Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Chronic Pelvic Pain
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sandhills, Oxford
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Chronic Pelvic Pain
£60504
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sandhills, Oxford
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
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Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 431857a0d09449a59b56a82ecfc88163
Full Job Description
- To deliver extended scope knowledge, skills and capabilities in Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) services
- To provide clinical expertise, direction, and effective clinical leadership to the CPP Physiotherapy service.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical practice
- To nurture and maintain a culture of delivering high quality physiotherapy services underpinned by robust evidence and delivered within the means of the department.
- To clinically lead the service and its staff ensuring that professional and organisational standards are upheld.
- To be responsible for clinical governance and performance of the service reporting directly to the Head of Therapies office.
- To work collaboratively with the Head of Therapies and other departmental leads to design and implement a service strategy that aspires to be highly responsive, person-centred and clinically excellent.
- To be an integral part of the senior leadership and management structure within the Therapies Clinical Service Unit (CSU) and actively contribute to the department's programme of work aiming to continuously improve the quality and efficacy of therapy services.
- To work collaboratively with the clinical and managerial leaders in Urogynaecology contributing to the strategic objectives of the department., 1.1 To establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external health and social care services forming effective partnerships to facilitate high quality patient care without delays or fragmentation. 1.2 To effectively communicate with patients and their carers/relatives using a range of verbal and non-verbal methods suited to the context of each situation. Be able to deploy these skills in the event of barriers to communication, as well as in highly contentious and complex matters whilst maintaining a high level of professionalism throughout. 1.3 To be approachable to all staff, communicate in a way that fosters good working relationships, and deliver feedback using a method that is constructive and conducive to improvement. 1.4 To adhere to trust values and standards, the information governance framework and data protection act in clinical documentation and information management. 1.5 Be able to write complex reports accurately describing patients' clinical status and ensuring that the information provided aids effective continuing care and clinical management. 2. Service management and development 2.1 To set and monitor clinical and operational performance standards to ensure that quality measures are in place to effectively evaluate and improve performance the CPP service. 2.2 To prospectively plan and organise the workforce to ensure services are delivered without interruption and that demand is met with sufficient capacity, where possible. 2.3 To ensure effective mechanisms are in place to identify and ensure the highest priority clinical demand is met at times of insufficient capacity. 2.4 To effectively oversee the utilisation of e-rostering as the sole platform for workforce planning and management of staff leave. 2.5 To ensure sufficient service continuity plans are in place to mitigate for emergencies or unplanned events that affect the capacity and/or capability of the workforce to meet the demands placed upon it. 2.6 To be responsible for maintaining a full establishment of therapy staff within the service, and proactively recruit staff against forthcoming vacant posts. 2.7 To deputise for the Consultant Therapist and/or Head of Therapies and provide support for other therapy service leads in their absence to ensure departmental business continuity. 2.8 To effectively manage financial and physical resources in a way that is efficient and maximises utilisation of the Therapy department budget. 2.9 To effectively utilise policies and procedures to manage staff performance, sickness absence, and disciplinary matters. 3. Clinical skills 3.1 To undertake an extended scope role in the triage, assessment, and therapeutic intervention to consistently high standards in a range of clinical presentations, including highly complex CPP. 3.2 To fully understand and appropriately utilise, via referral, all services in the CPP pathway to ensure patients are afforded the best opportunity to maximise their health and wellbeing. 3.3 To conform to standards and legal requirements of clinical and service record keeping. 3.4 To lead by example by performing clinical duties that are delivered to the highest standard, derived from evidence-based practice, and centred on maximising the patient's care quality and experience. 3.5 To serve as a point of escalation and problem resolution supporting team members in decision-making where there are high levels of complexity and/or dispute in clinical management and/or discharge plans. 3.6 To demonstrate the ability to understand, interpret and implement relevant operational changes based on policy at a departmental, organisational and national level. 4. Governance and performance 4.1 To be the clinical governance lead for the CPP Therapy service, which encompasses chairing a regular governance meeting, maintaining an up to date risk register and action log, investigating complaints and incidents on behalf of the head of therapies, and overseeing clinical audit and quality improvement. 4.2 To evaluate information and data related to clinical governance and performance standards to demonstrate the quality and efficiency of the service and make sustainable changes where required. 4.3 To work with the Head of Therapies and other departmental leaders to devise and implement an annual clinical audit programme by which to measure compliance of therapy services against quality standards. 4.4 To engage with senior AHP, nursing and medical/surgical leads in order to actively participate in clinical governance at a specialty and directorate level. 4.5 To be able to implement pre-determined business continuity and emergency planning policies that require a therapy service response. 4.6 To actively contribute to development and implementation of policies commissioned by the Therapies department 4.7 To represent the CPP service at the Therapies Clinical Governance and Performance Meeting 4.8 To monitor and ensure all service members are up to date with statutory and mandatory training requirements 4.9 To design and implement a training and education programme that supports all service members in delivering high quality and safe therapy services
- BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
- Health and Care Professions Council registration
- Postgraduate training in Women's and Men's health discipline/pain management or equivalent experience
- POGP postgraduate training
- Significant and extensive post qualification experience in Women's and Men's Health
- Extensive clinical experience in pain management, including treatment of those exposed to psychological trauma, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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 of 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., We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Physiotherapist who is passionate about shaping, leading and delivering high-quality services and optimising care to Chronic Pelvic Pain. You will join our innovative, forward-thinking team working in a supportive environment with strong quality focus. We have clear Trust values which underpin our drive to support you to meet your individual development needs and career aspirations. Physiotherapy services within the Pelvic Pain service are highly valued and are seen as a critical part of the delivery of effective multi-professional care. The post holder lead our team providing care to patients in this complex and specialist clinical speciality. In line with best practice guidance and emerging research, we intend to build on existing expertise to provide high quality, specialist therapeutic interventions and rehabilitation to a greater proportion of those in need., 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.