Senior Physiotherapist (Band 6) - Palliative Care

St Michael's Hospice (North Hampshire); Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

St Michaels Hospice is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist (Band 6) to join the Palliative Care Therapy team. The role covers autonomous specialist assessment, intervention and rehabilitation for patients with life-limiting illnesses across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, providing leadership, teaching, and contributing to service development, audits and quality improvement, while maintaining a commitment to evidence-based practice and

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is essential.
• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy required.
• Experience with life-limiting illness and palliative care desirable.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams and autonomous practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.
• Attend and contribute to MDT meetings and service development.
• Teach and supervise junior staff and students.
• Record and maintain accurate documentation and demonstrate audit readiness.
• Promote evidence-based practice and improve patient quality of life.

Job description

Senior Physiotherapist (Band 6) - Palliative Care

Weare looking for a Physiotherapist with a range of experience in to join ourPalliative Care Therapy team based at St Michaels Hospice. We providePalliative Rehabilitation for patients with life limiting illness in theHospice, Outpatients, and in the Community (for patients with specialistpalliative care needs). The team is led by a Physiotherapist and includesOccupational Therapists and a Therapy Assistant.

Weare looking for a Physiotherapist with experience of working with people withlong term conditions such as frailty, chronic lung conditions and cancer. Youwill be joining a forward thinking and progressive team who constantly striveto provide excellent Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy to our patients anddevelop the service considering available evidence and national guidance.

Main duties of the job

Thesuccessful candidate will work autonomously as part of a multi - disciplinaryteam providing specialist physiotherapy assessment, intervention andrehabilitation for people with progressive and life-limiting illness acrossinpatient, outpatients and community settings. The postholder will usespecialist clinical reasoning and a rehabilitative palliative care approach tomaximise function, independence, comfort, confidence and quality of lifeaccording to what matters to the patient.

Thereare opportunities to contribute to service development, including education,audit and continuous quality improvement. There are both internal and externaltraining opportunities relevant to the role and the team networks with otherTherapists working in Palliative Care.

St.Michaels Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare ofvulnerable adults, children and young people. All staff are expected to sharethis commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevantbackground checks, including a DBS check and provide satisfactory referencebefore starting the role.

Candidatesmust have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorshipfor this role.

Forfurther information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact SarahGarratt, Therapy Team Lead on 01256 844863.

About us

St.Michaels Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative andend of life care services since 1992, for the people of North Hampshire. We arededicated to providing care to people throughout North Hampshire who areaffected by life limiting illness to attain the highest possible quality oflife by providing a choice of specialist care and support.

As a charity, we depend on the kindness and support of our local community tocontinue offering our services free of charge. This care is made possible bysupporters donating, taking part in fundraising events and activities, playingour lottery, shopping in our retail outlets, leaving gifts in their Wills orgiving freely of their time to volunteer.

Job responsibilities

The Therapy team is an integral part of multidisciplinaryteam working in specialist palliative care providing high quality care topatients with life limiting illnesses in the North Hampshire area. The role ofthe Therapy team within the hospice is to support patients to optimisetheirfunction to maximize their quality of life.As a member of the therapy team, this role will provide specialistknowledge to multidisciplinary colleagues in the inpatient unit, living wellservices, outpatients and community settings.

Responsibilities

The role includes clinical, consultative, teaching,leadership and research, to ensure the delivery of a high standard of serviceto all levels of professionals, patients, families and carers.

To be a core member of the specialistmulti-disciplinary palliative care team.

As a member of the Therapy team, you will need tocontribute to the effective provision of rehabilitation and therapy supportwithin St. Michael's Hospice.

Undertake holistic physiotherapy assessment as anautonomous practitioner for patients with complex needs.

Provide physiotherapy input to in-patients at the Hospice,The Living Well service, Out-patients and patients within the community settingwho have specialist palliative care needs.

Clinical Practice

Undertake comprehensive physiotherapy assessment andimplementation of therapy intervention for patients with progressive andlife-threatening diseases. This includes using analytical skills, clinicalreasoning and appropriate outcome measures.

Tailor therapy assessment and treatment with attentionto individual patient needs and preferences.

Be responsible for managing own case load acrossinpatient, outpatient, Living Well Service and community settings.

Maintain focus on optimising patients' functionalabilities through appropriate physiotherapy intervention.

Constantly assess the ongoing physiotherapy needs ofthe patient, adapting therapy input as their condition changes.

Be a source of Physiotherapy expertise across the multidisciplinaryteam, providing advice on managing patients' functional ability.

Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching andinstruction to relatives, carers and other professionals to promoteunderstanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to maximise patients' potential.To ensure a consistent approach for patient care and be responsible forassessing and ordering standard equipment.

To work closely alongside Therapy colleagues at St.Michaels Hospice.

Organisation

To be responsible for organising and planning owncaseload to meet the service and patient priorities.

Adjusting plans as situations change/arise.

Effectively prioritise caseload as the need arises.

Maintainaccurate and up to date documentation for all patients that is consistent withthe standards of the organisation.

Tobe aware of and implement the visions and values of St. Michaels Hospice.

Workwithin the Hospice and Departmental policies and procedures and maintaincompliance with professional guidelines.

Indiscussion with the Therapy Lead undertake work, as and when required, insupport of St. Michaels Hospice as an organisation.

Communication

Develop effective communication with patients inemotionally challenging situations using empathy and compassion.

Be responsible for and proactively initiate effectivecommunication with other members of the Therapy team.

To facilitate and support patients and their familiesto enable them to engage in therapeutic interventions.

Communicate effectively with formal/informal carers,external agencies, both statutory and voluntary, to ensure effective patientcare, continuity and safe discharge planning.

Attend team meetings, MDT meetings, case meetings, andfamily meetings as appropriate To participate fully in the interdisciplinaryapproach to patient care.

To attend Therapy team meetings as arranged.

Professional

Maintain and develop current knowledge ofevidence-based practice in palliative care and incorporate these appropriatelyinto clinical practice.

Attend regular supervision with your line manager andattend regular clinical supervision sessions.

To supervise junior members of staff within thetherapy team.

Direct line management responsibility.

Be an active member of the in-service training andassist in teaching colleagues, and the wider multidisciplinary team, includingstudent therapists.

Participate in St. Michael's appraisal system as anappraiser and appraisee and be responsible for complying with your agreedpersonal development programme to meet set knowledge and competencies.

Maintaina portfolio which reflects personal and professional development.

Tomaintain registration and abide by the code of conduct with Health and CareProfessional Council.

Contribute and participate in audit and clinicalgovernance to support quality improvement projects.

Administrative

Beresponsible for the accurate and timely input of physiotherapy related patientdata into the relevant patient recording system.

Other

To be confident and competent in the safe use ofequipment whilst conducting physiotherapy duties.

To be responsible for reporting any hazards or defectsof equipment requiring repair through the appropriate channels.

Undertake and keep up to date with mandatory statutorytraining as required by the hospice.

To undertake any other duties as may be reasonablyrequired by the line manager or any other senior colleague.

General Responsibilities

Work to maintain the values,vision and aims of St. Michaels Hospice.

Additional duties In discussion with the line manager to undertakework, as and when required, in support of St. Michaels Hospice as anorganisation.

Public Relations To represent St. Michaels Hospice in the communityand public domain, including social media, appropriately.

Undertake all statutory andmandatory training, as required.

To be conversant with and adhere to all St. Michaels Hospice Policiesand Procedures.

Be responsible for upholding and promoting St. Michaels Hospicesafeguarding policies, ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals,and promptly reporting any concerns or incidents in accordance with establishedprocedures.

This is an outline job description and may be subject to change,according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder.

Take responsibility for own personal safety and of others whilst atwork. You will take appropriate action or report any concerns to address anyhealth and safety issues that you or members of your team may be aware of.

This job description is an outline of the role andresponsibilities. From time to time, dueto the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other dutiesthat are consistent with your role and banding, including project work,internal job rotation and absence cover.

Person Specification

Other requirements

• Full UK driving licence.
• Access to transport to travel within the community setting across the SMH catchment area.
• Business use on vehicle insurance

Experience

• Experience of working with people who have a variety of conditions including; respiratory, neurological and musculo-skeletal diagnosis.
• Working in a multi-professional team.
• Supervision of junior members of staff or students
• Evidence of working autonomously
• Experience of working with people who have life limiting illnesses.
• Experience working with a range of conditions seen in palliative care, such as motor neurone disease, types of cancer, respiratory and coronary disease.
• Evidence of working autonomously in the community.

Skills, knowledge, abilities

• Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to identify and communicate with people who have complex communication needs.
• IT literate.
• Advanced respiratory care, e.g. experience of non-invasive ventilation, cough assist equipment and Tracheostomy care.
• Familiar with fitting a range of adaptive equipment, standard and specialist
• Ability to deal with complex patient needs and in difficult situations
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Able to recognise own limitations.
• Advanced Communication Course.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in physiotherapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
• Evidence of membership of any special interest group.
• Masters study

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.

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearsalary depending on experience