Senior Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist

A Vacancy at Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust. The purpose of this post is to provide a high standard of Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy care at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital. This post will be based with the Medicine/Therapy Frailty Team, working as part of the frailty service in the Emergency Department, SDEC, short stay wards and general medicine wards. You would be expected to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. This post will provide specialist Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy intervention for patients in the Emergency Department, SDEC and Short Stay wards and will have a role in supporting an effective discharge as part of a wider MDT across general medical wards. You will be based in the therapy department at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, working alongside other members of the Therapy team and wider MDT ensuring the service delivers excellent care to patients.

• Perform advanced Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. Use advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide a diagnosis and to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
• Manage your own caseload and a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision.
• Supervise, educate and assess students, assistants and Band 5 staff and provide specialised advice to other health care professionals in the specific clinical area.
• Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further develop own clinical practice and the development of the service area. Make recommendations on changes to practice to the clinical lead/manager. May lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to development of service protocols.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. It is made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – and our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. We employ nearly 20,000 staff across five main hospital sites: Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Goole and District Hospital (NLAG) and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital (HUTH). As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we lead and contribute to research in biomedical areas including primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We are committed to a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce to deliver excellent care to patients and a great future for our employees and our community.

We are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to support health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and is a key contributor for recruitment and retention. We support open conversations around working patterns to suit life balance or multi-role careers where possible. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee, based on patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are recognised and staff are empowered to perform at their best. We are dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. We promote the physical and mental health and wellbeing of our staff, in line with the NHS Constitution, and strive to be an Employer of Choice.

The post would ideally suit an experienced Band 6 Therapist or a Band 5 wishing to progress into a more senior role. An expectation is that you participate in the 7 day working rota with an 08:00-20:00 shift. Relevant professional registration and current practice in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy are required, with the ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team.

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below. We may close the advert earlier than stated if there is a high volume of applications. Please visit our recruitment website at: https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/