Job summary
1We are looking for a skilled and experienced Surgical Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our friendly, busy Respiratory Physiotherapy Team at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust. This is an 18 month secondment cover, to work closely alongside the Prehabilitation band 7 Physiotherapist.
There is plenty of opportunity for service development within the role and a strong focus on education .
This post is fully supported by the Therapy Leads and other clinical leads. You will work alongside a skilled MDT team and a very supportive consultant network.
We are looking for a team leader who can provide decisive and effective Physiotherapy input. Someone who is motivated to develop the surgical service, whilst delivering effective, up-to-date evidence-based treatment.
This is a part-time post working 30 hours per week on an 18 month fixed term contract. This role includes flexible working across 7 days with participation in our weekend and respiratory on-call service.
Main duties of the job
To provide a highly specialist Physiotherapy service to patients in the establishment of a surgical service at Royal Cornwall Hospital.
To provide Specialist assessments, treatment and goal setting with patients pre surgical interventions with complex presentations and/or co-morbidities to optimise patients to help patient flow.
To develop the Physiotherapy pathway service provision for surgical patients, research and implement innovative ways of working for patients. This could be group work or using technology.
To develop relationships and working practices alongside the surgical inpatient team to optimise input at the appropriate time for the presentations of these patients.
To work alongside the Surgical Prehabilitation Lead, delegating tasks equally to effectively manage, change and develop clinical areas, while maintaining highly specialised knowledge and competence.
To work alongside the Inpatient Therapy Manager, the Therapy Lead, and the Professional Lead, in planning, co-coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service.
To highly develop specialist skills and aid the guidance of Senior staff.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registered
- Evidence of further formal study
Desirable
- Membership of the CSP
- Membership of appropriate clinical interest groups
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive experience in an acute hospital setting, including a range of post qualification rotations at Band 5 and Band 6 level
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed leadership skills
- Highly developed skills in managing staff, including managing challenging behaviours
- Highly developed communication and presentation skills
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- experience of on call and out of hours working
practical and intellectual skills
Essential
- Specialist level assessment skills
- Respect for other professionals within the team
- Computer literate
- Evidence of clinical audit/research activity
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
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Employer details
Employer name
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Address
RCHT
Treliske
Truro
TR1 3LJ