Senior Physiotherapist Job at Jersey Full Time NEW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Professionally responsible and accountable for the physiotherapy triage, assessment, formulation,
treatment and management of a caseload of complex (co-morbid; diagnostically challenging, complex
psychosocial issues; requiring enhanced diagnostic workup; complex physical, cognitive and
psychosocial impairments; associated mental health challenges; life-limiting prognoses) patients
moving through the cardiorespiratory pathway. To participate in on-call, as per local agreement.

Professionally responsible and accountable for planning, implementing and evaluating patient-centred,
goal-orientated treatment and management programmes for a caseload of complex (as above) patients
moving through the cardiorespiratory and cardiovascular rehabilitation pathway, utilising advanced
specialist clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of relevant outcome measures.

To develop and implement specialist community cardiorespiratory and cardiovascular rehabilitation
education and rehabilitation materials & programmes; integrating with the cardiorespiratory MDT.

To maintain and oversee maintenance of accurate clinical records and statistical data in accordance
with professional standards, providing written clinical reports to external agencies to optimise multi
disciplinary, multi-agency working and holistic patient care.

As part of the primary remit of the community cardiorespiratory and cardiovascular rehabilitation
service, to provide specialist community cardiorespiratory and cardiovascular rehabilitation related
training to HCS & community professionals.

Responsible for developing and implementing clinical audits within own specialist service area,
critically appraising quality, safety, efficiency and evidence base, contributing to community
cardiorespiratory and cardiovascular rehabilitation department governance and quality improvement
agenda. Proposes changes and where appropriate supports implementation by the wider team, taking
into consideration the impact on other professions and departments.

To contribute to and challenge best practice for community cardiorespiratory and cardiovascular
rehabilitation management, in line with discipline guidelines & evidence base.

Responsible for the supervision, development and appraisal of team members, in accordance with
organisational policies and professional standards to ensure that all are motivated, focussed and able
to deliver their individual responsibilities to the best of their abilities.

Supports business planning for physiotherapy aspect of community cardiorespiratory and
cardiovascular rehabilitation services; ensuring this aligns with the Therapy Strategy, plus HCS and
Gov.je strategy where appropriate.

Responsible for daily running of community cardiorespiratory and cardiovascular rehabilitation
including organisation and planning of work patterns and patient allocation to reflect service demands
and priorities, including readjusting plans as necessary to support other teams as necessary.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Five years, (full time equivalent), relevant
• post qualification experience, with a
• minimum of three years experience in
• cardiorespiratory care.
• Experience and knowledge of project-based service delivery,
• incorporating planning, evaluation, reporting
• methods and appropriate user involvement
• processes (e.g. co-design).
• Experience in healthcare quality
• improvement initiatives.
• Experience in teaching and training other
• professions.
• Experience of supervising/ managing/
• developing junior/assistants/students
• through PRA and teaching.
• Experience of working effectively with a multi
• disciplinary and multi-agency team.
• Experience of reviewing, reflecting and
• critically appraising own practice and
• performance through CPD and professional
• supervision and appraisal that is in line with
• national and local guidelines.
• Additional specialist post-graduate
• knowledge and skills training through
• recognised, accredited courses.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree and/or diploma of Physiotherapy or Chartered Society of Physiotherapy accredited Masters.
• Qualified member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
• Registered with the Health Professions Council and have local registration to work as a physiotherapist.
• 5 years experience working in specialist area.

Desirable

• Specialist
• Interest Group
• (SIG)
• Membership eg
• ACPRC

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Health and Community Services

Address

Government Of Jersey

Jersey General Hospital

St. Helier

Jersey

Channel Islands

JE1 3QS

Jersey

Employer’s website

https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)