Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 120-AHP163-0424
- Employer
- Velindre Cancer Centre
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Velindre Cancer Centre
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £44,398 - £50,807 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Outpatient Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;
Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.
our values;
- BE Accountable
- BE Bold
- BE Caring
- BE Dynamic
& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.
VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.
VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.
For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the outpatient physiotherapy team at Velindre Cancer Centre for a Band 7 Outpatient Clinical Lead Physiotherapist. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our innovative, patient centred and friendly team, within the Integrated Care Directorate at Velindre Cancer Centre. This post is part time - 30hrs/week, other hours or working patterns will be considered as part of flexible working requests; flexible working requests supported within this role.
This is a great development opportunity and personal development within the role will be supported. The post holder will take the lead on the clinical delivery and day to day leadership of the outpatient physiotherapy services at Velindre Cancer Centre. Clinically you will oversee the delivery of outpatient physiotherapy services to a wide range of oncology and palliative care patients, at various stages of cancer treatment(s), accessing services at Velindre Cancer Centre. You will work closely and build relationships with a range of multi-disciplinary colleagues, including nursing, medical and other AHP colleagues. As such, it is a fantastic stepping-stone for future career opportunities.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Physiotherapist with highly developed communication skills, good organisational and time management skills, and appropriate post graduate qualifications and knowledge.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the configuration and delivery of the outpatient physiotherapy service; they will provide day to day leadership to the outpatient physiotherapy team and be responsible for developing their clinical skills and professional practice, along with delivering multi-disciplinary team education relevant to outpatient physiotherapy services. They will be supported by the Therapies Operational Lead and the Therapies Management team, with peer support provided by the other departmental therapy clinical leads, including the Inpatient Clinical Lead Physiotherapist.
They will be required to provide clinical service delivery and therefore experience of working as a Physiotherapist at a senior level. The successful candidate will need to be able to manage a complex clinical caseload, have excellent time management and prioritisation skills along with audit and service development skills. We are seeking a motivated, organised, and innovative individual who is an adaptive team player with excellent interpersonal skills. They will also be required to demonstrate effective leadership skills and experience.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Recognised qualification degree/equivalent in physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Teaching qualification or student clinical educators course
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- Evidence of recent study
- Service Improvement award
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience as working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of audit and service development
- Significant experience working as a senior physiotherapist.
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in change management
- Experience of research methodology
Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
- Interpersonal skills
- Effective leadership skills & ability to motivate others
- Effective organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns and meet daily deadlines
- Ability to deal with distressed patients and relatives
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Baker
- Job title
- Head of Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02920615888
- Additional information
Siobhan Pearce
Deputy Head of Therapies
029 20615888 ext .6491
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