Advanced Practice Physiotherapist - Haemophilia
| Posting date: | 20 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,755 - £60,504 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 October 2024 |
| Location: | Canterbury, CT1 3NG |
| Company: | East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6566554/344-6554DCB |
Summary
A Vacancy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
There is opportunity to join our team as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in the sub-specialism of Haemophilia, in collaboration with Advance Practice and Consultant colleagues.
The haemophilia physiotherapists are responsible for the provision of specialist clinical assessment and treatment of adult and paediatricpatients with haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders registered at Kent Haemophilia Centre.
Kent Haemophilia Centre is recognised by the Department of Health as a Comprehensive Care Centre and covers a wide geographical area, including Kent and parts of East Sussex.
All patients with haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders have access to physiotherapy including: walk-in triage service for musculoskeletal (MSK) carefor assessment and treatment of new bleeds or MSK problems; regular Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) clinic review with consultants, physiotherapists and nurses for adult and paediatric patients
The physiotherapists contribute to and lead on research projects and national research trials in the field.They offer extended scope skills including performing point-of-care ultrasound and are members of the Haemophilia Chartered Physiotherapists’ Association (HCPA).
To deliver a high quality, patient centred and sustainable Musculoskeletal Service for the Children and Adults with Haemophilia of East Kent that is efficient; and clinically and cost effective.
To facilitate the development and expansion of Musculoskeletal Therapy services within EKHUFT.
To act as a resource to provide expert professional opinion to Therapy staff, Medical staff and other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team within EKHUFT and the wider health economy.
To be a senior leader and part of the Haemophilia MDT team
By way of Outpatient Musculoskeletal/Orthopaedic Clinics, provide an advanced level of practice in assessment, diagnosis, treatment and referral.
To be a professional leader and a role model for excellence in Paediatric Musculoskeletal care across East Kent.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.
We care about our patients and our people. We are focused on providing outstanding, safe patient care, and a positive working culture that benefits staff and patients alike. With our emphasis on staff training and development, a staff support scheme that’s second to none, and a healthy package of benefits, it’s easy to put down roots in East Kent Hospitals.
Role specific duties
To provide a high quality, patient centred and sustainable Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service for the people of East Kent that is efficient, clinically and cost effective.
To contribute to the development of Therapy services within EKHUFT for adult and paediatric haemophilia and associated bleeding disorders.
To act as a resource to provide expert professional opinion to Therapy staff, Medical staff and other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team within EKHUFT and the wider health economy.
By way of Outpatient Haemophilia Physiotherapy Clinics, provide an advanced level of practice in assessment, diagnosis, treatment and referral.
To be a professional leader and a role model for excellence in Musculoskeletal care across East Kent.
Leadership
Be a positive role model through provision of strong and effective leadership across professional and organisational teams and boundaries at local and national level.
Participate in projects that fulfil strategic planning and Musculoskeletal Service objectives across both inpatient and outpatient services.
Create a supportive ethos to empower Musculoskeletal Therapy Team to achieve agreed targets (KPI’s), with mutual accountability and contribute to the development of a flexible and responsive service.
Manage team members in the distribution and performance of roles and responsibilities, ensuring compliance with professional standards, legislation and policy and optimising job satisfaction.
Enhance team confidence, capability, dynamics and effectiveness to achieve better services for people of East Kent.
Provide coaching and mentoring to the Musculoskeletal Therapy Team.
Deliver innovation and service improvement to ensure person-centred, safe and effective care.
Effectively manage risk, resources and processes that fall within remit, ensuring optimal efficiency and efficacy of use.
Contribute to networks, including (patients/Children and Young People and Parents/Guardians), which provide opportunities to learn about and influence future developments
In conjunction with Consultant Therapists and Head of Outpatient Therapy Services, collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Organisational
Contribute to the recruitment and selection of Therapy staff to the Musculoskeletal Service.
Participate in the strategic service development of the Musculoskeletal Therapy Service and specifically the Haemophilia service and the business planning process.
Collaborate effectively with other EKHUFT Departments and Care Groups.
Implement initiatives to ensure sustainability of the Haemophilia Therapy Service.
Participate in the staff appraisal scheme and manage performance where necessary.
