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Job summary Static Frailty Senior Physiotherapist - Sheppey Frailty Unit Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies Band: 6 Salary: £37338 - £44962 per annum/pro rata We are recruiting for a Static Senior Physiotherapist for our Sheppey Frailty Unit (at Sheppey Community Hospital, ME12 3LT) who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff. Main duties of the jobThe successful post holder will be expected to provide excellent patient-centred care across our Sheppey Frailty Unit, utilising evidence-based practice to ensure the best of care is provided to patients. As a Senior Physiotherapist, you will ensure that you are an effective member of our integrated team, being proactive in your approach to your own learning and development and supporting other members of the team to do the same. This role is within an evolving team, so training would be provided for you to support, as required. Supporting other therapy teams/services within the Trust may be required at times. The role may involve evening and weekend working in the future; however, a flexible working request can be negotiated on appointment. In addition, you may have to be an active member of the emergency On Call Physiotherapy rota, dependent on prior experience. Our values areB old,E very Person Counts,S haring and Open andT ogether. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust. We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies/procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today. About usHere at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us. All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery, and a cycle to work scheme. We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under-represented groups to support the Trust's commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce. All staff at Medway comply with the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. Job responsibilitiesTo be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including responsibility of an allocated patient caseload/workload. To undertake assessment of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes. To deliver individualised physiotherapy treatment programmes using a broad range of physiotherapeutic skills in individual and group settings. To continually reassess patient progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans. To refer patients appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care. To communicate effectively with patients and carers and other health care professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress rehabilitation, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may be unable to accept diagnosis/prognosis. To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment. To be an active member of the weekend working and on-call service treating acutely ill patients and providing advice to medical and nursing staff regarding respiratory function and condition. This may involve challenging or requesting changes to treatment plans. To keep up to date, accurate, problem orientated medical records in therapy and MDT notes in line with Trust policy, legal requirements and professional standards and to provide written reports, discharge summaries etc. as required: to support the therapy team leader in ensuring all team members achieve these standards. To attend and actively contribute at MDT meetings, Ward Rounds, Case Conferences etc. discussing patient care, treatment programmes, goals and discharge planning. To liaise with health and social care professionals regarding patient care, treatment progress and discharge planning. To work with, and delegate work under protocol to, Therapy Assistants, Senior Therapy Assistants and Therapy Assistant Practitioners. To be responsible, and assist the therapy team leader with the team, in ensuring the safe and competent use of all equipment and facilities, ensuring faulty items are removed from use and reported for action. Person SpecificationQualifications EssentialDiploma/degree in Physiotherapy Current Health Professions Council registration Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Post Graduate training e.g. courses, other CPD activities Experience EssentialBroad range of experience at junior level including highly acute environments with high demand for prioritisation of workloads Experience of responding to demand / prioritising work / managing a caseload Delivering teaching and development to therapy and wider MDT workforce Frailty/OP experience Supervising and developing team members DesirableExperience of enablement Skills EssentialGood written and verbal communication skills Able to communicate clearly with other team members and patients/carers Teaching and presentation skills Basic IT skills Able to demonstrate a holistic approach to patient management On call competence/relevant experience Supervision and appraisals of junior staff and students Values Based Question EssentialGive an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. Employer detailsEmployer name: Medway NHS Foundation Trust Address: Medway Maritime Hospital, Windmill Road, Gillingham, ME7 5NY Employer's website:Medway NHS Foundation Trust#J-18808-Ljbffr