Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 110-AHP042-0324-A
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dewi Sant Hospital
- Town
- Pontypridd
- Salary
- £44,398 - £50,807 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Respiratory
Band 7
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
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
We're looking for a dynamic, passionate and enthusiastic individual with experience of managing respiratory conditions and a background in rehabilitation to lead the physiotherapy aspects of the Respiratory out-patient and newly funded Pulmonary Rehabilitation service within the Rhondda Cynon Taff and Merthyr area of CTMUHB. The post holder will need to have a flexible approach, enjoying a variety of responsibilities, traveling to community sites, keen to network across Respiratory services locally and nationally, as well as across other long term condition rehabilitation specialist services within CTMUHB . Within the physiotherapy and Respiratory teams there are service development and improvement opportunities, as well as opportunities to support professional development within the clinical specialism. The post holder will benefit from being based within the physiotherapy department as well as working in the multi-disciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation team. Within the team you will be responsible for the physical activity aspects, supporting junior members of staff and students.
The post is suited to a Physiotherapist passionate about the role of rehabilitation with experience of promoting self-management. As a department we are supportive of flexible working to meet service needs.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the physiotherapy aspects of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation service and a community out-patient respiratory service, providing holistic support to patients with chronic respiratory conditions. Clinicians involved in Pulmonary Rehabilitation need to have a passion for preventative care, health promotion and self management in supporting patients to regain physical function and confidence in their long term management of their condition.
You will need to be organised to meet the demands of working on different sites, you will need be a team player, respectful of the professions you are working alongside. The post requires you to be professionally confident, willing to learn and develop and be an expert resource, supporting the group physical rehabilitation and education aspects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation as well as supporting the learning of those in your team and the wider rehabilitation teams.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
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 and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
- HCPC Registration
- Master’s Degree or equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience.
- Evidence of relevant, specialised post graduate courses.
- Knowledge of appropriate clinical guidelines – Local and National
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leadership training.
- Membership of relevant specialist interest group.
- Teaching qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive postgraduate clinical experience ideally including
- Inpatient/out-patient respiratory & cardio-thoracic physiotherapy at Band 6 level.
- Experience of audit/ research (clinical and organisational).
- Experience of formal and informal teaching.
- Experience of working within healthcare systems.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working alongside Respirtaory Consultants or similar.
- Participation in/ organisation of workshops, seminars, conferences, courses, benchmarking
- Experience of teaching at post graduate level.
Aptitude and Abilities Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, nonverbal and written).
- Ability to use highly specialised clinical reasoning skills independent of other Practitioners, in an expert area of practice.
- Advanced assessment skills.
- The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling, equipment and advanced manual treatment techniques.
- Experience of and Ability to work efficiently and effectively within a team environment.
- Coaching/mentoring & MI/ presentation/instructing/ class taking skills.
- Good IT skills.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant courses in motivational interviewing/behaviour change
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated and capable of motivating others.
- Able to set priorities and deliver against targets.
- Ability & Experience of working collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Enthusiasm demonstrated for rehabilitation and clinical area
Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Ability to carry out full range of duties (including travel between the various hospital, community and domiciliary settings) in a timely manner.
- Flexible approach to work
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
- Menna Roberts
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Long Term Condition Management
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07866958191
- Additional information
Please contact me via e-mail.
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