Job summary

Following some recent successful recruitment into the QEQM Therapy team, we have a rare opportunity to further develop the senior leadership within the critical care and surgical team.

This clinical specialist position offers the exciting prospect of leading the development of this service collaboratively with a well-established multidisciplinary team. This will include inpatient work in critical care, general and gynae-oncology surgery, with opportunities to contribute to EKHUFT's award winning critical care follow up and rehabilitation service.

Main duties of the job

This post holder will lead, develop and evaluate critical care and surgical Physiotherapy services at QEQM hospital.

They will provide therapeutic clinical expertise, high quality advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team. Clinical supervision, appraisal and teaching will be key components of this role.

They will demonstrate excellent communication and collaborative working, along with other clinical specialists across the Health Economy, in order to provide a high quality, efficient service.

In conjunction with the Clinical and Site Lead they will ensure clinical governance targets are met, including the development of clinical standards and protocols, specialist evidence based practice, audit, research, clinical and non-clinical risk management.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Experience

Essential

5 years post graduate experience in relevant clinical area Proven record of providing high quality intervention Clinical educator experience Participation in clinical audit Evidence of clinical supervision Participation in service development/quality improvement initiatives

Desirable

Lead a Clinical audit

Skills

Essential

Highly developed clinical skills in relevant area Excellent communication skills Teaching / facilitating training Up to date therapeutic moving & handling skills Effective and strong team player Proven effective leadership and managerial skills

Desirable

Competent presentation skills

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of up to date clinical / evidenced based practice Evidence of using clinical outcome measures Awareness of NHS initiatives and developments appropriate to this role

Qualifications

Essential

Bsc Physiotherapy HCPC registration Relevant post-grad training

Desirable

Member of CSP Member of SIG Leadership training

Personal attributes

Essential

Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice Ability to work under pressure Flexible and adaptable Own transport or ability to travel to patients homes

Abilbity to manage

Essential

Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures Ability to organise own work Ability to cope with change and use initiative