Senior ICU/Critical Care Rehabilitation and Follow-up PhysioNHS
Job summary
We are seeking a motivated and forward-thinking physiotherapist to work within our Critical Care/Surgery Physiotherapy Team and Critical Care Rehabilitation & Follow-Up Service (CCRFS). The role is split, with 25 hours in physiotherapy and the remaining 10 hours in CCRFS. The split can be managed flexibly to meet the needs of the post holder as well as the service. This is a dynamic role with lots of opportunity for service development within critical care and follow-up.
Under the guidance of the CCRFS Service Lead, OT & Physio Team Lead you will have the opportunity to develop both clinically and managerially within a friendly and supportive environment.
This exciting opportunity provides a role in which your time is protected to be able to focus on acute management, rehabilitation and quality of life interventions. There is a strong emphasis on holistic therapy & interventions to improve quality of life & well-being for our patients.
Main duties of the job
- As a senior clinician you will be involved in the supervision & education of support staff and students, and you will have the opportunity to lead and be involved in appropriate service development. We are lucky to boast excellent CPD opportunities to develop these skills.
- Provide early assessment and rehabilitation for patients on the ICU and continue throughout their stay in hospital; promoting holistic client centred care
- The post holder will:
- Be responsible for identifying early functional goals for patients in the ICU
- Support the MDT in ensuring the rehabilitation pathways, patient diaries, and objective assessments are completed and up to date.
- Supporting with smooth transition for step down by promoting continuation of functional goals and co-ordinating with ward staff to provide detailed handovers.
- Acting as a key worker and providing support to patient and relatives.
- Within the CCRFS, review patients on a comprehensive pathway discharged from critical care within 72 hours
- Active role in service development, especially around promoting best practice delirium management strategies, space for innovative ideas around patient pathways and data collection.
- Close working within an interdisciplinary team, to ensure true holistic, client centred practice.
Job description
Attached you will find the Job Description and Person Specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.
We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.