Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Physiotherapy Department.

Our Acute Medical and Respiratory Physiotherapy Service plays a key role in shaping rehabilitation for patients across acute medical, respiratory, frailty and complex care pathways.

This is an opportunity to step into a specialist role where your clinical expertise, decision making and autonomy are genuinely valued. You will work within a collaborative, forward thinking multidisciplinary team that promotes professional development, innovation and shared learning.

As a Specialist Physiotherapist, you will independently assess, formulate and deliver person centred rehabilitation programmes for adults presenting with a wide range of acute medical conditions and functional needs.

You will be a key contributor to the daily running of the service, providing clinical support and guidance to junior colleagues, coordinating caseloads and contributing to effective patient flow across acute care pathways. Your work will help shape rehabilitation services throughout the acute hospital setting, improving patient outcomes, continuity of care and the overall patient experience.

Main duties of the job
A central part of your role will include:

• Delivering specialist therapy programmes using advanced clinical reasoning and outcome measures
• Providing expert advice to patients, carers and colleagues across Health and Care Jersey and the wider community
• Supporting and developing junior therapists, rotational staff and Rehabilitation Assistants
• Leading and contributing to complex discharge planning, working collaboratively with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team to support safe, timely and appropriate discharge pathways
• Contributing to service planning, audit activity and evidence-based improvements
• Participating in weekly in service training and CPD initiatives
• Working closely with the MDT to ensure coordinated, holistic treatment plans
• Occasionally deputising for senior staff and supporting day-to-day operational decisions
• Participating in the physiotherapy on call rota (by agreement)

About us
Jersey is a unique island location, situated just 14 miles (20 km) from the French coast and 85 miles (137 km) from southern England. With up to 40 daily flights connecting the island to the UK and mainland Europe, Jersey is both accessible and well connected.

Offering a high quality of life, Jersey combines stunning coastal scenery, miles of sandy beaches and a welcoming, inclusive community. Renowned for its excellent schools, strong economy and political stability, the island provides an exceptional work-life balance, low personal taxation and a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters.

Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and personal attributes and behaviours documents attached to this job advert.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Two years' clinical experience with proven clinical experience in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy.
• Experience of working effectively within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team.
• Experience of reviewing, reflecting on and critically appraising own practice and performance through Continuing Professional Development (CPD), professional supervision and appraisal, in line with national and local guidelines.
• Experience in leading teaching and training for other professionals.
• Experience of supervising, managing and developing junior physiotherapists, rehabilitation assistants and students through teaching.
• Experience in analysing and providing comment on professional and ethical issues.

Desirable

• Additional specialist post-graduate knowledge and skills training related to the clinical area.
• Experience and knowledge of project-based service delivery, incorporating planning, evaluation, reporting methods and appropriate user involvement processes (e.g. co-design).
• Experience in supporting healthcare quality improvement initiatives.
• Experience of undertaking Personalised Review and Appraisal (PRA) with junior staff.

Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy or a Chartered Society of Physiotherapy accredited Master's degree.
• Qualified member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
• Registered as a Physiotherapist with the Health Professions Council and the Jersey Care Commission.

Desirable

• Membership of a specialist interest group.

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).