Senior Physiotherapist Cardiorespiratory Pod Rotational in Newport

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics, including disabled and neurodiverse candidates and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Job Overview

Working across hospital sites and within the community across ABUHB, we are seeking dynamic, forward-thinking clinician to join our rotational cardio-respiratory team. You will embrace and model Health Board values, have excellent communication skills and a strong team working ethos, as well as the ability to demonstrate leadership qualities. We are looking for physiotherapists with a solid foundation in core clinical skills and who are keen to develop and enhance their knowledge, reasoning and competence within the speciality of cardiorespiratory. You will support innovation and change and be committed to developing services.

You will be part of the specialist Cardio-Respiratory Pod and rotate through the Grange University Hospital (including critical care, surgery, cardiology, general medical, chronic respiratory), respiratory outpatients, domiciliary neuro-muscular respiratory and into the community cardiorespiratory rehabilitation services (symptom management service, cardiac rehab and pulmonary rehab). You will gain support, skills and knowledge from the senior clinical team and have learning opportunities within all settings.

Main duties of the job: The Physiotherapy Service encourages staff development through local and Health Board wide in-service training programmes across different specialities, as well as speciality forums, clinical audit, research and clinical supervision and mentoring.

We have a structured appraisal system with annual reviews underpinned by the Knowledge and Skills Framework. It is expected that you will be actively involved in assisting in the education and mentoring of rotational staff and physiotherapy students. The post holder will contribute to the physiotherapy emergency on-call rota.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Broad range of clinical experience through a comprehensive band 5 rotation
• Have undertaken a rotation into the speciality of cardiorespiratory
• Experience of participating in and delivering in-service training programmes
• Evidence of having participated in on-call and weekend duties

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of having worked unsupervised
• Previous band 6 position

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the job role
• The ability to adapt to changes in work routine
• Available for on-call
• The ability to move between sites within the Health Board or patients’ residences as demanded by the job role
• Clear reason for applying for specific post
• Overall Quality of Application (complete, readable, good grammar and spelling)

Desirable criteria

• The ability to speak Welsh

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• The ability to discuss the clinical reasoning process in the management of routine and more complex cases
• The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
• Awareness of relevant national clinical guidelines
• Good communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals, clients and their families
• The ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Evidence of initiative
• Good time management
• Demonstrate the ability to discuss the ethos of clinical governance and it’s relevance in physiotherapy practice
• The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges facing the physiotherapy service
• The ability to supervise staff who will be directly accountable to the post holder
• The ability to demonstrate critical appraisal skills
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development sufficient to meet HPC requirements
• Commitment in participating in clinical and organisational audit

Desirable criteria

• Commitment to research
• Evidence of teaching at an undergraduate and postgraduate level
• IT Literate

Education / Qualifications / Training

Essential criteria

• Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
• Registered with Health Professions Council

Desirable criteria

• MCSP

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.