Senior Physiotherapist

CPFT; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

CPFT's Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist for inpatient rehabilitation to support patients through admission, treatment and discharge planning. You will manage a caseload autonomously, deliver holistic therapy, and contribute to service transformation with a band 7 clinical lead oversight.

The role involves working with an MDT, providing expert clinical reasoning, and promoting patient-centred care with education for peers and students.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered physiotherapist with UK practice mode.
• Experience in rehabilitation settings and complex cases.
• Ability to work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and ongoing CPD.

Responsibilities

• Autonomous management of a caseload on inpatient wards.
• Perform holistic assessment and develop rehabilitation plans.
• Discharge planning and home visit coordination as needed.
• Provide expert therapy and education to staff and students.
• Maintain high standards of documentation and consent.
• Attend MDT meetings and liaise with partner agencies.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Clinical reasoning

Discharge planning

Holistic assessment

MDT collaboration

Effective communication

Documentation

Team leadership

Rehabilitation programme design

Risk assessment

Education

Physiotherapist degree

HCPC registration

Continuing professional development

Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification

CSP membership

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a rehabilitaion focused Senior Physiotherapist to join our Inpatient Rehabilitation Service at Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit, based at Brookfields Hospital site on Mill Road in Cambridge.

This position is working with patients on our inpatient wards to support patients out of hospital and offer holistic clinical assessment, rehabilitation, discharge planning and specialist therapy knowledge and skills.

Successful applicants will play a vital role in supporting patient flow through the pathways as well as providing clinical skills and knowledge to the MDT. This position offers flexibility, variety and the opportunity to be involved in the transformation of our inpatient rehabilitation service. You will be supported by a band 7 clinical lead.

Main duties of the job

To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team.

To be responsible for own caseload and undertake assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.

To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions, provide adaptive equipment and rehabilitation programmes.

To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making. To provide support and education to peers, new staff, non-registered staff and students.

To be accountable for a delegated caseload held by Band 5 Therapists and Assistant Practitioners.

To prioritise all patients’ tasks according to clinical need and to allocate or signpost appropriately. To provide a high standard of care.

To work in various community settings within CPFT as required, completing home visits when required.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period. Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process. For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines
• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills
• To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting
• Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately
• Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks
• To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions
• To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication eg hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain
• To actively manage positive relationships with other agencies involved in the patients’ pathway
  
• Actively involved in the development of the service/organisational aims and objectives of the Teams and the new model of care
• To work effectively within the team structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews
• To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and HCPC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate
• To provide specialist advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient
• To work within trust and CSP guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards of practice in line with legal and operational requirements.
• To support with day to day planning and delivery of a high quality care

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent eg. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession
• Current HCPC registration
• Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification
• Member of CSP

Experience

• Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings
• Clinical supervisor
• Experience working with frail older adults with a broad range of conditions
• Community experience

Skills & Abilities

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Able to assess plan and implement care
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
• Understands the principle of confidentiality
• SystmOne

Other

• Listens to and understands directly and indirectly expressed feelings
• Positive approach to older people
• Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.