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About
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.
Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk
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Paediatric In-Patient Orthopaedic Physiotherapist
Accepting applications until: 31-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 31-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- John Radcliffe Hospital & Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
- Address
- Headley way
- Town
- Oxford
- Postcode
- OX3 9DU
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (Rolling end date from commencement in role)
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Paediatric Orthopaedics
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist with an interest in Paediatric Orthopaedics to help provide a high standard of physiotherapy to elective orthopaedic inpatients at the Oxford Children’s Hospital. The post holder should have a broad range of clinical knowledge and skills within paediatric orthopaedics and MSK, experience of working in teams, evidence of educational delivery and awareness of the evidence base and its implications for current practice.
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- To be responsible for the specialist assessment, treatment and management of children and young people following elective orthopaedic surgical pathway in the in-patient setting.
- To organise and participate in the weekend orthopaedic rota for Oxford Children’s Hospital and the paediatric respiratory out of hours rota.
- To develop, coordinate, monitor and audit the paediatric in-patient orthopaedic physiotherapy service in collaboration with the lead for the service and other allied health professionals.
- To demonstrate specialist knowledge, skills and clinical reasoning when managing children and young people with a variety of orthopaedic/ neurological conditions with varying complexity.
- To act as a point of liaison with community and DGH physiotherapy teams and liaise with local physiotherapists to support the management of children and young people pre- and post-operatively.
- To provide acute Respiratory physiotherapy care to include Paediatric Critical Care, Neonatal unit and Children’s medical/surgical wards.
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Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To be professionally and legally responsible, and accountable for all aspects of own professional activities, and the management and implementation of complex patients requiring specialist paediatric physiotherapy intervention.
2. To manage a complex and busy caseload, and to demonstrate the ability to work flexibly to deliver efficient patient services in a range of models.
3. To carry out assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with diverse or complex presentations / multi pathologies; using clinical reasoning skills, and knowledge of evidence-based practice, to determine an appropriate care plan utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options.
4. To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter / progress the treatment programme as required.
5. To act as a point of liaison with community and DGH physiotherapy teams and liaising with local physiotherapists to support the management of children/adolescents pre and post operatively.
6. Participate in joint multidisciplinary assessment and intervention with other disciplines including medical staff to establish best practice, and treatment for complex patients.
7. To assess patients’ capacity to understand and gain valid, informed consent for treatment. To work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent or refuse treatment.
8. To manage clinical risk within own caseload and assist in ensuring clinical risk is effectively managed across the Children’s Elective Orthopaedic service.
9. To attend ward rounds, meetings, and seminars / case conferences as appropriate, and liaise with, and advise other disciplines, as appropriate, to achieve comprehensive, effective, and confidential patient care.
10. To organise and participate in the weekend orthopaedic rota as a lone practitioner within the hospital site, in addition to providing advice to MDT via telephone.
11. To maintain accurate electronic records using POMR system, in line with professional standards for own clinical caseload and assist with ensuring that senior, junior and student physiotherapists are maintaining the professional standards.
12. To provide comprehensive progress and discharge reports to community teams or onward referrals as required.
13. To demonstrate the physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling.
14. To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times
15. To use specialist theoretical and practical knowledge to refer to other health disciplines as appropriate, for further treatment or specialist consultant opinions, ensuring appropriate referral systems are used by departmental staff.
16. To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.
17. To represent physiotherapy and / or individual patients at multi- disciplinary team meetings, to ensure delivery of co-ordinated care. This will include discussion of patient care / discharge planning.
18. To motivate and persuade patients and staff, through good communication skills, using verbal and non-verbal skills, and use written and electronic information where needed.
19. To demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to patients, carers and staff where there may be communication barriers.
20. To support other staff when required in the management of challenging patients’ behaviour.
21. To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other team members characterised by open communication, trust, and respect.
22. To demonstrate ward level respiratory skills, including those expected to be associated with the orthopaedic surgical pathway.
23. To participate in the Paediatric Respiratory on-call service as a lone practitioner within the hospital site, in addition to providing advice to MDT via telephone.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Nursing and Midwifery: For candidates applying from outside the UK: Please be advised that we work in partnership with Envertiz who will be managing your recruitment therefore by applying you are consenting to us passing your contact details and application to Envertiz so they can manage your recruitment and on-boarding. If you do not consent to this, please do not apply.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: 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. Please note that this does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential you personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice to highlight why you’re interested in the role and our organisation to outline what skills, knowledge and experience you can bring.
Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
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.
Person specification
Essential and Desireable
Essential criteria
- BSc Physiotherapy
- Experience in Paediatrics
- Evidence of Continuing professional development
- Evidence of experience in Orthopaedics and MSK
- Evidence of working in NHS or equivalent healthcare setting
- Evidence of effective NDT working
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Quality improvement projects and Audits
- Evidence of Clinical education and Student Supervision
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicole Bigler
- Job title
- OT Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865231999
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