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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
159-LWH-261-24
Employer
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Liverpool Women's Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/07/2024 23:59

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Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Highly Specialist Physiotherapist

Band 7

Liverpool Women’s delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and their families. Each year we deliver over 8,300 babies, carry out over 10,000 gynaecological procedures, and care for over 1,000 poorly and preterm newborns, making us the specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in Europe.

We have some of the leading experts in their field, and, after featuring on One Born Every Minute, Miracle Babies and Special Baby Unit, our teams are famous across the world for their professionalism, skill and compassion.

Liverpool Women’s Hospital clinical services are currently being reviewed by NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group, following work done by our clinicians in presenting a powerful case for change in the Future Generations Strategy.

A useful information booklet is available about the proposed changes which can be downloaded from the Healthy Liverpool website facebook.com/healthylvpool. This booklet clearly states that ‘there is absolutely no threat to the services themselves – this is about making what we have even better and protecting services for the future’.

Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.

We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work:  https://vimeo.com/556197652 

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Job overview

This role will provide the opportunity for an already experienced clinician in pelvic health to develop further in the management of a wide variety of pelvic floor dysfunction in an acute setting. The successful applicant will be fully supported to identify appropriate goals towards continued professional development and  working within the multi-disciplinary teams across the organisation promoting the profile of the specialist physiotherapy service.

Main duties of the job

To deputise for the physiotherapy service manager and work with the manager /rest of the team, to plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the physiotherapy service provided.

Be responsible for providing highly specialist and complex assessment and treatment of patients with pelvic floor dysfunction.

Supervision, support and education to physiotherapists and physiotherapy undergraduates and other colleagues within the MDT both within the Trust and the community.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.

The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving it’s services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.

Check out why Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:

Video: https://vimeo.com/556197652

Online brochure: https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:-

Work as an autonomous practitioner, professionally and legally accountable to the management of patients in your care, ensuring a high standard of clinical care.

Highly skilled in verbal and non-verbal communication skills with all groups of patients.

Coordinate and ensure effective delivery of obstetric and gynaecological inpatient service, across the Trust within resources, adapting to change and prioritising accordingly.

To be able to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning within the assessment and treatment of patient's suffering a wide range of complex pelvic floor dysfunction /pelvic symptoms. Implement goal setting and constant re-evaluation of intervention to achieve optimum outcomes for the patient including comprehensive discharge planning.

Formulate individualised specific management and treatment plans employing advanced analytical skills.

Utilising advanced treatment skills and options including neuromuscular electrical stimulation, biofeedback.

To be responsive and adaptable to perpetual changes in patient's clinical states.

To elicit active patient participation and cooperation with treatment often against a background of cognitive/behavioural/perceptual components.

To assess mental capacity of the patient, including ability to give informed consent and this be documented whilst working within the legal framework.

Ensure coordinated treatment approach, making accurate and timely risk assessments to minimise risks and maximise patient's progress.

Provide highly specialist advice to members of the MDT.

Work closely with other specialist services e.g urogynae nurse specialists.

Effectively communicate with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation  potential and ensure understanding of often complex aspects of their condition.

identify and justify when a patient does not require physiotherapy intervention, but needs other MDT input.

Empower patients to self manage long term conditions through advice, education, coping strategies and therapeutic procedures.

Supervision of student including use of formal appraisal.

provide specialist advice/mentoring to physiotherapy colleagues on the management of complex cases.

Managerial and Leadership:-

Take responsibility for certain  service operational issues.

Be involved in planning/organisation of clinical and service based activity.

Actively participate in appropriate unit working groups within the Trust.

For further details see Job description attached.

Professional and educational:-

Maintain own CPD to ensure practice up to date and evidence based.

Actively attend internal/external courses.

Share  new skills/knowledge with physio colleagues in training session.

 

For further details see job description attached.

 

 

Person specification

Skills, Knowledge & Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • • Advanced knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology related to women’s health patients
  • • Advanced clinical reasoning skills in women’s health.
  • • Report writing skills
  • • Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
  • • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • • Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
  • • Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
  • • Presentation and teaching skills
  • • Ability to lead and motivate others within the team
  • • Proven organisational skills, including prioritisation and delegation
  • • Able to work at intense levels of concentration during most of the working day
  • • Competent IT skills
  • • Research skills
  • • Counselling skills
  • • Ability to work within a stressful and unpredictable environment
  • • Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
  • • Working knowledge of Clinical Governance including Risk Management, Audit and Quality
  • • Basic computer skills
  • • Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients

Qualifications & Learning

Essential criteria
  • • Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
  • • Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council
  • • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate masters level courses relevant to the clinical field.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Minimum 5 years post registration experience
  • • Two to three years as Band 6
  • • Experience of staff supervision and development
  • • Evidence of participation in research / audit

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • • Team player
  • • Self motivated
  • • Enthusiastic
  • • Flexible and forward thinking
  • • Reliable
  • • Good communicator
  • • Empathetic
  • • Supportive of others

Special Requirements

Essential criteria
  • • Car driver, or ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
  • • Committed to personal and team development
  • • Able to maintain judgement under pressure.
  • • Demonstrates ability to use initiative
  • • Basic IT Skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoInvestors in People: GoldStonewall Health ChampionsCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kate Walsh
Job title
Physiotherapy Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 702 4170
Additional information

 

 

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