Job type: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 a year

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Band 4

Main area
Therapy services
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent: Alternate Wednesdays, every Thursday and Friday
Hours
Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Participation in weekend working rota - approximately once per month (pro rata))
Job ref
164-5386460
Site
Queens Medical Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Job overview

Nottingham University Hospital’s NHS Trust (NUH) has an opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated individual to join the Surgical Respiratory Physiotherapy Team at Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) working as a Part time Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner, predominantly in Vascular Surgery.


Surgery at NUH is a fast paced and exciting area to work, with a number of surgical specialities, with a high acuity and turnover of patients.


You will be expected to manage your own caseload, perform new patient assessments, plan ongoing rehabilitation and formulate appropriate discharge plans to support patient flow post intervention. You will have the support from qualified staff with complex patients and regular supervisions to aid your development.


This role primarily involves working on the Vascular Surgery ward but will also include supporting the surgical team with Hepatobiliary, Colorectal and Head and Neck patients, with early mobilisation and rehabilitation. Working closely with Occupational Therapists and a wider multi-disciplinary team is also essential in this role.


(P/T job share, 18.75 hours, alternate Wed, every Thur and Fri)

Main duties of the job

In addition to the summary below, please familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert. Duties include but are not limited to:

Manage a caseload of patients on the vascular ward, with support from a team of qualified therapists

Assess and treat patients with a range of vascular conditions; including above and below knee amputees

Work closely with the larger surgical physiotherapy team to support with General Surgical, Colorectal, Hepatobiliary and Head and Neck patients

Joint working with Occupational Therapy colleagues and liaising with MDT (including Mobility centre) and discharge planning

Delegation of appropriate patients to the physiotherapy assistant and escalating as appropriate to qualified therapists

Assisting with training and appraisals of the physiotherapy assistant in the surgical team

Pre-operative education talks with individual in-patients awaiting amputation

Accurate and timely recording of patient contacts in medical notes, nervecentre and clinical manager

General housekeeping tasks within larger team (eg. Ordering/collecting mobility equipment)

Participate in out of hours weekend rota

Working for our organisation

NUH is one of the largest teaching trusts in the UK and offers excellent opportunities for training and development. NUH Therapies and Rehabilitation Directorate offers supportive, nurturing environment for personal development, with a robust appraisal process, many learning opportunities, and opportunity to contribute to service improvement and development.


The Surgical Respiratory team is part of the wider Acute Inpatient Team, which covers Critical Care, Admissions, Medical Respiratory and General Medicine wards. There are a number of band 4 staff within the wider team, which offers great peer support and learning opportunities. There are regular opportunities to attend in-service training sessions, with topics and guest speakers from a wide variety of specialities. You will have regular monthly supervision sessions and an annual appraisal.


Within your role, you will work closely with Nurses, Doctors, Orthotics, Occupational Therapists and Advance Clinical Practitioners. This is a very supportive environment with a real focus on rehabilitation, patient safety and discharge, where the input of therapy staff is highly valued and appreciated.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Post is 18.75h on a permanent basis. Core hours are alternate Wednesdays, every Thursday and Friday, 8am - 4pm.


Person specification

Training and qualifications

Essential criteria

  • GCSE (A-C) English/Maths or equivalent
  • NVQ/QCF level 3 in healthcare or equivalent relevant qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

  • Significant experience of working as a therapy support worker (band 3)
  • Understands the concepts of rehabilitation
  • Able to deal with pressurised/unexpected situations
  • Has experience of working in a relevant healthcare setting

Desirable criteria

  • Experience of working in the acute hospital setting

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

  • Effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
  • Able to communicate with patients who have impaired communication abilities
  • Able to empathise with and motivate others

Analytical and judgement skills

Essential criteria

  • Demonstrates a responsible attitude/professional behaviour
  • Able to work flexibly as part of a team
  • Demonstrates problem solving skills and ability to work on own initiative

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

  • Demonstrates self-management skills (e.g. time management, prioritising
  • Flexible and willing to adapt

Physical skills

Essential criteria

  • Able to undertake moving and handling procedures
  • Experience of using Information Technology (e.g. basic word processing skills).

Other

Essential criteria

  • Demonstrates commitment to NUH’s values

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visas and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
  • Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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