Highly Specialist Physiotherapist in Vascular

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS healthcare provider in London is looking for a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist in Vascular to join their Surgical & Vascular Team. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Physiotherapy, HCPC registration, and extensive experience in managing patients with vascular conditions. This full-time role includes clinical leadership, working autonomously, and supporting junior staff. The position also involves being part of the Respiratory On Call Rota. Competitive opportunities for training and professional development are offered.

Benefits

Robust teaching and training programme

Supportive environment for growth

Opportunities for Quality Improvement projects

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with vascular, renal, and orthopaedic conditions.
• Management of patients post-major amputation.
• Clinical acute inpatient and rehabilitation experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership across the Surgical & Vascular pathway.
• Plan and coordinate physiotherapy service delivery.
• Take lead in management of patients with vascular disease.

Skills

Ability to assess and treat complex patients

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Strong IT skills

Empathetic patient communication

Ability to identify deteriorating function

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Master's degree or postgraduate qualification

Leadership or management qualification

Job description

Highly Specialist Physiotherapist in Vascular

We are looking for motivated and versatile team player to join our therapy team within the Surgical & Vascular Team.

The Royal London Hospital is offering an opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist to work in a specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment and clinical management of patients with vascular disease and patients post-surgery, including major amputation. This is a one year maternity leave fixed term post.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for Physiotherapy; excellent communication skills, plenty of initiative and enthusiasm with the ability to work autonomously and as a part of the wider MDT.

Within Bart's we offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete Quality Improvement and Audit projects, we provide a supportive and engaging environment to develop and grow our therapists. As a Band 7 physiotherapist you will have the opportunity to develop your own supervisory and management skills through supporting and supervising junior therapists, students and/or therapy support workers. The ideal candidate will have a strong focus on quality improvement and education within the vascular setting.

The role is for a full time post and includes being a member of the Respiratory On Call Rota, as well as covering a weekend service.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership across the RLH Surgical & Vascular pathway.

Undertake a team leader role, working alongside the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and fellow Band 7 therapists, in planning, co‑ordinating, delivering, and evaluating the physiotherapy service provided for patients across Surgical & Vascular Pathway.

To take a lead role in the assessment, treatment, and management of patients with vascular disease, renal disease, including those who have had surgeries and undergone major Amputations. The role includes occasional cross cover under the specialities of general surgery, elective orthopaedics, gynae‑oncology, neuro‑surgery, neuro‑oncology, trauma.

• To communicate effectively with other health care professionals, social services, and outside particularly regarding patient care, progress, and planning of rehabilitation and/or discharge needs.
• To be responsible for the day‑to‑day clinical and operational management ensuring professional delivery of the physiotherapy service with support for the Surgical & Vascular Therapy Team.

To work with the Clinical Lead Therapist to develop the service to best meet changing health and social care agendas. To provide clinical leadership and skill development to the Surgical & Vascular Therapy Team.

• To deputise for and support the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist when and where required.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oDegree/Equivalent in Physiotherapy
• oHCPC registered
• oMaster's degree or working towards postgraduate qualification in relevant clinical or leadership field
• oLeadership or management qualification (e.g. Mary Seacole, ILM, or equivalent)

Experience

• oExtensive experience in managing patients with vascular, renal surgical, orthopaedic, respiratory, neuro/gyane oncology and neurological operations/conditions
• oExperience in managing patients who have had major amputations
• oKnowledge of a range of clinical coniditons particularly in relation to vascular, amputees and renal failure in the acute setting
• oExtensive clinical acute inpatient and rehabilitation experience within the NHS
• oExperience of staff supervision
• oExperience in leading a team
• oEvidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at post graduate courses/training relevant to specialty
• oB6 level or equivalent ITU experience
• oKnowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy, frameworks and NICE guidelines that guide practice for self and wider team.
• oExperience in outpatient amputee settings.
• oExperience utilising the PPAM (Pneumatic Post Amputation Mobility) Aid with a patient

Skills

• oAbility to assess, treat and appropriately discharge patients who have experienced surgery for a wide range of conditions, including those with complex presentations, demonstrating evidence based practice (EBP)
• oAbility to work autonomously, prioritise, organise and delegate a caseload of complex patients for self and wider team
• oAbility to identify patients deteriorating function and take appropriate action
• oAbility to work in and lead a multi‑disciplinary team
• oAbility to self‑reflect, demonstrate continual learning and provide formal teaching development to staff/colleagues
• oAble to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their injuries/conditions and management
• oAbility to communicate effectively at all levels across the department/directorate including effective presentation skills to a range of audiences
• oStrong IT skills including competency with Microsoft programs and electronic patient records
• oAbility to lead and deliver a service improvement
• oAbility to lead an audit and deliver learning points

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.