Specialist Physiotherapist - Critical Care and Cardiothoracics

Overview

A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. A fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and forward thinking B7 physiotherapist to develop their knowledge and skills in Critical Care, Cardiothoracics and Cardiology and will include both NHS and private inpatients.

You will join a supportive muti-disciplinary team with regular in house in-service training, dedicated CPD time and 10 days a year of study leave. We actively encourage higher education courses, quality improvement programs and research.

Undertake a highly specialist team leader role in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Private Inpatient Physiotherapy service provided in particular to the cardiothoracic/ cardiology wards and ITU on a day to day basis.

To take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have highly complex needs, and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner.

To be responsible for the supervision of junior team members within the private inpatient physiotherapy team.

To work collaboratively with wider members of the heart therapy team to provide high quality care for patients.

To be responsible for the continuing professional development and overall performance of the private inpatient physiotherapy team.

To play a significant role in the continuous development of the Trust as a member of the Rehabilitation & Therapies Management team and as a potential member of a range of Trust quality/ process improvement project groups.

To implement a cohesive working relationship with key stakeholders on Sir Reginald Wilson Private Patient Ward and Critical Care. This role will require staff to work regularly and closely with other members of the multi-professional Heart Therapy Team to ensure optimal patient care.

This post will be based at RBH but may require the post-holder to work at other GSTT hospital sites as required.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts.

We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.

We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.