Contribute to the trust wide vision for Haemophilia Outpatient Musculoskeletal Services.
Offer sustainable care which is efficient and cost effective.
Clinical
To perform independent triage of Musculoskeletal referrals to Secondary care from Primary care, Tertiary centres and from within EKHUFT in order to establish an appropriate care pathway for Haemophilia patients including being first point of contact for Haemophilia patients.
Communicate effectively to a high level, usingdifferent methods and models of communication to optimise interactions in complex situations.
Conduct complex assessments to enable differential diagnosis and to explore the impact of the condition on the patient’s general health, mental well-being, work/school attendance and functional and meaningful activities including physical activity.
Request and interpret relevant investigations within scope of practice.
Make use of appropriate measurements to enable monitoring of progress.
Clinically reason to a very high level, using
· expert knowledge of Haemophilia and associated therapy interventions
· critical and analytical awareness of current evidence, theory, principles and systems.
Identify issues that are beyond scope of practice and that require onwards referral.
Implement evidence-based treatment / management / rehabilitation strategies to a high level of capability and modify these to achieve optimal outcomes.
Promote health and well-beingincluding provision of information and collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
Facilitate the learning and shared decision making of service users in relation to optimising their own wellbeing
To work effectively within the Haemophilia Multidisciplinary Team.
Education
Promotethe culture of a learning organisation which values learning and provides a positive learning environment, incorporating principles of inter-professional learning, effective work-based learning and contribution to development of a supportive infrastructure for all staff and students.
Be responsible and accountable for developing/maintaining skills and knowledge as a facilitator of learning.
Contribute to the design, development, delivery and assessment of learning.
Educate others on best practice in local, and national settings to positively influence changes in practice
Facilitate the application of learning into practice and evaluate impact.
Maintan appropriate continuous professional development, being an expert for the specialist therapy and representing the trust on national/international platforms.
Research
Develop the following fundamental research capabilities to an advanced level of practice:
Research related career growth
Planning and designing research
Delivering research
Knowledge mobilisation and research implementation
Networking and Collaboration in research
Supporting research development in others
Leading and managing research projects and teams
Strategic leadership in research and knowledge mobilisation
This advert closes on Friday 4 Oct 2024
There is opportunity to join our team as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in the sub-specialism of Haemophilia, in collaboration with Advance Practice and Consultant colleagues.
The haemophilia physiotherapists are responsible for the provision of specialist clinical assessment and treatment of adult and paediatricpatients with haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders registered at Kent Haemophilia Centre.
Kent Haemophilia Centre is recognised by the Department of Health as a Comprehensive Care Centre and covers a wide geographical area, including Kent and parts of East Sussex.
All patients with haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders have access to physiotherapy including: walk-in triage service for musculoskeletal (MSK) carefor assessment and treatment of new bleeds or MSK problems; regular Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) clinic review with consultants, physiotherapists and nurses for adult and paediatric patients
The physiotherapists contribute to and lead on research projects and national research trials in the field.They offer extended scope skills including performing point-of-care ultrasound and are members of the Haemophilia Chartered Physiotherapists’ Association (HCPA).
To deliver a high quality, patient centred and sustainable Musculoskeletal Service for the Children and Adults with Haemophilia of East Kent that is efficient; and clinically and cost effective.
To facilitate the development and expansion of Musculoskeletal Therapy services within EKHUFT.
To act as a resource to provide expert professional opinion to Therapy staff, Medical staff and other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team within EKHUFT and the wider health economy.
To be a senior leader and part of the Haemophilia MDT team
By way of Outpatient Musculoskeletal/Orthopaedic Clinics, provide an advanced level of practice in assessment, diagnosis, treatment and referral.
To be a professional leader and a role model for excellence in Paediatric Musculoskeletal care across East Kent.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.
We care about our patients and our people. We are focused on providing outstanding, safe patient care, and a positive working culture that benefits staff and patients alike. With our emphasis on staff training and development, a staff support scheme that’s second to none, and a healthy package of benefits, it’s easy to put down roots in East Kent Hospitals.
Role specific duties
To provide a high quality, patient centred and sustainable Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service for the people of East Kent that is efficient, clinically and cost effective.
