Physiotherapy Lead Emergency Department Therapy Team

Physiotherapy Lead for Emergency Department Therapy Team

Band 7 Physiotherapy Team Lead for Emergency Department Therapy Team

We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and caring individual with good communication and interpersonal skills to join our Emergency Department Therapy Team at University Hospital Lewisham

The post holder will work alongside the Occupational Therapy band 7s, with support from the Inpatient Lead Physiotherapist, to lead and develop therapy services within the Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Lewisham.

The role will include a large clinical caseload, clinical governance activity, supervision and the development of Band 6, 5, 4 and assistant staff working within the Emergency Department Therapy Team. The post holder will be expected to provide clinical education to undergraduates. The post holder will also coordinate a rolling programme of audit and training within the pathway.

PLEASE NOTE:
We may not be able to offer sponsorship for this post

The Emergency Department pathway includes developing practice within the following patient groups:
Acute Medicine, Frailty, and Falls.

The post holder will need to have previous experience in working in an Emergency Department and or Same Day Emergency Care setting, as well as with patients presenting with frailty. A commitment to development is required.

The post holder will also be required to develop and maintain senior respiratory physiotherapy skills and competence and will be required to contribute to the on-call and emergency weekend respiratory and ED physiotherapy rota.

If you are a motivated Physiotherapist looking to progress as a Band 7 Physiotherapist, or an established Band 7, do not miss this opportunity to work within a progressive, friendly department with all the benefits of being a large London Trust.

Working in Therapies

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

JOB PURPOSE

The Physiotherapy Team Lead for the Emergency Department Therapy Team at University Hospital Lewisham (UHL) provides clinical leadership to physiotherapy staff working in this pathway on this site. The postholder is an experienced clinician who independently manages a significant clinical caseload and supports other team members.

The postholder supervises the day to day running of the physiotherapy team covering the Emergency Department (including ED, AAU, UCC, short stay wards and resus) and is line managed by the Inpatient Physiotherapy Lead for UHL.

The team works closely alongside the Occupational Therapy Team for the same area, and together they provide a 7 day in this area, covering extended hours 8am-8pm.

In conjunction with the Inpatient Physiotherapy Lead for UHL, the post holder coordinates a rolling programme of education, clinical evaluation, audit and research within the Emergency Care clinical pathway at UHL.

As part of the senior clinical physiotherapy team on the UHL site, the post holder will deputise for the inpatient lead as required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical

• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties and to carry a significant caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with complex presentations
• To work at an advanced level and to be professionally and legally accountable for a highly-specialized patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, and of the local pathway teams work. This will include the management of clinical risk, clinical governance, knowledge of indications and precautions of chosen techniques in line with national and trust clinical guidelines and protocols where they exist.
• To assess patients capacity, gain valid and informed consent to treatment and where such capacity is lacking/absent to work within a legal framework in the management of the patient
• To undertake the comprehensive assessment and accurate diagnosis of patients including those with complex presentation, using investigative, palpatory, analytical and clinical reasoning skills
• Under supervision of the Physiotherapy…