Job summary
- Main area
- Acute inpatients-Respiratory and Speciality Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (maternity cover)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 153-SP04499
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/05/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist-Respiratory and Specialist Medicine
NHS AfC: Band 7
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced clinical lead Physiotherapist with an interest in Respiratory and Speciality Medicine to join the clinical leadership team for the Acute Therapy Team at University Hospital Dorset, (Bournemouth Site). This is a 12-month fixed term maternity cover role.
Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to be a driving force in further developing an established Acute Inpatient Therapy Team? Do you want to become part of a specialist, motivated and ambitious clinical leadership team who are committed to providing excellent care in a variety of clinical settings? Do you want the opportunity to develop physiotherapy respiratory services as part of the UHD merger?
Interview date: Wednesday 28th May 2025
Location of Interview: TBC
Main duties of the job
We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a 12 month fixed term, 0.8WTE Band 7 Clinical Lead Physiotherapy post specialising in Respiratory and Speciality Medicines (respiratory, endocrine, gastroenterology, cardiology and haematology) within the Acute Therapy Team at Bournemouth Hospital.
This is a fantastic opportunity where you will be encouraged and supported to develop your existing extended skills and advanced practice in Speciality Medicines, whilst feeding into the management and direction of the wider Acute Therapy Team (covering Surgery, Intensive Care and the Acute Medical Unit). You will be supported to develop Quality Improvement skills and lead projects to improve and develop the service so it is fit for the future.
This role will have a strong clinical focus and as such we are looking for a confident clinician who can develop skills within their team. A large proportion of this post will be working on the respiratory ward and the soon to be built, Respiratory Support Unit, providing expert clinical input to NIV patients and those with respiratory physiotherapy needs. This post holder will also need to build close links with the multidisciplinary team in the clinical area to ensure we continue to deliver excellent care to all patients and develop expertise in our workforce beyond therapy.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how
we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess
mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal
commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National
terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
For Further information or to arrange an informal visit please do get in touch.
Person specification
Shortlisting
Essential criteria
- clinicians with 3+ years Band 6 experience of working in the acute NHS setting
- B Sc (Hons) in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Experience working as an on-call respiratory Physiotherapist
- Experience working within the NHS
- Ability to assess, manage and treat patients with complex multi pathologies at highly specialist level at an extended role beyond core professional role, including those identified as critically ill.
Desirable criteria
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Experience with Quality Improvement Projects
- Leadership training
Shortlisting
Desirable criteria
- Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Ewles
- Job title
- Therapy Lead for Acute Inpatients
- Email address
- [email protected]
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