An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, empathetic physiotherapist with oncology and haematology experience to join our established, supportive therapy team working with inpatients across the following clinical settings oncology, haematology and infectious diseases.
Main duties of the job
To support the development of the physiotherapy service for haematology (malignant and non-malignant conditions), oncology and infectious diseases patients.
To provide high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment, advice and discharge planning for the haematology, oncology and infectious diseases patient group across inpatient and outpatient settings.
To initiate and participate in evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and to lead in departmental audit in the clinical area.
To participate in teaching and educational events for therapy colleagues, MDT and undergraduate physiotherapy students
About us
With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent in physiotherapy
- oHPC registration
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
Desirable
- Recognised post-graduate qualification e.g. MSc
- Membership of Special Interest Group ACPOPC
- oLeadership training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of undertaking clinical audiT
- Minimum of 1 year's NHS experience (can include undergraduate experience).
- A minimum of 4 years post graduate experience with at least 2 years in haematology and oncology
- Broad range of experience at Band 5 and 6 level including respiratory, neurology and musculoskeletal specialities
- knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of haematology and oncology patients demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
- Experience of managing other physiotherapy staff
- Experience of teaching in a clinical setting
- Experience of student supervision/ clinical education
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking post graduate research projects
- Experience of operational team management
- Experience of lecturing externally
- Experience of service development and change management
Professional Presentation
Essential
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
- Able to perform on-call and weekend duties
- Professional demeanour
- Remains updated with professional practice and new research
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Willingness to lead staff training
- Ability to work with multi-interdisciplinary team and set team goals
- Awareness of skill mix and service needs
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of Data Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients.
- Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
- Remains updated on professional practice and new research
- Show evidence of being self-motivated
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment.
- Research skills
- Ability to lead and motivate others
Desirable
- Competent IT skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to run courses - internal/external
- Supervision of other staff e.g. physiotherapy assistant/technical instructor
- Committee membership e.g. Heath & Safety
- Car driver
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work as a team member
- Flexible
- Empathic
- Reliable
- Logical
- Good communicator
- Good time management
- Compassionate
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St George's Hospital
London
SW17 0NQ
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