Highly Specialist Physiotherapist- Elderly Care CIC

Job overview

We are delighted to advertise the post of a Band 7 Specialist Elderly care Physiotherapist to join our team at the Cumberland Infirmary.

You will work in a supportive, friendly environment along side other specialist leads to support the in-patient service at the Cumberland Infirmary. We are keen to provide development opportunities across the four pillars of practice for the right candidate to further develop this complex specialism.

Main duties of the job

The specialist nature of this role will require the post-holder to act as a clinical resource for other therapists and health professionals.

To undertake a team leader role, in consultation with the line manager, in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy Service provided to acute elderly care on a day-to-day basis.

To be clinically and professionally responsible for highly specialised physiotherapy assessment and treatment, working as an autonomous practitioner managing patients with a wide range of highly complex conditions, within the elderly care, frailty and dementia wards determining clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

• Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]

Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2^nd December 2024

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

1. day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person specification

Qualifications

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy recognised degree or equivalent in physiotherapy.
• Health and Care Professions Council registered.
• Leadership or management experience/qualification

• Evidence of post-registration education, pertinent to specialism at MSc level or equivalent

Experience & Knowledge

• Relevant recent postgraduate experience, working in an acute hospital at Band 6 grade or higher.
• Proven post-graduate skills in the assessment, treatment, and management of elderly/frail conditions including in on call situations.
• Experience of student supervision in role of clinical educator
• Awareness of key NHS drivers (Nationally and Locally) for change and implications for physiotherapy services in MSK care including the NHS Long Term Plan
• Responsibility for an area of work, e.g. health & safety, in-service training, clinical audit, R&D.
• Evidence of research skills for service development / audit / managing change
• Deputising for team leader.
• Appraisal and mentoring of staff
• Awareness of current initiatives within the Local and National health economy.
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of current evidence-base practice relating to specialism.
• Evidence of relevant CPD .
• Knowledge of quality issues and CQC
• Central policy related to specialist area e.g. NICE or national guidelines.
• Use of clinical audit and implementation of findings.
• Understanding of complaints handling
• Understanding or equality and diversity

• Membership of a relevant special interest group.
• Experience of managing team and change management

Skills & Aptitudes

• Ability to build effective teams.
• High level of organisational and time management skills.
• Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication/ interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Effective leadership skills including teaching, mentoring or coaching.
• Willing to develop practice based on current evidence.
• Able to work in rapidly changing environment, prioritising and working to competing demands and deadlines.

• Experience of using electronic patient record (EPR)
• Change management skills.
• Project management

Personal Circumstances

• Able to participate in weekend rotas
• Patient focused
• Organised
• Flexible
• Friendly and approachable

• Creative and innovative thinker.

Other Requirements

• Take an active part in training for personal and professional development.
• Willing to participate in training of others.
• Participation in audit.
• Ability to travel independently between sites