Specialist PhysiotherapistNHS

Job summary

This post is based in the Respiratory, Surgical, and Vascular Therapy Team and the successful candidate will be based on the Intensive Care Unit. You must demonstrate proven experience in managing critically ill patients with complex needs--specifically demonstrating secure clinical knowledge in invasive and non-invasive ventilation, tracheostomy care, and holistic rehabilitation. An understanding of the long-term physical and psychological impacts of critical illness is highly desirable.

Operating both autonomously and as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, you will manage your own clinical caseload while delegating appropriate tasks to optimize service efficiency. Excellent communication, strong organizational abilities, and a flexible approach are essential to adapt to the dynamic demands of the service.

The postholder will also be responsible for supervising less experienced staff, therapy assistants and students including completing formal supervision and yearly developmental reviews with the staff you supervise. You will be responsible for your own caseload and delegating workload accordingly.

The postholder will be expected to partake in weekend working and the On Call Rota.

Main duties of the job

The successful postholder will be responsible for:

Independently managing their own caseload on Intensive Care

Be involved in daily management of ventilated patients.

Be involved with rehabilitation of patients with complex needs.

Supervision of Band 5's, assistants and students.

Contribute to MDT working.

Be an active member of the On Call Rota.

Job description

Patient / Clinical Care

To manage your clinical caseload with autonomy, guided by policies, procedures, codes of practice and departmental working practices.

Management Responsibilities

To be involved in the daily management of workload allocation within the specialist area.

Communication and Relationships

To communicate effectively with patients and carers/relatives to progress specific rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This would include providing and receiving complex information, using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills, particularly persuading/influencing to ensure compliance with treatment. This will include patients who have difficulties in understanding or communicating, e.g., patients who may be dysphasic, depressed, visually impaired, hard of hearing, or may be unable to accept their diagnosis.

Governance

To work within the standards of professional practice as described by the professional body. To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through postgraduate training and CPD in the specialist area.

About us

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:

Kind - we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone

Open - we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working

Fair - we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all

One team - we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.

We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application