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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 7.5 hours per week (7 day working will apply)
Job ref
409-6746141-A
Employer
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Southport District General Hospital
Town
Southport
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Advanced Physiotherapist- Spinal Weaning and Ventilation Service

NHS AfC: Band 7

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Job overview

NORTH WEST REGIONAL SPINAL INJURIES CENTRE

Are you looking for the challenge of a new post to help develop and assist in the delivery of respiratory services in our Regional Spinal Injuries Centre?Ìý

If so, then this is the job for you, working as part of an experienced friendly multi-disciplinary team in our purpose-built centre.Ìý The centre provides comprehensive management of patients who have sustained spinal cord injury. Specialist ventilatory support services are also provided to people living in all areas of the UK and occasionally elsewhere in Europe.

In-service training and education form an integral part of the work experience and personal development is given a high priority.

The post holder will be expected to work closely with other members of the respiratory and multi-disciplinary teams (including community-based teams), liaising with the Spinal Injuries consultants and case management team regarding the acute and long term respiratory and ventilatory conditions. The post holder will work closely with colleagues across the Trust and referring centres to ensure the delivery of evidence based respiratory practice and will have the opportunity to achieve a high level of knowledge in respiratory care, ventilation and secretion management.

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Main duties of the job

  • To take a proactive role within the weaning and ventilation team based at NWRSIC.
  • To review and provide highly specialist physiotherapy and ventilatory advice for patients admitted with SCI to support their clinical management.
  • The role involves both clinical, leadership and educational opportunities to develop outstanding evidence-based practice in the management of patients with weaning and ventilatory needs following spinal cord injury.
  • Excellent communication skills will be required to liaise effectively with treating clinicians, the patient and their family members from admission throughout their journey.
  • As a member of the weaning and ventilation team, you will attend regular meetings to identify the most appropriate rehabilitation or care pathway on an individual patient basis.
  • You will be encouraged to develop and enhance skills to manage the weaning and ventilation of patients that includes invasive and non-invasive ventilation, sleep investigations and treatment where needed.
  • Actively promote a clinical environment that is conductive to high quality patient care and high standards of service delivery.

Working for our organisation

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

  • CAREÌýthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
  • ​​​​​​SAFETY that is of the highest standards
  • COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
  • SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
  • PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

  • Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
  • Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
  • Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.Ìý

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the roles and responsibilities for this position, please refer to the attached job description and person specification

Please note this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications is reached before the closing date.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
  • Current HCPC registered
  • Masters level clinical courses or equivalent
  • Membership / participant of special interest groups / networks
  • Professional Practice Educator Training / qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant management qualification or managerial specialist courses of equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive clinical post-graduation experience of rehabilitation of patient’s specialist area
  • Extensive knowledge of the physical and psycho-social impac
  • Experience of working with multi professional groups involved in the care of patients
  • Operational management, development and supervision of junior staff and therapy assistants
  • Experience of teaching multi professional staff, students and peers
  • Experience of service evaluations and audit processes
  • Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio, including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to speciality
  • Experience of joint working with external organisations, academic institutes where applicable
  • Have a detailed awareness of current NHS issues and relevant frameworks / quality indicators
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of developing services

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Committed to personal and departmental development
  • Able to work well with others and pass on skills and knowledge
  • Able to maintain judgment under pressure and manage stress in others
  • Have motivation, drive and enthusiasm
  • Be able to deal with conflict resolution with staff, patient’s and members of the public
  • Ability to be empathic and discuss sensitive issues
  • Clear vision of role and commitment to speciality and be able to represent the service and organisation at Trust initiatives and with outside agencies
  • Good computer and telephone skills
  • Initiate evidence base practice within the clinical setting and develop local care pathways
  • Demonstrate full awareness of clinical governance and its application in therapy
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of advanced communication skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesNavajo - Merseyside and CheshireNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzePeople Promise

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Katie Hinds
Job title
Clinical Therapy Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01704 705115
Additional information

For further details please contact

Mr Mark Bevan 01704 704348