Specialist Physiotherapist - Acute Medicine

A very exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Specialist Band 7 Physiotherapist within the Acute and Emergency Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to work within the fast paced clinical areas of the Acute Medicine Wards which include Emergency Department, Medical Assessment Units, and Frailty.

Job description

See attached Job Description Document.

1. To take a team leader role to manage, develop and evaluate the physiotherapy service within this speciality in close liaison with the leadership team and the TSMs.

2. To be a lead clinician for Physiotherapy in Acute and Emergency Medicine. Supervision is self-driven through attendance at conferences, courses or through seeking the advice of peers external to the Trust.

3. To perform highly advanced assessment of patients with diverse presentations and highly complex physical and psychological conditions, to determine a diagnosis and formulate and deliver an appropriate, effective individualised treatment programme.

4. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

5. Plan, supervise, educate and assess physiotherapy students on placement within the Acute and Emergency Area. Work closely with the university and comply with all standards required for the degree level qualification.

6. Design and undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and teams clinical practice and improve service delivery. Make recommendations and lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols as agreed with the in-patient manager.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Substantial postgraduate experience at a Band 6 level across a variety of specialties
• Supervisory skills of both qualified and non professionally qualified staff.
• Experience of Multi-disciplinary working and taking leading case management.

Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced knowledge of physiotherapy in relevant area.
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to cope with stressful situations/environments and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers.

Personal Skills

Essential

• Confident and committed to personal and team development
• Able to work collaboratively as a team member.
• Be empathetic/encouraging adapting to patients/situations.

About the employer

across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.