Flexible working requests will be considered at the point of interview.

Our rotations are 6 months in duration and include:

Senior Adult Medical Services/ General Medicine



Emergency services and admission avoidance



Intensive /Critical care



General Surgery



Cardiorespiratory medicine



Trauma orthopaedics



Hyper-acute/acute stroke uni



Delivering excellence in patient care and patient experience is our driving force and in return we offer commitment to your personal development through supervision, appraisal and both internal and external training. ASPH encourage the staff involvement in research and development, providing opportunities in service evaluation and audit as well as service quality improvement initiatives.



ASPH offers a seven-day service across some teams and you will be expected to participate in seven day working as per service requirements.



Work as an autonomous practitioner to manage a significant specialist clinical caseload including using respiratory, medical, neurological and orthopaedic skills and knowledge.



Complete comprehensive patient assessments, formulate clinical diagnoses and problem lists and provide appropriate therapy input to facilitate onward planning and safe discharge from hospital.



Contribute to board rounds or problem patient sessions to ensure that patients get the right treatment, at the right time in the right place.



Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, putting patient care and the patient experience first.



Actively participate in service development and contribute to monitoring of standards of practice, and take personal responsibility in your professional development and professional registration requirements.



Show passion for providing a high level of care and safeguarding to patients known to our service.



Have the ability to use initiative, communicate with empathy and be an effective team player.



Demonstrate leadership skills and deputise for the team leads whenever necessary.



Participate in the development of physiotherapists/ occupational therapists and support staff within clinical speciality through training, competencies and supervision.



Participate in multi-disciplinary team teaching.



To take part in the respiratory on call service.



To part in specific 7 day working rotas, dependent on the team/area.



Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.



Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.



We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.



Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.



Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team



Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.



Clinical or technical



To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/ multipathologies.



To use investigative and analytical skills to assess complex patients and support other more junior therapists with their patients as required.



To devise individualised physiotherapy management and / or treatment plans, using clinical reasoning skills.



To use ongoing investigative and analytical skills, manual assessment techniques and diagnostic procedures to assess complex patients and formulate a clinical diagnosis.



To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention.



To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required.



To keep up to date with developments, analysing current research and discussing and implementing changes to your clinical practice.



Leadership or managerial



To attend all relevant training to maintain competency and confidence.



To be responsible for and actively record your own personal development. This may include active participation in journal clubs, clinical reasoning and problem patient sessions as participant and facilitator.



To participate in the appraisal as appraisee and appraiser.



To disseminate any training received to other staff and health care professionals



To be responsible for the supervision of Band 5 Physiotherapists on rotation, Students and Assistants



To support the band 7 Physiotherapy team leader with the appraisals of Band 5 Physiotherapists on rotation and Assistants



To take a leadership role for the Physiotherapists in the team in the absence of a B7 in order to prioritise the work



To share the responsibility of organising the rota for the weekend working



To support the Physiotherapy staff with organising their annual leave within the team



Information and reporting



To regularly participate in and lead on appropriate work related research/evaluation projects and to be aware of current research relevant to the speciality.



To participate in and initiate clinical audit and the evaluation of clinical effectiveness in line with Trust Policies.



To evaluate your own clinical effectiveness.



To ensure relevant topics are included in annual clinical governance and service plan.



To undertake and present relevant evidence based projects.



To contribute to the Trust's, Division's and team's clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda



Service improvement



To make recommendations when appropriate to changes in practice leading to improvement in the service.



To be involved with implementing policy and service development changes.



To be aware of risks involved as part of delivering clinical care and manage this within own patient case load.



To demonstrate physical ability to carry out assessments and interventions, including moving and handling techniques. This involves frequent light to moderate physical effort.



Communications and Engagement



To be able to communicate highly complex information sensitively to patients in order to gain their cooperation for treatment and valid consent.



To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patient's care, both those from within the organisation and those outside to ensure efficient multidisciplinary working



To use persuading and influencing skills to encourage patients to self manage their conditions.



To communicate any changes in care plan or treatment approach to other therapists as necessary.



To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patient in order to progress treatment programmes. This may include patients who will have difficulties in understanding or communicating, e.g. patients who maybe deaf, blind, or be unable to accept the diagnosis, or for whom English is not their first language.



To be able to manage frequently highly stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.



To maintain accurate records in line with professional body (CSP), Trust and service standards and policies. To ensure that records of directly managed staff also comply with these standards



To attend staff meetings and actively participate ensuring understanding of information imparted



To ensure timely and effective communication with the Clinical/Therapy Leads on all professional matters.



General responsibilities



To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.



To have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others at work. This includes being conversant with relevant trust safety policies and procedures. To report incidents and near misses at work; take part in the risk management process; attend all mandatory training courses in the agreed duration as defined by trust policy and carry out tasks and use equipment only when competent to do so.



To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity. To comply with the requirements of the Data Protection act.



To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties as qualified and able.



To comply with the trust's corporate and local policies and procedures on such subjects and clinical management and human resources.



To ensure that patients, clients and members of the public are consulted and involved in decisions about local health service developments. As a trust employee to be mindful of this and do what is appropriate to the role and level meet this duty of responsibility.



To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time and are consistent with the responsibilities of the role.



To comply with the trust's policies on equal opportunities, the consumption of alcohol and smoking