Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Acute Medicine - Internal

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Swansea; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Swansea Bay University Health Board is recruiting a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist for the Acute Medical Physiotherapy Team. Based at Morriston Hospital, you will lead specialist acute medical and neurological care, assess and discharge plan complex patients, and work with the MDT to optimise rehabilitation and patient flow.

You will provide supervision and guidance to physiotherapy staff, maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge, and contribute to service development.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration.
• Evidence of postgraduate education or equivalent clinical experience.
• Membership of CSP is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to the physiotherapy team with high-quality, evidence-based care.
• Manage a complex caseload and collaborate with MDT for discharge planning and patient flow.
• Supervise, guide and appraise physiotherapy staff and students.
• Participate in respiratory on-call and 7-day working rota.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and innovation.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Neurology expertise

Communication

Education supervision

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Post-graduate Masters

Job description

Job overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Physiotherapist looking for a rewarding role in acute medicine, with specialist interest and expertise in neurology?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Acute Medical Physiotherapy Team at SBU. This key clinical leadership role will provide specialist acute medical and neurological expertise within a busy acute hospital environment.

Based across the acute medical downstream wards at Morriston Hospital, you will deliver specialist assessment, treatment and discharge planning for patients with a range of complex medical and neurological presentations. You will work closely with the MDT to support rehabilitation, timely discharge and patient flow.

You will provide clinical leadership, supervision and expert guidance to physiotherapy colleagues, with a particular focus on the management of neurological presentations, and contribute to service development and quality improvement.

Applicants should have significant relevant clinical experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and be willing to participate in respiratory on-call and 7-day working rotas.

Main duties of the job

Leadership and Service Delivery

• Provide clinical leadership to the physiotherapy team, promoting high-quality, evidence-based care.
• Support effective service delivery, innovation and continuous improvement.

Clinical Caseload

• Manage a complex caseload using evidence-based, patient-centred assessment, treatment and evaluation.
• Work collaboratively with the MDT and community services to support rehabilitation, discharge planning and patient flow.

Leadership, Supervision and Education

• Provide supervision, guidance and appraisal to physiotherapy staff as delegated.
• Educate and supervise physiotherapy students on clinical placement.
• Maintain and develop clinical and professional knowledge through ongoing CPD.

On-Call and 7-Day Working

• Participate in the respiratory on-call rota, providing an effective response to acute patient needs.
• Participate in the 7-day working rota across acute medical wards.

Service Development

• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and innovation to meet the evolving needs of patients and the wider service

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree in Physiotherapy (or other relevant qualification)
• Professional Registration with HCPC
• Evidence of post-graduate masters level education or evidence of equivalent clinical experience.

Desirable criteria

• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
• Membership of a clinical or professional network

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial broad range specialist experience of working with this client group.
• Substantial experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Supervision experience of students, physiotherapy assistants and junior staff.
• Remain updated with advanced professional practice and new research.
• Understand the legal and governance responsibilities of the profession.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of leading a team.
• Be able to work in various critical care and respiratory areas
• Working in the community setting.
• Significant NHS experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of comprehensive and advanced continuing professional development (CPD), maintained in a portfolio. Including attendance at recent highly specialised post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field/speciality.
• Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues.

Desirable criteria

• Service development experience

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
• Professional maturity and ability to network and form professional relationships with other healthcare/multi agency professionals.
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for the service, including experience of quality issues and audit.
• Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
• Ability to cope in stressful environments

Desirable criteria

• IT skills
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable