Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Cardiothoracic Therapy Team. The post holder will be employed as a Senior Specialist Physiotherapist and will specialise in Thoracic Surgery follow up in the community

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to have substantial experience in the management of thoracic surgery patients and patients with long term conditions across a variety of specialities and to also have relevant post graduate study, ideally at Masters level. The successful candidate must be forward thinking and proactive so evidence of leadership training and experience is desirable alongside any evidence of leading service improvement.

This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills and the post holder will be supported to attend relevant post graduate courses. We have an established and comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, clinical supervision and the appraisal process. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research and the Hospital has close links with both the University of Teesside and Durham University.

About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

• Your Leadership Impact
• Leading your Team to Success
• Leading Into the Future
• Service Improvement for Beginners
• Developing your Service Improvement Skills
• Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust values and behaviours
• Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
• Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Qualifications
Essential

• BSC or Equivalent in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered
• Completed or willing to work towards an MSc if available or relevant post graduate courses at masters level

Knowledge
Essential

• Basic IT skills
• Demonstrates analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the Therapy management of complex clients
• Audit and Research experience
• To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
• Excellent teaching and supervisory skills
• Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in specialist area.
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge and experience within specialist area.
• Demonstrates detailed clinical reasoning skills.
• Evidence of taking a lead role in MDT working
• Evidence of MDT teaching
• Knowledge of relevant national guidelines and standards

Experience
Essential

• Experience in specialism at band 6 level including work as a Senior Rotational Physiotherapist in a variety of specialties including respiratory care.
• Demonstrates experience of supervision and teaching more junior staff, students and other members of the MDT
• Evidence of relevant post graduate courses
• Experience working as an autonomous practitioner at a band 6 level within the NHS

Desirable

• Member of Specific Interest Group
• Team leadership 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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Therapy Service Lead Acute, Philip Howard, philip.howard@nhs.net, 01642850850

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.