To contribute to the development of Therapy services within EKHUFT for adult and paediatric haemophilia and associated bleeding disorders.
To act as a resource to provide expert professional opinion to Therapy staff, Medical staff and other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team within EKHUFT and the wider health economy.
By way of Outpatient Haemophilia Physiotherapy Clinics, provide an advanced level of practice in assessment, diagnosis, treatment and referral.
To be a professional leader and a role model for excellence in Musculoskeletal care across East Kent.
Leadership
Be a positive role model through provision of strong and effective leadership across professional and organisational teams and boundaries at local and national level.
Participate in projects that fulfil strategic planning and Musculoskeletal Service objectives across both inpatient and outpatient services.
Create a supportive ethos to empower Musculoskeletal Therapy Team to achieve agreed targets (KPI’s), with mutual accountability and contribute to the development of a flexible and responsive service.
Manage team members in the distribution and performance of roles and responsibilities, ensuring compliance with professional standards, legislation and policy and optimising job satisfaction.
Enhance team confidence, capability, dynamics and effectiveness to achieve better services for people of East Kent.
Provide coaching and mentoring to the Musculoskeletal Therapy Team.
Deliver innovation and service improvement to ensure person-centred, safe and effective care.
Effectively manage risk, resources and processes that fall within remit, ensuring optimal efficiency and efficacy of use.
Contribute to networks, including (patients/Children and Young People and Parents/Guardians), which provide opportunities to learn about and influence future developments
In conjunction with Consultant Therapists and Head of Outpatient Therapy Services, collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Organisational
Contribute to the recruitment and selection of Therapy staff to the Musculoskeletal Service.
Participate in the strategic service development of the Musculoskeletal Therapy Service and specifically the Haemophilia service and the business planning process.
Collaborate effectively with other EKHUFT Departments and Care Groups.
Implement initiatives to ensure sustainability of the Haemophilia Therapy Service.
Participate in the staff appraisal scheme and manage performance where necessary.
Contribute to the trust wide vision for Haemophilia Outpatient Musculoskeletal Services.
Offer sustainable care which is efficient and cost effective.
Clinical
To perform independent triage of Musculoskeletal referrals to Secondary care from Primary care, Tertiary centres and from within EKHUFT in order to establish an appropriate care pathway for Haemophilia patients including being first point of contact for Haemophilia patients.
Communicate effectively to a high level, usingdifferent methods and models of communication to optimise interactions in complex situations.
Conduct complex assessments to enable differential diagnosis and to explore the impact of the condition on the patient’s general health, mental well-being, work/school attendance and functional and meaningful activities including physical activity.
Request and interpret relevant investigations within scope of practice.
Make use of appropriate measurements to enable monitoring of progress.
Clinically reason to a very high level, using
· expert knowledge of Haemophilia and associated therapy interventions
· critical and analytical awareness of current evidence, theory, principles and systems.
Identify issues that are beyond scope of practice and that require onwards referral.
Implement evidence-based treatment / management / rehabilitation strategies to a high level of capability and modify these to achieve optimal outcomes.
Promote health and well-beingincluding provision of information and collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
Facilitate the learning and shared decision making of service users in relation to optimising their own wellbeing
To work effectively within the Haemophilia Multidisciplinary Team.
Education
Promotethe culture of a learning organisation which values learning and provides a positive learning environment, incorporating principles of inter-professional learning, effective work-based learning and contribution to development of a supportive infrastructure for all staff and students.
Be responsible and accountable for developing/maintaining skills and knowledge as a facilitator of learning.
Contribute to the design, development, delivery and assessment of learning.
Educate others on best practice in local, and national settings to positively influence changes in practice
Facilitate the application of learning into practice and evaluate impact.
Maintan appropriate continuous professional development, being an expert for the specialist therapy and representing the trust on national/international platforms.
Research
Develop the following fundamental research capabilities to an advanced level of practice:
Research related career growth
Planning and designing research
Delivering research
Knowledge mobilisation and research implementation
Networking and Collaboration in research
Supporting research development in others
Leading and managing research projects and teams
Strategic leadership in research and knowledge mobilisation
This advert closes on Friday 4 Oct 2024