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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
001-AHP066-0424-A
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital of Wales
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£44,398 - £50,807 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board logo

Highly Specialist Team Lead Physiotherapist Rehabilitation

Band 7

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health 
and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.


Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic 
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these  challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in 
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the 
next decade and beyond. 

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

  • We are kind and caring
  • We are respectful
  • We have trust and integrity
  • We take personal responsibility 

As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses

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 for a physiotherapist with significant post registration experience to lead the physiotherapy team within the Lakeside Wing Rehabilitation Unit at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. The post holder will be required to have a broad range of rehabilitation skills and experience of working within medicine. This will include the ability to adapt to different environments and provide rehabilitation in an innovative way to inspire those they work with and achieve the best possible outcomes for the patients we serve.

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to carry a varied and complex caseload, lead a team of registered and non-registered physiotherapy staff while also working effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team. 

The successful candidate will need to:

  • be professionally responsible for overseeing the day-to-day delivery of a high-quality physiotherapy service to lakeside wing
  • have previous senior clinical and leadership experience.
  • be able to provide expert clinical supervision, support and advice to the physiotherapy team
  • have excellent organisational, communication and influencing skills
  • work well within a multidisciplinary team
  • collaborate closely with key leaders/managers which will include identifying areas for service development and improvement, implementing transformational change
  • act as an expert for physiotherapists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team within this specialist field
  • advocate and support patients’ rights by promoting shared decision making, respecting individual choice and beliefs, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times 
  • be able to adapt and flex to meet the demands of winter in medicine 

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. 

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal.   As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing.    We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research.   Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.    

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions.    Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline.  Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

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

Essential criteria
  • Recognised qualification degree / equivalent in physiotherapy
  • HCPC registration
  • Specialist training/courses to Postgraduate Diploma level or relevant experience
  • Evidence of M level learning or relevant higher-level qualification and experience
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post registration clinical experience in a physiotherapy position at senior level within the specialist area
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision
  • Evidence of clinical leadership and assisting in planning and developing of an existing service.
  • Change management experience
  • Experience of teaching other disciplines
  • Experience as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • NHS Experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of health promotion
  • Experience of presenting to a range of audiences
  • Involvement in developing professional practice, and transforming service delivery
  • Provided advice and support to other practitioners to develop skills and knowledge

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Highly developed physical skills relevant to the clinical area e.g manual techniques and therapeutic handling
  • Ability to demonstrate advanced level of clinical skills within the specialist field.
  • Coaching and training skills
  • Proven leadership skills
  • Ability to manage a clinical caseload
  • Ability to communicate with healthcare professional and the public, including people with communication difficulties
  • Effective organisational skills
  • Ability to keep accurate and legible patient records and statistical information
  • Evidence of involvement in audit and research
Desirable criteria
  • Competent IMT skills

Special Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Specialist physiotherapy knowledge in the clinical area
  • Evidence of relevant C.P.D.
  • Awareness of Health and Safety/ clinical risk management

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Enthusiastic
  • Ability to cope under pressure, demonstrating resilience
  • Able to lead by example, and role model UHB behaviours and values
  • Ability to demonstrate empathy
  • Proactively manage own wellbeing
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate an interest and or skill set in service development / service planning

Other

Essential criteria
  • Able to travel, in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the job, this may include cross site working or various locations, carrying sensitive information and bulky equipment
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of relevant special interest group
  • The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nancy Maisey
Job title
Physiotherapy Service Lead Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02921 844286
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