Job summary
Are you an experienced band 6 physiotherapist wanting to work with complex older adults?
If so, then this post would be an excellent opportunity for you! We are looking for a dynamic, passionate, and proactive individual with excellent communication skills join our inpatient multi-disciplinary team on Roseberry Ward, Lanchester Road Hospital for 4 days a week and also provide support in Auckland Park Hospital 1 day per week .
Significant post qualifying experience in Physiotherapy including experience working with older people with complex needs is essential. Experience of working with patients with mental health needs is desirable.
Main duties of the job
You will be an autonomous qualified physiotherapist providing assessment, treatment planning and provision for older people with functional illness (such as anxiety / depression/ schizophrenia), requiring an inpatient admission, who have complex physical and psychological needs. Often these patients present with additional needs around frailty syndrome so you will be expected to assess using appropriate outcome measures and deliver physiotherapy specific interventions to address frailty syndrome.
You will be working closely with other professions in the inpatient MDT, contributing to daily ward report out meetings, weekly frailty meetings and where applicable, admission and discharge meetings. In addition to managing patient's needs whilst they are on the ward, you may also be required to support discharge from the ward into patient's own homes or offer a handover to care home establishments where applicable and liaise with community mental health physiotherapists for any ongoing needs in the community setting. You will be HCPC registered.
About us
The successful candidate will benefit from being part of a trust wide group of Physiotherapy staff working in TEWV, with guidance from Clinical Leads, Clinical Specialists and the Professional Head of Physiotherapy.
Additional attractive features of this post include, a robust clinical supervision scheme, an excellent training & development programme, and supportive professional line management. We are also committed to supporting external training events, CPD, research and audit interests, under our appraisal scheme.
We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff and have a number of initiatives and support for staff including access to psychology and counselling.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
Were committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We wont rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or MSc in Physiotherapy
- Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of current professional insurance cover
- Post-graduate training relevant to the post (or willing to undertake within agreed timescale)
- Accredited Clinical Educator (or willing to undertake within agreed timescale)
- Clinical Supervisory Skills course (or willing to undertake within agreed timescale).
- Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (within an agreed timescale)
- Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in Physiotherapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs.
- Experience of supervising students on placement
- Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
- Experience of participation in clinical governance activities
- Experience of developing and delivering training
Desirable
- Day to day supervision of staff
knowledge
Essential
- National guidance and key standards in own specialist area
- Health and Safety legislation and its application in practice
- Legal aspects of Moving and Handling
- Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice.
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
- Safeguarding and its application in practice.
- Significant knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
Skills
Essential
- Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation
- Solve complex clinical problems
- Record keeping and report writing
- Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Manage own caseload and prioritise effectively
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
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Roseberry Ward, Bowes Lyon Unit
Lanchester Road Hospital
Durham
DH1 5RD