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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Complex Acute Rehab Physiotherapist
Swindon On-site 5-10 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 1,830 employees
PhysiotherapyRehabilitationPatient CareEvidence Based InterventionsDischarge Planning
Requirements
Candidates must be HCPC registered and educated to degree level in Physiotherapy, with experience in surgical and medical inpatients. Experience in multidisciplinary teamwork and discharge planning is essential, along with the ability to supervise and train other staff.
Job Description
Job Summary
The post holder will provide a comprehensive physiotherapy service to patients on the medical and surgical wards who are presenting with complex rehabilitation needs to enhance the care provided within the routine caseloads.
The post sits within the acute Physiotherapy Service who provide Physiotherapy cover to all the medical and surgical wards to facilitate early discharge planning in GWH across a seven day service. This will include complex, multipathologies & neurological conditions.
The postholder mustbe aware of the total Physiotherapy needs of the Acute Physiotherapy Team, the changing demands on the service, and take action in consultation with the Team Leaders to fulfil these needs (including reprioritisation of the complex caseload). The postholder will ensure data is collected to allow review of the efficacy of the post, and how it improves patient care over the term of the post.
Main duties of the job
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please See Attached Job Description For Full Details.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Qualifications Essential
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
The post holder will provide a comprehensive physiotherapy service to patients on the medical and surgical wards who are presenting with complex rehabilitation needs to enhance the care provided within the routine caseloads.
The post sits within the acute Physiotherapy Service who provide Physiotherapy cover to all the medical and surgical wards to facilitate early discharge planning in GWH across a seven day service. This will include complex, multipathologies & neurological conditions.
The postholder mustbe aware of the total Physiotherapy needs of the Acute Physiotherapy Team, the changing demands on the service, and take action in consultation with the Team Leaders to fulfil these needs (including reprioritisation of the complex caseload). The postholder will ensure data is collected to allow review of the efficacy of the post, and how it improves patient care over the term of the post.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for managing own caseload of complex patients across multiple wards ensuring evidence based interventions are completed in the acute setting, and early discharge planning and referrals for ongoing interventions are completed. This is to ensure timely discharges and minimal therapy delays from this setting.
- To clinically support the rehabilitation team across all wards as needed, including assessing, treating and managing complex cases as required.
- To set appropriate therapeutic goals based on accurate prognosis for patients to monitor outcomes, evaluate patient progress and adjust treatment required to ensure effective discharge.
- To utilise the Acute Therapies prioritisation system and work flexibly when needed to meet demand across the Acute Therapies services.
- To chair team meetings, plan staffing, carry out the daily coordination role, and support with managing workloads.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please See Attached Job Description For Full Details.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Qualifications Essential
- HCPC Registered
- Educated to Degree level in Physiotherapy or equivalent training and experience
- Professional/ clinical knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training experience in specialist fields to post graduate diploma level or equivalent
- Experience working in surgical / medical inpatients, respiratory and rehabilitation
- Experience of working as part of a MDT and of discharge planning
- Experience of working on a respiratory on-call / weekend rota
- Experience of supervising/managing students on placement
- Supervision and training of other staff
- Participation in service audit
- Experience in orthopaedics, front door, community and rapid response/admission avoidance
- Experience of using outcome measures
- Participation in service development and implementation of change
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Education
Bachelor Degree
Skills
PhysiotherapyRehabilitationPatient CareEvidence Based InterventionsDischarge PlanningTeam CoordinationComplex CasesGoal SettingOutcome EvaluationMultidisciplinary TeamworkData CollectionService AuditSupervisionTrainingService Development
About Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top three Trusts to work for in the South West. We employ almost 5,500 staff and serve a population of over 750,000 across Wiltshire and neighbouring counties. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital services (at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon) and community health services across Wiltshire. These services include community hospitals, community nursing and therapy, and children's and young people's services.
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