Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated physiotherapist to join the Cardiff and Vale Supportive Care Service. The Supportive Care Service provides specialist multidisciplinary care for people living with advanced liver, renal, respiratory and cardiac disease who are likely to be in the last one to two years of life. Our aim is to reduce symptom burden, promote independence, enhance quality of life and support people to live as well as possible for as long as possible. Working as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team and alongside the Band 7 Physiotherapist, the successful candidate will play a key role in assessing and managing complex physical symptoms, delivering personalised rehabilitation, and supporting patients and their families to achieve what matters most to them. This is an excellent opportunity for a physiotherapist with an interest in supportive care, long-term conditions, rehabilitation and palliative approaches to care.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist physiotherapy assessment and intervention for patients with advanced liver, renal, respiratory and cardiac conditions.
• Assess and manage symptoms including breathlessness, fatigue, reduced exercise tolerance, deconditioning, mobility problems and functional decline.
• Deliver personalised rehabilitation programmes to support independence, function and participation in meaningful activities.
• Work collaboratively with patients to establish realistic goals that reflect their priorities and preferences.
• Contribute to holistic multidisciplinary assessments and care planning.
• Support patients to self-manage symptoms and optimise physical wellbeing.
• Work closely with consultants, specialist nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in service development, audit, evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support the education and development of colleagues, students and support staff.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience post qualified

Desirable

• Acute medicine experience

Application
Essential

• Qualifications

Desirable

• Acute medicine experience

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).

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